The Green Line Rivalry, also known as the B-Line Rivalry, the Battle of Boston and Battle of Commonwealth Avenue, is the name for the sports rivalry between Boston College and Boston University. The rivalry is named after the Green Line, a light rail line that runs along Commonwealth Avenue and links the two schools as part of the MBTA, Boston's public transit system. The two campuses lie less than five miles apart.
The Boston College Eagles football team represents Boston College in the sport of American football. The Eagles compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Formed in 1892, Boston College's football team was one of six "Major College" football programs in New England as designated by NCAA classifications, starting in 1938. By 1981, and for the remainder of the 20th century, BC was New England's sole Division I-A program. It has amassed a 632–454–37 record and is 99–54 since the turn of the 21st century.
Marshall "Ma" Newell was an American football player and coach, "beloved by all those who knew him" and nicknamed "Ma" for the guidance he gave younger athletes. After his sudden and early death, Harvard University's Newell Boathouse was built in his memory. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.
The 1893 Alabama Crimson White football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1893 college football season. The team was led by head coach Eli Abbott and played their home games at Lakeview Park in Birmingham and The Quad in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In what was the second season of Alabama football, the team finished with a record of zero wins and four losses (0–4).
Joseph C. Drum was an American football player and coach. He served as the first head football coach at Boston College. He, along with future Congressman Joseph F. O'Connell, were the founders of BC football team in 1892. When the team began play in 1893, Drum was named the team's head coach, then an unpaid position. Drum was also the team's first quarterback. On October 26, 1893, he scored BC's first ever touchdown on a fumble recovery. It was the only score in BC's 4–0 victory over Saint John's Literary Institute. He died of pneumonia in 1926.
The New Hampshire Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of New Hampshire located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Wildcats compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team plays its home games at the 11,000 seat Wildcat Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire, and are currently coached by Ricky Santos on an interim basis while longtime head coach Sean McDonnell is taking a leave of absence for health-related reasons.
Bertram Gordon Waters was an American football player and coach. He played college football for Harvard University from 1892 to 1894 and was selected as an All-American in 1892 and again in 1894. Waters served as the head football coach for Harvard in 1896.
Chesley Metcalf Johnston was an American college football coach. He was the first head football coach at Maine State College—now known as the University of Maine—where he coached in 1892 and compiled a 0–2 record.
The 1893 college football season was the season of American football played among colleges and universities in the United States during the 1893–94 academic year.
George Andrew Stewart was an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Harvard University football team from 1890 to 1893. From 1890 to 1892, he co-coached with George C. Adams, and in 1893, with Everett J. Lake.
John Andrew Brewin was an American college football and baseball head coach for Davidson College in the early 1900s. He was the first official head coach for both teams in school history. Brewin also served as the Physical Director during his tenure at Davidson.
The 1891 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1891 college football season. The team finished with a 13–0 record and a 488-0 season score. It was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis. Yale's 1891 season was part of a 37-game winning streak that began with the final game of the 1890 season and stopped at the end of the 1893 season.
The 1893 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1893 college football season. The team finished with a 10–1 record and, despite losing to Princeton, was retroactively named as the national champion by one selector, Parke H. Davis. Yale's 1893 season was part of a 37-game winning streak that began with the final game of the 1890 season and stopped at the end of the 1893 season.
The 1893 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1893 college football season. The Crimson finished with an 11–1 record. The team won its first 10 games but lost to Yale in the eleventh game of the season by a 6-0 score.
Thomas H. Maguire was an American football coach and physician. He served as the head football coach at Boston College for one season, in 1909, compiling a record of 3–4–1.
The 1893 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1893 college football season. The Quakers finished with a 12–3 record in their second year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, George Washington Woodruff. Significant games included victories over Navy (34–0), Penn State (18–6), Lafayette (82–0), and Cornell (50–0), and losses to national champion Princeton (4–0), Yale (14–6), and Harvard (26–4). The 1893 Penn team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 484 to 62. No Penn players were honored on the 1893 College Football All-America Team, as all such honors went to players on the Princeton, Harvard and Yale teams.
The 1893 Worcester Tech football team was an American football team that represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 1893 college football season.
The 1893 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1893 college football season. The team compiled a 3–5–1 record.
The Boston College Eagles football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Boston College Eagles football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Eagles represent Boston College in the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 1893 Lehigh football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1893 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Harmon S. Graves, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 84.
