1927 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1927 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by D. Leo Daley in his first and only season as head coach, Boston College compiled a record of 4–4.

1927 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainTom O'Brien
Home stadiumBraves Field
1927 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tufts    8 0 0
Springfield    7 0 2
Washington & Jefferson    7 0 2
No. 6 Army    9 1 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh    8 1 1
Temple    7 1 0
No. 5 Yale    7 1 0
NYU    7 1 2
Princeton    6 1 0
Villanova    6 1 0
Penn State    6 2 1
Carnegie Tech    5 2 1
Columbia    5 2 2
Bucknell    6 3 1
Colgate    4 2 3
CCNY    4 2 2
Lafayette    5 3 1
Penn    6 4 0
Syracuse    5 3 2
Carnegie Tech    5 4 1
Boston College    4 4 0
Harvard    4 4 0
Rutgers    4 4 0
Cornell    3 3 2
Boston University    3 4 1
Drexel    3 5 1
Fordham    3 5 0
Brown    3 6 1
Vermont    2 6 0
Providence    1 4 2
Franklin & Marshall    1 7 1
Lehigh    1 7 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12:30 p.m.DukeL 9–25[1][2]
October 12Geneva
L 0–1318,000[3][4]
October 222:00 p.m.West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 33–0[5]
October 29at FordhamW 27–78,000
November 5Villanova
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 7–13[6]
November 12Georgetown
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 0–47[7]
November 19at Connecticut
W 19–0
November 26Holy Cross
W 6–040,000[8][9]

References

  1. "Duke Players Hope To Defeat Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 1, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved May 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Jankoski Tops Blue Devils In 25-9 Conquest". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 2, 1927. p. 21. Retrieved May 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Webb, Meville E., Jr. (October 13, 1927). "Geneva Beats B.C. In Late Rush, 13-0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Webb, Meville E., Jr. (October 13, 1927). "Geneva Defeats B.C. In Second Half, 13-0 (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Eagles On Edge For Game With Bobcats At Wigwam". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 22, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved May 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Villanova Rises To Trim Boston Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1927. p. 58. Retrieved May 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Georgetown Men Expect Victory". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1927. p. 19. Retrieved May 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Great Game Looms Up As Eagles Meet Crusaders". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Great Game Looms As B. C. Meets H. C. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.


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