1948 Boston College Eagles football team

1948 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–2
Head coach	Denny Myers (5th season)
Captain	John Furey [1]
Home stadium	Braves Field
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	1	–	1
Villanova			–					8	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	5	–	0
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 as an independent 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Wake Forest	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 26–9	26,302
October 1	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 13–6	16,766	[2]
October 9	St. Bonaventure	Braves Field Boston, MA	T 7–7	16,000
October 15	Villanova	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 20–13	30,178
October 23	at No. 20 Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 13–32	20,312
October 29	No. 13 Clemson	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 19–26	25,169
November 13	William & Mary	Braves Field Boston, MA	T 14–14	15,112
November 20	Saint Mary's	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 19–7	13,693	[3]
November 27	Holy Cross	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 21–20	46,132	[4]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
2. Miller, Vern (October 2, 1948). "Clock Thwarts Georgetown Bid, B.C. Wins, 13-6". The Boston Daily Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Bob Holbrook (November 21, 1948). "B.C. Whips St. Mary's, 19-7, on Songin Passes". The Boston Globe. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Nason, Jerry (November 28, 1948). "B.C. Edges H.C., 21-20, by Third-Period Surge". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1948 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.