The Boston College Eagles were 5-4 in 1956.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 9 | 149 | 2,782 | 617 | 4.5 | 2,092 | 492 | 4.3 | 690 | 125 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 59th | 46th | 51st | 47th | 37th | 43rd | 31st | 63rd | 57th | 72nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 91 | 2,082 | 3.7 | 1,171 | 402 | 2.9 | 911 | 160 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 76th | 16th | 17th | 5th | 9th | 4th | 78th | 90th | 43rd | ||||||||||
Net | +58 | +700 | +617 | +0.8 | +921 | +90 | +1.3 | -221 | -35 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 37th | 25th | 51st | 28th | 13th | 19th | 15th | 82nd | 82nd | 58th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |