1943 Boston College Eagles football team

1943 Eastern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1943 Boston College Eagles football
1943 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1943 record	4–0–1
Head coach	Moody Sarno (1st season);
Captain	Ed Doherty
Home stadium	Alumni Field, Fenway Park
	Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

The 1943 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1943 college football season. The Eagles were led by head coach Moody Sarno, who was in his first year covering for Denny Myers while Myers served in the United States Navy. Boston College played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Fenway Park in Boston.

College football in the Boston area was significantly disrupted by World War II, as many college players and coaches left school to serve the war effort. The only player for Boston College left from its 1943 Orange Bowl squad was captain Ed "The Brain" Doherty, who also assisted Moody Sarno in coaching duties.^[2] Playing a shortened schedule consisting mainly of teams from military bases, the Eagles finished the year unbeaten with a record of 4–0–1.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 17	Boston College Army Training team	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 7–0
October 24	Camp Hingham	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 42–6	10,000
October 31	Brooklyn	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 37–6	11,000
November 7	Rome Air Force Base	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 64–0	14,700
November 14	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 6–6	45,000	^[3]

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References[]

^ ^a ^b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
^ Nason, Jerry (October 19, 1943). "'The Brain' Now Becomes Eagles Football Team". The Boston Globe. p. 9.
^ "45,000 See Harvard Rally to Tie Boston College, 6-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 21, 1943. p. S3.

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[media_guide-1] 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.

[2] Nason, Jerry (October 19, 1943). "'The Brain' Now Becomes Eagles Football Team". The Boston Globe. p. 9.

[3] "45,000 See Harvard Rally to Tie Boston College, 6-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 21, 1943. p. S3.

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National championship seasons in bold

1943 Eastern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Boston College		–		4	–	0	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		–		7	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Army		–		7	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross		–		6	–	2	–	0
Tufts		–		6	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn		–		6	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		5	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		5	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell		–		6	–	4	–	0
Cornell		–		6	–	4	–	0
Harvard		–		2	–	2	–	1
Yale		–		4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		2	–	6	–	0
CCNY		–		1	–	3	–	1
Princeton		–		1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		0	–	4	–	1
Columbia		–		0	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll