1933 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1933 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1933 college football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-year head coach Joe McKenney and played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished with a record of 8–1.

1933 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainFrank Maloney[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Princeton     9 0 0
Duquesne     10 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 0
Boston College     8 1 0
Columbia     8 1 0
Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Colgate     6 1 1
Bucknell     7 2 0
Fordham     6 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
Villanova     7 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Drexel     5 3 0
Massachusetts State     5 3 0
Temple     5 3 0
Manhattan     5 3 1
Cornell     4 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 3 2
La Salle     3 3 2
Syracuse     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Penn State     3 3 1
Brown     3 5 0
Vermont     3 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 5 0
NYU     2 4 1
Penn     2 4 1
Northeastern     1 3 1
Boston University     2 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     2 7 1
CCNY     1 5 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Saint AnselmW 22–0
October 72:30 p.m.Loyola (MD)
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 37–0[2]
October 122:30 p.m.Centre
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 6–015,000–20,000[3][4][5]
October 212:00 p.m.at FordhamL 6–3220,000[6][7]
October 282:30 p.m.Boston University
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 25–0[8]
November 42:00 p.m.Georgetown
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 39–0[9][10]
November 112:00 p.m.Villanova
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 9–010,000[11][12][13]
November 182:00 p.m.Western Maryland
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 12–9[14]
December 22:00 p.m.Holy Cross
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 13–925,000[15][16]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 178.
  2. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 7, 1933). "Loyola Team Here To Clash With B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Centre and Eagle Battle Here Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1933. p. 26. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (October 13, 1933). "Eagles Win, 6-0, In Final Period". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (October 13, 1933). "Eagles Win, 6-0, In Final Period (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 22. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 12, 1933). "Odd 2 To 1 On Rams To Top Eagles Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Hunt, Marshall (October 22, 1933). "Fordam Eleven Overwhelms Boston College Eagles, 32-6". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 118. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Boston College To Try For Record Score Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 28, 1933. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Eagles Fear Soggy Field Will Assist Georgetown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "G. U. Crushed by Boston College, 39-0". The Sunday Star. November 5, 1933. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Colorful Villanova On Eagles Gridiron". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 11, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Friedenberg, Ronald (November 12, 1933). "Villanova Gridmen Beaten By Eagles On Boston Gridiron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 45. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ Friedenberg, Ronald (November 12, 1933). "Villanova Unable To Check Furious Rush Of Eaglemen (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 47. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Eagle Are Favored To Nip Tricky Foes". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 18, 1933. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ Nason, Jerry (December 2, 1933). "Holy Cross Favored In Today's Contest". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ Nason, Jerry (December 2, 1933). "Holy Cross Favored In Today's Contest (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .