Boston College
FBSI · 1956 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras
1956 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–1–1 | L 6–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 | Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 0–9 | W 26–19 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | W 32–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2H | IND MVC | 2–8 | L 7–12 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | W 7–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 | QUANTICO MARINES | Unranked | — | L 6–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–5–2 | W 13–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 | BRANDEIS | Unranked | — | W 52–0 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3–1 | L 0–7 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Villanova +5
- Rutgers +3
- Boston University +1
- Marquette 0
- Miami -1
- Holy Cross -3
- Detroit Mercy -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.556 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.