1930 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1930 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1930 college football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Joe McKenney and played their home games at Fenway Park in Boston. The team captain was John Dixon.[1] Boston College finished the season with a record of 5–5.

1930 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainJohn Dixon
Home stadiumFenway Park
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colgate     9 1 0
Fordham     8 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 1
No. 8 Dartmouth     7 1 1
St. John's     7 1 0
NYU     7 3 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Pittsburgh     6 2 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 2 1
Tufts     5 2 0
Temple     7 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     6 3 0
Duquesne     6 3 0
Syracuse     5 2 2
Yale     5 2 2
CCNY     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 1
Drexel     6 3 1
Franklin & Marshall     5 3 1
Manhattan     4 3 1
Columbia     5 4 0
Penn     5 4 0
Boston College     5 5 0
Villanova     5 5 0
Penn State     3 4 2
Harvard     3 4 1
Providence     3 4 1
Princeton     1 5 1
Boston University     1 7 1
Vermont     1 7 1
Massachusetts     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Catholic UniversityW 54–7[2]
October 6Quantico Marines
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 13–7[3]
October 13Fordham
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 0–330,000[4]
October 18at VillanovaL 0–7[5]
October 252:30 p.m.Dayton
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 15–6[6]
November 1Marquette
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 0–67,000[7]
November 8Georgetown
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 19–20[8]
November 14at Loyola (IL)
W 19–0[9]
November 222:00 p.m.Boston University
W 47–0[10]
November 291:45 p.m.Holy Cross
L 0–7[11][12]

[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 178.
  2. ^ "Catholic U. Routed by Boston College". The Sunday Star. September 28, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston College Wins From Quantico, 13-7". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 7, 1930. p. 14. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Fordham Wins On Field Goal". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1930. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boston Eagles bow to Villanova in close battle". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Regular Backs To Start For Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Two Field Goals Tally For Marquette Over Boston College – Graney Boots 'Em Both". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1930. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgetown wins over Boston team via passing, 20–19". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eagles win, 19–0, under floodlights". The Boston Daily Globe. November 15, 1930. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boston College To Put Strong Team Against B. U." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 22, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 29, 1930). "Eagle—Crusader At Season's Best". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 29, 1930). "Eagle—Crusader At Season's Best (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 11. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .