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1996 Boston College Eagles football team
| 1996 Boston College Eagles football |
|---|
| Big East Conference |
| 5–7 (2–5 Big East) |
| Dan Henning (3rd season) |
| Pro-style |
| Phil Elmassian (1st season) |
| 4–3 |
| Stalin Colinet |
| Mark Nori |
| Daryl Porter |
| Omari Walker |
| Alumni Stadium |
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | at Hawaii* | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | W 24–21 | 34,838 | |||
| September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 19 Virginia Tech | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (rivalry) | ESPN | L 7–45 | 44,500 | |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Michigan* | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ABC | L 14–20 | 105,291 | |
| September 28 | Navy* | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | W 43–38 | 44,500 | |||
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 19 West Virginia | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | CBS | L 17–34 | 58,307 | |
| October 12 | at Cincinnati* | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | W 24–17 | 20,673 | |||
| October 19 | Rutgers | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | W 37–13 | 44,500 | |||
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | CBS | L 17–45 | 44,500 | |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ESPN | L 13–20 | 26,313 | |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 17 Notre Dame* | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (Holy War) | CBS | L 21–48 | 44,500 | |
| November 16 | Temple | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | W 21–20 | 42,463 | |||
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Miami (FL) | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | CBS | L 26–43 | 35,540 | |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |
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