1945 Boston College Eagles football team

1945 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4
Head coach	Moody Sarno (3rd season)
Captain	George Donelan [1]
Home stadium	Alumni Field, Fenway Park
Seasons ←  1944 1946  →

1945 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Columbia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	1	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					2	–	3	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					1	–	6	–	1
Syracuse			–					1	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					0	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1945 college football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Moody Sarno, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Fenway Park in Boston. Boston College finished with a record of 3–4. Sarno was relieved of his duties as head coach at the conclusion of the season, as Denny Myers returned from his service in the Navy during World War II. Sarno compiled a record of 11–7–1 as head coach at Boston College.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		Squantum NAS	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 13–0	5,000	[2]
October 6		at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 6–51	10,000
October 12		NYU	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 28–0	5,000	[3]
October 27		at Merchant Marine	Kendrick Field Kings Point, NY	L 20–33	6,000	[4]
November 10	8:30 p.m.	at Villanova	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 0–41	4,000	[5]
November 17		Scranton	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 12–0	2,000	[6]
November 25		Holy Cross	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–46	32,457	[7]
All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
2. Francis, Henry G. (September 30, 1945). "Ex-Marines Give B. C. 13-0 Win". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 28. Retrieved June 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
3. Webb, Melville (October 13, 1945). "Carney Gets Three Touchdowns, One of 75 Yards, as B.C. Wins, 28-0". The Boston Daily Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kings Point Wins, 33-20: Merchant Marine Academy Team Downs Boston College". The New York Times. October 28, 1945. p. S3.
5. McNulty, Joe (November 10, 1945). "Villanova Ends Season Tonight". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved June 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Boston College Leads Scranton Eleven". The Scranton Times-Tribune . Scranton, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved June 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. Nason, Jerry (November 26, 1945). "Miami-Bound H.C. Eleven Forges Record Margin over B.C., 46-0". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1945 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.