1928 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
CaptainWarren McGuirk
Home stadiumFenway Park
1928 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Catholic UniversityW 38–6[1]
October 7at NavyW 6–0
October 12Duke
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 19–020,000[2]
October 272:00 p.m.Boston University
W 27–7[3]
November 3Manhattan
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 60–6[4]
November 122:00 p.m.Fordham
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 19–735,000[5]
November 17at CanisiusBuffalo, NYW 24–010,000[6]
November 24Connecticut
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 51–1312,000[7][8]
December 1Holy Cross
W 19–035,000[9]

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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  3. "Football Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Manhattan Loses To Boston College". Brooklyn Times-Union. Brooklyn, New York. November 27, 1928. p. 54. Retrieved May 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.


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