1949 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1949 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1949 college football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-year head coach Denny Myers and played their home games at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 4–4–1.

1949 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Denny Myers (6th season)
Captain	Art Spinney^[1]
Home stadium	Braves Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Vincent			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova			–					8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	5	–	2
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the annual rivalry game against Holy Cross, Boston College routed the Crusaders 76–0, by far the most lopsided result in the history of the series.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Oklahoma	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 0–46	36,241
September 30	Wake Forest	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 13–7	19,156
October 8	at Penn State	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 14–32	16,000
October 14	Ole Miss	Braves Field Boston, MA	T 25–25	20,103	^[3]
October 21	Georgetown	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 7–10	22,763	^[4]
October 28	Villanova	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 14–28	25,789
November 5	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 40–27	19,000
November 12	Fordham	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 20–12	15,798	^[5]
November 26	Holy Cross	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 76–0	38,771	^[6]

^[7][1]

References

1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
2. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 27, 1949). "Boston College Routs Holy Cross By 76-0, Patea Getting 34 Points". The New York Times. p. S1.
3. "Ole Miss ties Boston College". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Holbrook, Bob (October 22, 1949). "Georgetown Beats B.C. 10 to 7 on Field Goal". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Keane, Clif (November 13, 1949). "Petela's Fullback Play Paces B.C. over Fordham, 20-12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Nason, Jerry (November 27, 1949). "Eagles Set Record Mangling H.C., 76-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "1949 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.