1996 Boston College Eagles football team

1996 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Henning (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Captains	Stalin Colinet Mark Nori Daryl Porter Omari Walker
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

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
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	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 24–21
September 14	No. 19 Virginia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 7–45
September 21	at No. 8 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–20
September 28	Navy*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 43–38
October 5	at No. 19 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 17–34
October 12	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 24–17
October 19	Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 37–13
October 26	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 17–45
October 31	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–20
November 9	No. 17 Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	L 21–48
November 16	Temple	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 21–20
November 23	at No. 25 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 26–43
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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