1928 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1928 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe McKenney, Boston College compiled a perfect record of 9–0.

1928 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–0
Head coach	Joe McKenney (1st season)
Captain	Warren McGuirk
Home stadium	Fenway Park
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					9	–	0	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	0	–	1
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Penn			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
Drexel			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 NYU			–					8	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	2
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	2
CCNY			–					4	–	1	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	2	–	3
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	3	–	2
Cornell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	1
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	5	–	1
Lehigh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					2	–	5	–	2
Providence			–					1	–	5	–	3
Vermont			–					1	–	7	–	2
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		Catholic University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 38–6		^[1]
October 7		at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 6–0
October 12		Duke	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 19–0	20,000	^[2]
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 27–7		^[3]
November 3		Manhattan	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 60–6		^[4]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Fordham	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 19–7	35,000	^[5]
November 17		at Canisius	Buffalo, NY	W 24–0	10,000	^[6]
November 24		Connecticut	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 51–13	12,000	^[7]^[8]
December 1		Holy Cross	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 19–0	35,000	^[9]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Brookland Team Is Routed In Hub". Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. September 30, 1928. p. 84. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
2. Webb, Melville E. Jr. (October 13, 1928). "Eagles Gets Revenge on Duke, Winning 19 To 0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 11. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. "Football Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Manhattan Loses To Boston College". Brooklyn Times-Union. Brooklyn, New York. November 27, 1928. p. 54. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Big Crowd Expected To See Boston College Battle Old Coach's Team At Fenway Park This Afternoon". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "Boston College Again Romps Over Rivals". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. United Press. November 18, 1928. p. 32. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. Niles, Henry C. (November 25, 1928). "Fisher Runs 70 Yards For Nutmeg Touchdown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 37. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. Niles, Henry C. (November 25, 1928). "Boston Eagles Beat Connecticut (continued)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 46. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. "Beantown Team Gridiron Victor". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. International News Service. December 2, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .