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1956 Boston University

1–⁠5–⁠2, coached by Aldo Donelli.

Schedule and results

Boston University in 1956, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 19–6; tied at William & Mary 18–18; tied vs. No. 16 George Washington 20–20; lost vs. Villanova 13–27; lost vs. No. 14 Syracuse 7–21; lost vs. Holy Cross 12–21; lost at Penn State 7–40; lost at Boston College 0–13+13−33Won 19–6 vs. Massachusetts+13MassachusettsTied 18–18 at William & Mary0William & MaryTied 20–20 vs. No. 16 George Washington0No. 16 George Washingt…Lost 13–27 vs. Villanova-14VillanovaLost 7–21 vs. No. 14 Syracuse-14No. 14 SyracuseLost 12–21 vs. Holy Cross-9Holy CrossLost 7–40 at Penn State-33Penn StateLost 0–13 at Boston College-13Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsMassachusettsW 19–⁠683%
Oct 6atWilliam & MaryT 18–⁠1854%
Oct 13vs16George WashingtonT 20–⁠2045%
Oct 20vsVillanovaL 13–⁠2770%
Oct 27vs14SyracuseL 7–⁠2127%
Nov 3vsHoly CrossL 12–⁠2150%
Nov 10atPenn StateL 7–⁠4017%
Nov 18atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠1327%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 67 on file).

Record
1–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
96–⁠166
Coach
Aldo Donelli
Elo
1352 −94 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−13.3 No. 88 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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