1955 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Miller
Home stadiumAlumni Field, Fenway Park
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred   –   8 – 0 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   8 – 0 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Army   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   3 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 6 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Temple   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent in the 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mike Holovak, the Eagles compiled a record of 5–2–1. Boston College played home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Fenway Park in Boston. Team captain John Miller went on to play four seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

The team won its first three games and was ranked No. 17 in the AP Poll after those three victories.[1] The team suffered its first loss to Xavier,[2] and one week later lost a close game to the Miami Hurricanes by a 14–7 score.[3]

In the annual Green Line Rivalry game, Boston College gained 420 yards and defeated Boston University, 40–12, before a crowd of 25,827.[4]

The final game of the season was a 26–7 victory over rival Holy Cross in front of 37,235 fans at Fenway Park.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Brandeis
W 27–08,000
October 8Villanova
W 28–1410,102
October 15Detroit
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 23–06,458[6]
October 21MarquetteNo. 17
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
T 13–1318,324
October 29at Xavier
L 12–1924,000
November 4at Miami (FL)
L 7–1442,249
November 12at Boston University
W 40–1225,830
November 26vs. Holy Cross
W 26–737,235[7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "1955 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Xavier Line Plays Big Role In Stopping Boston College". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 30, 1955. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami Edges Out Tough Boston College, 14–7". The Orlando Sentinel. November 5, 1955. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boston College Easily Defeats Boston U. Team". The Hartford Courant. November 13, 1955. p. IV-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Strauss, Michael. (November 27, 1955). "Holy Cross Bows to Eagles' Team: Boston College Tops Holy Cross". The New York Times, pg. 223.
  6. ^ George Puscas (October 16, 1955). "Eagles Roll Over U-D Easily, 23-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 27, 1955). "Holy Cross Bows to Eagles' Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 223.


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