1926 Boston College Eagles football team

1926 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–0–2
Head coach	Frank Cavanaugh (8th season)
Captain	Joe McKenney
Home stadium	Braves Field
Seasons ←  1925 1927  →

1926 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Lafayette			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Brown			–					9	–	0	–	1
NYU			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					7	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	1	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	0	–	2
No. 10 Penn			–					7	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
Springfield			–					6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	2
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	2	–	2
CCNY			–					5	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					3	–	4	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					3	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					0	–	8	–	1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College an independent during the 1926 college football season. Led by Frank Cavanaugh in his eighth and final season as coach, Boston College compiled a record of 6–0–2. Cavanaugh's former player, Tony Comerford, was hired as an assistant for the year. Joe McKenney was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	2:30 p.m.	Catholic University	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 28–0		[1]
October 12		Fordham	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 27–0	20,000	[2]
October 23		at Saint Louis	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	W 61–0
October 30	2:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 27–6		[3]
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Villanova	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 19–7		[4]
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Haskell	Braves Field Boston, MA	T 21–21		[5] [6]
November 20	2:00 p.m.	Gettysburg	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 39–0		[7]
November 27		Holy Cross	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	T 0–0	40,000	[8] [9] [10]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Monahan, Alfred J. (October 2, 1926). "McNamara To Play Fullback For B. C." The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
2. Monahan, Alfred J. (October 12, 1926). "Fordham Has Strong Team To For B. C." The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
3. Monahan, Alfred J. (October 30, 1926). "Dower Fullback On B. C. Starting Team". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Villanova Coach Hopes For Close Game Today". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Cronin, B. C. Ace, Recovering Rapidly, Likely to Help in Attempt to Repel Redskin Invasion". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Boston Eagles Play Tie Game With Indians: Haskell Outplays and Out-rushes Hub Eleven -- Colby Proves Star". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 14, 1926. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Big Gettysburg Line May Bother Eagles". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
8. Monahan, Alfred J. (November 27, 1926). "Eagles Favorite To Beat Holy Cross Today". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
9. Monahan, Alfred J. (November 27, 1926). "Eagles Favorites To Beat Holy Cross (continued)". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Boston College, Holy Cross Play Scoreless Tie Before 40,000". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio. November 28, 1926. p. 51. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .