1996 Boston College Eagles football team

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1996 Boston College Eagles football
Conference Big East Conference
Record5–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Henning (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Captains
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Virginia Tech +  6 –1   10 –2  
No. 14 Miami (FL) +  6 –1   9 –3  
No. 21 Syracuse +  6 –1   9 –3  
West Virginia  4 –3   8 –4  
Pittsburgh  3 –4   4 –7  
Boston College  2 –5   5 –7  
Rutgers  1 –6   2 –9  
Temple  0 –7   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Dan Henning, in his final year with the team, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference, finishing sixth with a conference record of 2–5.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Hawaii *
W 24–2134,838
September 1412:30 p.m.No. 19 Virginia Tech
ESPN L 7–4544,500 [2]
September 213:30 p.m.at No. 8 Michigan *
 ABC L 14–20105,291
September 28 Navy *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 43–3844,500
October 53:30 p.m.at No. 19 West Virginia
CBS L 17–3458,307 [3]
October 12at Cincinnati *
W 24–1720,673
October 19 Rutgers
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 37–1344,500
October 2612:00 p.m. Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
CBSL 17–4544,500
October 318:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ESPNL 13–2026,313
November 93:30 p.m.No. 17 Notre Dame *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)
CBSL 21–4844,500
November 16 Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 21–2042,463
November 2312:00 p.m.at No. 25 Miami (FL)
CBSL 26–4335,540
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ↑ 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
  2. ↑ "Hammering Hokies; No. 19 Virginia Tech manhandles Boston College". The Home News & Tribune. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eagles have no answer". The Boston Globe. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1996 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.


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