1929 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1929 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1929 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe McKenney, the Eagles compiled a record of 7–2–1.

1929 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainPaddy Creedon
Home stadiumFenway Park
1929 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –  9 –1 –0
Colgate   –  8 –1 –0
Fordham   –  7 –0 –2
Bucknell   –  8 –2 –0
No. 11 Penn   –  7 –2 –0
Boston College   –  7 –2 –1
Villanova   –  7 –2 –1
Cornell   –  6 –2 –0
Tufts   –  5 –1 –2
Harvard   –  5 –2 –1
Yale   –  5 –2 –1
NYU   –  7 –3 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  6 –3 –0
Penn State   –  6 –3 –0
Syracuse   –  6 –3 –0
Washington & Jefferson   –  5 –2 –2
Drexel   –  6 –3 –1
Temple   –  6 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –1
Army   –  6 –4 –1
Providence   –  3 –3 –2
Brown   –  5 –5 –0
Columbia   –  4 –5 –0
CCNY   –  2 –4 –2
Princeton   –  2 –4 –1
Boston University   –  3 –6 –0
Vermont   –  2 –7 –0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Catholic University
W 13–6[1]
October 52:00 p.m.Maine
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 42–0[2]
October 122:00 p.m.Villanova
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
T 7–7[3]
October 19at Dayton
W 23–7
October 262:00 p.m.Canisius
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 40–6[4]
November 22:00 p.m.Duke
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 20–12[5]
November 92:00 p.m.Fordham
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 6–7[6][7]
November 16at Marquette
L 6–20[8]
November 232:00 p.m.Boston University
W 33–0[9]
November 301:45 p.m.Holy Cross
W 12–035,000[10]

References
  1. "Boston College and Catholic University Elevens to Open Football Season at Fenway Park". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 28, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Boston College to Present Powerful Team Against Inexperience Maine Eleven at Fenway Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 5, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Creedon To Face Villanova". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Eagles Figure Victory Today Despite Tricky Offense Expected From Urban's Canisius Outfit". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Eagles Expect to Meet Strong Forward-Passing Attack From Duke but Figure on Getting Decision". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Fordham A Tough Opponent For B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Fordham A Tough Opponent For B. C. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Marquette Nips Boston 20 to 6". The Capital Times. November 17, 1929. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Boston College, Smarting Under Two Recent Defeats, Hopes To Regain Stride Against Pioneers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 23, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 30, 1929). "Eagles And Purple Fir For Big Clash". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 13. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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