1996 BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES FOOTBALL TEAM

1996 Boston College Eagles football
1996 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Henning (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Dan Henning (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Captains	Stalin Colinet; Mark Nori; Daryl Porter; Omari Walker;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Big East Conference football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31		at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 24–21	34,838
September 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 19 Virginia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ( rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–45	44,500	^[2]
September 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 14–20	105,291
September 28		Navy*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 43–38	44,500
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	CBS	L 17–34	58,307	^[3]
October 12		at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 24–17	20,673
October 19		Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 37–13	44,500
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	L 17–45	44,500
October 31	8:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 13–20	26,313
November 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ( Holy War)	CBS	L 21–48	44,500
November 16		Temple	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 21–20	42,463
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 26–43	35,540
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

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

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[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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v t e Boston College Eagles football
Venues	South End Grounds (1893–1899, 1902) American League Baseball Grounds (1901) Alumni Field (1915–1921, 1923, 1932–1941, 1943–1945, 1955) Fenway Park (1914–1917, 1919–1920, 1927–1931, 1936–1945, 1953–1956) Braves Field (1918–1927, 1944, 1946–1952) Alumni Stadium (1957–present) Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston University ( Green Line Rivalry) Clemson ( O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Holy Cross Notre Dame: Holy War UMass Virginia Tech Sacred Cod Trophy
Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle " For Boston" Marching band Scanlan Award Hail Flutie The Iron Major
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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v t e Boston College Eagles football
Venues	South End Grounds (1893–1899, 1902) American League Baseball Grounds (1901) Alumni Field (1915–1921, 1923, 1932–1941, 1943–1945, 1955) Fenway Park (1914–1917, 1919–1920, 1927–1931, 1936–1945, 1953–1956) Braves Field (1918–1927, 1944, 1946–1952) Alumni Stadium (1957–present) Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston University ( Green Line Rivalry) Clemson ( O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Holy Cross Notre Dame: Holy War UMass Virginia Tech Sacred Cod Trophy
Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle " For Boston" Marching band Scanlan Award Hail Flutie The Iron Major
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

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