1928 Boston College Eagles football team

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1928 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1928 record9–0
Head coach
CaptainWarren McGuirk
Home stadiumFenway Park
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   9 – 0 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 0 – 1
Brown   –   8 – 1 – 0
Penn   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 2 – 0
NYU   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 2
CCNY   –   4 – 1 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 3
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 5 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 5 – 2
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 2

The 1928 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe McKenney, Boston College compiled a perfect record of 9–0.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Catholic University
W 38–6[1]
October 7at Navy
W 6–0
October 122:00 p.m.Duke
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 19–020,000[2]
October 27Boston University
W 27–7[3]
November 3Manhattan
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 60–6[4]
November 122:00 p.m.Fordham
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 19–735,000[5]
November 17at CanisiusBuffalo, NYW 24–010,000[6]
November 24Connecticut
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 51–1312,000[7][8]
December 1Holy Cross
W 19–035,000[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Brookland Team Is Routed In Hub". Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. September 30, 1928. p. 84. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ Webb, Melville E., Jr. (October 13, 1928). "Eagles Gets Revenge on Duke, Winning 19 To 0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 11. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Football Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Manhattan Loses To Boston College". Brooklyn Times-Union. Brooklyn, New York. November 27, 1928. p. 54. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Big Crowd Expected To See Boston College Battle Old Coach's Team At Fenway Park This Afternoon". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Boston College Again Romps Over Rivals". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. United Press. November 18, 1928. p. 32. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ Niles, Henry C. (November 25, 1928). "Fisher Runs 70 Yards For Nutmeg Touchdown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 37. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. ^ Niles, Henry C. (November 25, 1928). "Boston Eagles Beat Connecticut (continued)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 46. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. ^ "Beantown Team Gridiron Victor". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. International News Service. December 2, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.

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