Quantico Marines at Boston College
Saturday, November 10, 1956 Share
Quantico Marines beat Boston College 20–6. It was their first meeting; after it, Quantico Marines led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 49°F, low 29°FAttendance 7,404
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 11, 1956, page 73
Read the text
.Quantico Gains .2O-6 Win Over College BOSTON. Nov. 10 P.-The inconsistent Quantico Marines played one Of their better foot ball games today and defeated Boston College. 20–6. before 7,407 frozen diehards in windy Fem way Park. The Marines first touchdown was registered by End Bob Dee,
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Boston College 87% to win. Quantico Marines pulled the upset.
Tied 1–1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1957 | Boston College 13, Quantico Marines 7 | |
| 1956 | Quantico Marines 20, Boston College 6 |
Around this game
Quantico Marines
- Next gameat Boston CollegeOct. 5, 1957
- SeasonQuantico Marines in 1956
- ProgramQuantico Marines history and records
Boston College
- Next gamevs. Boston UniversityNov. 18, 1956
- SeasonBoston College in 1956
- ProgramBoston College history and records