1937 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainTony DiNatale
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Fenway Park
1937 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh    9 0 1
No. 6 Villanova    8 0 1
No. 3 Fordham    7 0 1
No. 7 Dartmouth    7 0 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross    8 0 2
St. Thomas (PA)    6 1 1
No. 12 Yale    6 1 1
Army    7 2 0
Boston University    6 2 0
Cornell    5 2 1
Harvard    5 2 1
Syracuse    5 2 1
CCNY    5 2 0
No. 12 Manhattan    6 3 1
Penn State    5 3 0
Duquesne    6 4 0
Brown    5 4 0
NYU    5 4 0
Temple    3 2 4
Boston College    4 4 1
Bucknell    3 3 2
Buffalo    4 4 0
Princeton    4 4 0
Tufts    3 4 1
Colgate    3 5 0
Columbia    2 5 2
Hofstra    2 4 0
Carnegie Tech    2 5 1
Penn    2 5 1
Providence    2 6 0
Vermont    2 6 0
La Salle    2 7 0
Massachusetts State    1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1937 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gil Dobie, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–4–1. Boston College played home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and Fenway Park in Boston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 253:00 p.m.Northeastern
W 35–211,000[1]
October 22:30 p.m.Kansas State
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 21–715,000[2]
October 122:30 p.m.TempleT 0–025,000[3]
October 232:30 p.m.Detroit
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 0–147,000[4][5][6]
October 302:00 p.m.NC State
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 7–1212,000[7]
November 6at Western MarylandWestminster, MDW 27–01,500
November 13Kentucky
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 13–03,500
November 202:00 p.m.Boston University
L 6–1312,000[8]
November 27vs. No. 17 Holy Cross
L 0–2035,000

References

  1. Nason, Jerry (September 25, 1937). "Crusader Game Feature Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. Nason, Jerry (October 12, 1937). "Eagles Tackle Temple Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 17. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. Nason, Jerry (October 2, 1937). "Kansas Great Team In Making". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. Nason, Jerry (September 22, 1937). "Detroit Faces Great Power In Boston College Golden Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 32. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Detroit Clips Eagles On Muddy Field". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. September 24, 1937. p. 46. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. Lewis H. Walter (October 24, 1937). "Titans Triumph, 14-0, and Remain Unbeaten". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 7 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Hurwitz, Hy (October 30, 1937). "Riddled Eagles Backed To Win". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. Moore, Gerry (November 20, 1937). "Eagles Given 10-7 Edge On Terriers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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