1996 Boston College Eagles football team

1996 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1996 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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  
  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
ESPNL 7–4544,500[2]
September 213:30 p.m.at No. 8 Michigan*
ABCL 14–20105,291
September 28Navy*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 43–3844,500
October 53:30 p.m.at No. 19 West Virginia
CBSL 17–3458,307[3]
October 12at Cincinnati*
W 24–1720,673
October 19Rutgers
  • 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 16Temple
  • 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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