1956 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

1956 Boston College Eagles football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–4
Head coach|

* Mike Holovak (6th season)

Captain| Henry Sullivan[1]
Home stadium| Fenway Park

Seasons

<- 1955

1957 ->

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 6 Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 16 Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
No. 8 Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Air Force |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Pacific (CA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
San Jose State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Texas Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mike Holovak, the Eagles compiled a record of 5–4. Boston College played home games at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 5| at No. 13 Miami (FL)|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| L 6–27| 37,381|
October 13| at Marquette|

* Marquette Stadium
* Milwaukee, WI

| W 26–19| 12,600|
October 20| at Rutgers|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| W 32–0| 8,500| [2]
October 28| at Detroit|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 7–12| 13,979| [3]
November 2| Villanova|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| W 7–6| 13,275|
November 10| Quantico Marines|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| L 6–20| 7,404|
November 18| Boston University|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| W 13–0| 15,077|
November 24| Brandeis|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| W 52–0| 5,458|
December 1| Holy Cross|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| L 0–7| 34,176| [4]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5][1]

## References

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1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 181.
2. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 21, 1956). "Rutgers Is Held Scoreless; 99-Game Streak Ends with 32-0 Boston Loss". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ George Puscas (October 29, 1956). "BC's 9 Fumbles Help Titans Win". Detroit Free Press. pp. 37, 39 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Strauss, Michael (December 2, 1956). "Boston College Vanquished, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. ^ "1956 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

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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

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* "For Boston"
* Marching band
* Scanlan Award
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* The Iron Major

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