1949 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
CaptainArt Spinney[1]
Home stadiumBraves Field
1949 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Vincent   –  10 –0 –0
No. 4 Army   –  9 –0 –0
Trinity (CT)   –  8 –0 –0
Brown   –  8 –1 –0
No. 12 Cornell   –  8 –1 –0
No. 13 Villanova   –  8 –1 –0
Bucknell   –  6 –2 –0
Dartmouth   –  6 –2 –0
Buffalo   –  6 –3 –0
Pittsburgh   –  6 –3 –0
Princeton   –  6 –3 –0
Fordham   –  5 –3 –0
Tufts   –  5 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –1
Penn State   –  5 –4 –0
Temple   –  5 –4 –0
Penn   –  4 –4 –0
Yale   –  4 –4 –0
Boston College   –  4 –4 –1
Syracuse   –  4 –5 –0
Drexel   –  3 –3 –1
Duquesne   –  3 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  2 –5 –2
CCNY   –  2 –5 –1
NYU   –  3 –6 –0
Columbia   –  2 –7 –0
Hofstra   –  1 –5 –1
Colgate   –  1 –8 –0
Harvard   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1949 college football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-year head coach Denny Myers and played their home games at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 4–4–1.

In the annual rivalry game against Holy Cross, Boston College routed the Crusaders 76–0, by far the most lopsided result in the history of the series.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Oklahoma
L 0–4636,241
September 30Wake Forest
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 13–719,156[3]
October 8at Penn State
L 14–3216,000
October 14Ole Miss
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
T 25–2520,103[4]
October 21Georgetown
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 7–1022,763[5]
October 28Villanova
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 14–2825,789
November 5at Clemson
W 40–2719,000[6]
November 12Fordham
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 20–1215,798[7]
November 26Holy Cross
W 76–038,771[8]

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References

  1. 1 2 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
  2. ↑ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 27, 1949). "Boston College Routs Holy Cross By 76-0, Patea Getting 34 Points". The New York Times. p. S1.
  3. ↑ "Boston College rallies to beat Deacons, 13–7". The News and Observer. October 1, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ole Miss ties Boston College". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Holbrook, Bob (October 22, 1949). "Georgetown Beats B.C. 10 to 7 on Field Goal". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Boston College overpowers Clemson 40–27". Greensboro Daily News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Keane, Clif (November 13, 1949). "Petela's Fullback Play Paces B.C. over Fordham, 20-12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Nason, Jerry (November 27, 1949). "Eagles Set Record Mangling H.C., 76-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "1949 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.


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