Boston College
BE · 1996 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
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 2–10 | W 24–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 10–2 | L 7–45 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | L 14–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 43–38 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 17–34 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H |  USA | 6–5 | W 24–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 2–9 | W 37–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 17–45 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | L 13–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 21–48 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 1–10 | W 21–20 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 9–3 | L 26–43 |
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).
- Navy +9
- Cincinnati +6
- Hawai'i +2
- Rutgers +2
- Temple +1
- Virginia Tech -2
- Syracuse -3
- Notre Dame -3
- Miami -3
- Michigan -4
- West Virginia -4
- Pittsburgh -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.417 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.