1937 Boston College Eagles football team

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1937 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1937 record4–4–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3���2
CaptainTony DiNatale
Home stadiumAlumni Field (c. 15,000)
Fenway Park (c. 38,805)
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Dartmouth   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross   –   8 – 0 – 2
St. Thomas (PA)   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 12 Yale   –   6 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 4
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 5 – 2
Hofstra   –   2 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   2 – 5 – 1
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
La Salle   –   2 – 7 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1937 college football season. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and Fenway Park in Boston.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 253:00 p.m.Northeastern
W 35–211,000[1]
October 22:30 p.m.Kansas State
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 21–715,000[2]
October 122:30 p.m.Temple
T 0–025,000[3]
October 232:30 p.m.Detroit
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 0–147,000[4][5][6]
October 302:00 p.m.NC State
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 7–1212,000[7]
November 6at Western MarylandWestminster, MDW 27–01,500
November 13Kentucky
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 13–03,500
November 202:00 p.m.Boston University
L 6–1312,000[8]
November 27vs. No. 17 Holy Cross
L 0–2035,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ Nason, Jerry (September 25, 1937). "Crusader Game Feature Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 12, 1937). "Eagles Tackle Temple Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 17. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 2, 1937). "Kansas Great Team In Making". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ Nason, Jerry (September 22, 1937). "Detroit Faces Great Power In Boston College Golden Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 32. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Detroit Clips Eagles On Muddy Field". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. September 24, 1937. p. 46. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ Lewis H. Walter (October 24, 1937). "Titans Triumph, 14-0, and Remain Unbeaten". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (October 30, 1937). "Riddled Eagles Backed To Win". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. ^ Moore, Gerry (November 20, 1937). "Eagles Given 10-7 Edge On Terriers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.

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