1956 Boston College

5–⁠4, coached by Mike Holovak.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1956, game by game: lost at No. 13 Miami 6–27; won at Marquette 26–19; won at Rutgers 32–0; lost at Detroit Mercy 7–12; won vs. Villanova 7–6; lost vs. Quantico Marines 6–20; won vs. Boston University 13–0; won vs. Brandeis 52–0; lost at Holy Cross 0–7+52−21Lost 6–27 at No. 13 Miami-21No. 13 MiamiWon 26–19 at Marquette+7MarquetteWon 32–0 at Rutgers+32RutgersLost 7–12 at Detroit Mercy-5Detroit MercyWon 7–6 vs. Villanova+1VillanovaLost 6–20 vs. Quantico Marines-14Quantico MarinesWon 13–0 vs. Boston University+13Boston Universi…Won 52–0 vs. Brandeis+52BrandeisLost 0–7 at Holy Cross-7Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Holy Cross 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠91
Coach
Mike Holovak
Elo
1484 −60 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.5 No. 81 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Henry Sullivan