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 scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Stalin Colinet; Mark Nori; Daryl Porter; Omari Walker;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

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.

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

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

^ 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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