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1948 Boston College Eagles football team

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1948 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Furey[1]
Home stadiumBraves Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Army     8 0 1
Penn State     7 1 1
Buffalo     6 1 1
Villanova     8 2 1
Boston University     6 2 0
Boston College     5 2 2
Pittsburgh     6 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 3 1
CCNY     3 4 1
Tufts     3 4 1
Colgate     3 6 0
Fordham     3 6 0
NYU     3 6 0
Temple     2 6 1
Duquesne     2 7 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Hofstra     0 6 2
Bucknell     1 8 0
Syracuse     1 8 0
Drexel     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1948 college football season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Denny Myers and played their home games at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 5–2–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24Wake ForestW 26–926,302
October 1at GeorgetownW 13–616,768
October 9St. Bonaventure
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
T 7–716,000
October 15Villanova
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 20–1330,178
October 23at No. 20 Ole MissL 13–3220,312
October 29No. 13 Clemson
L 19–2625,169
November 13William & Mary
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
T 14–1415,112
November 20Saint Mary's (CA)
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 19–713,693[2]
November 27Holy Cross
W 21–2046,132
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
  2. ^ Bob Holbrook (November 21, 1948). "B.C. Whips St. Mary's, 19-7, on Songin Passes". The Boston Globe. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1948 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.