1926 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0–2
Head coach
CaptainJoe McKenney
Home stadiumBraves Field
Seasons
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1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lafayette   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Brown   –   9 – 0 – 1
NYU   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   7 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 1 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Penn   –   7 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
Springfield   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 2 – 2
CCNY   –   5 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 4 – 1
Harvard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   2 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   0 – 8 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College an independent during the 1926 college football season. Led by Frank Cavanaugh in his eighth and final season as coach, Boston College compiled a record of 6–0–2. Cavanaugh's former player, Tony Comerford, was hired as an assistant for the year. Joe McKenney was the team captain.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 22:30 p.m.Catholic University
W 28–0[1]
October 12Fordham
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–020,000[2]
October 23at Saint Louis
W 61–0
October 302:00 p.m.West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–6[3]
November 62:00 p.m.Villanova
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 19–7[4]
November 132:00 p.m.Haskell
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
T 21–21[5][6]
November 202:00 p.m.Gettysburg
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 39–0[7]
November 27Holy Cross
T 0–040,000[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ Monahan, Alfred J. (October 2, 1926). "McNamara To Play Fullback For B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Monahan, Alfred J. (October 12, 1926). "Fordham Has Strong Team To For B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Monahan, Alfred J. (October 30, 1926). "Dower Fullback On B. C. Starting Team". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Villanova Coach Hopes For Close Game Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Cronin, B. C. Ace, Recovering Rapidly, Likely to Help in Attempt to Repel Redskin Invasion". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Boston Eagles Play Tie Game With Indians: Haskell Outplays and Out-rushes Hub Eleven -- Colby Proves Star". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 14, 1926. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Big Gettysburg Line May Bother Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Monahan, Alfred J. (November 27, 1926). "Eagles Favorite To Beat Holy Cross Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Monahan, Alfred J. (November 27, 1926). "Eagles Favorites To Beat Holy Cross (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Boston College, Holy Cross Play Scoreless Tie Before 40,000". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. November 28, 1926. p. 51. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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