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1928 Boston College Eagles football team

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1928 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
CaptainWarren McGuirk
Home stadiumFenway Park
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     9 0 0
West Chester     8 0 0
Villanova     7 0 1
Brown     8 1 0
No. 11 Penn     8 1 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
No. 9 Army     8 2 0
Drexel     8 2 0
No. 10 NYU     8 2 0
Temple     7 1 2
Lafayette     6 1 2
Princeton     5 1 2
CCNY     4 1 2
Pittsburgh     6 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Tufts     5 2 1
Colgate     6 3 0
Rutgers     6 3 0
Bucknell     5 2 3
Columbia     5 3 1
Boston University     3 3 2
Cornell     3 3 2
Syracuse     4 4 1
Yale     4 4 0
Fordham     4 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 5 0
Penn State     3 5 1
Lehigh     3 6 0
Washington & Jefferson     2 5 2
Providence     1 5 3
Vermont     1 7 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe McKenney, Boston College compiled a perfect record of 9–0.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Catholic UniversityW 38–6[1]
October 7at NavyW 6–0
October 12Duke
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 19–020,000[2]
October 272:00 p.m.Boston University
W 27–7[3]
November 3Manhattan
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 60–6[4]
November 122:00 p.m.Fordham
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 19–735,000[5]
November 17at CanisiusBuffalo, NYW 24–010,000[6]
November 24Connecticut
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 51–1312,000[7][8]
December 1Holy Cross
W 19–035,000[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Brookland Team Is Routed In Hub". Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. September 30, 1928. p. 84. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (October 13, 1928). "Eagles Gets Revenge on Duke, Winning 19 To 0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 11. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Football Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Manhattan Loses To Boston College". Brooklyn Times-Union. Brooklyn, New York. November 27, 1928. p. 54. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Big Crowd Expected To See Boston College Battle Old Coach's Team At Fenway Park This Afternoon". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Boston College Again Romps Over Rivals". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. United Press. November 18, 1928. p. 32. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Niles, Henry C. (November 25, 1928). "Fisher Runs 70 Yards For Nutmeg Touchdown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 37. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Niles, Henry C. (November 25, 1928). "Boston Eagles Beat Connecticut (continued)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 46. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Beantown Team Gridiron Victor". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. International News Service. December 2, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.