1961 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainJoe Sikorski[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Rutgers   –  9 –0 –0
No. 17 Arizona   –  8 –1 –1
Memphis State   –  8 –2 –0
Villanova   –  8 –2 –0
No. 17 Penn State   –  8 –3 –0
No. 14 Syracuse   –  8 –3 –0
Holy Cross   –  7 –3 –0
Navy   –  7 –3 –0
Miami (FL)   –  7 –4 –0
Army   –  6 –4 –0
San Jose State   –  6 –4 –0
Xavier   –  6 –4 –0
Colgate   –  5 –4 –0
Detroit   –  5 –4 –0
Houston   –  5 –4 –1
Notre Dame   –  5 –5 –0
Oregon State   –  5 –5 –0
Florida State   –  4 –5 –1
Boston University   –  4 –5 –0
Boston College   –  4 –6 –0
Oregon   –  4 –6 –0
Air Force   –  3 –7 –0
Pittsburgh   –  3 –7 –0
Washington State   –  3 –7 –0
Idaho   –  2 –7 –0
Dayton   –  2 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Ernie Hefferle in his second and final season as head caoch, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–6. Boston College played home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After posting a losing record for the second consecutive year, Hefferle resigned become an assistant at Pittsburgh.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Cincinnati
W 23–018,000
September 30at Northwestern
L 0–4535,418
October 7at Houston
L 0–2112,000
October 13at Detroit
L 3–2015,260[3]
October 21Villanova
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 22–620,500
November 4Iowa State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 14–1017,600
November 11at Texas Tech
L 6–1420,000
November 18at Boston University
W 10–719,600
November 25Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
L 13–2817,600
December 2at Holy Cross
L 26–3824,000[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 182.
  2. ↑ "Boston College Coach Resigns To Join Pitt". The Baltimore Sun. December 21, 1961. p. S17.
  3. ↑ Jack Berry (October 14, 1961). "Bring On Those Middies; U-D 20, Boston College 3". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Quick-Hitting H.C. Shocks B.C., 38-26". The Boston Globe. December 3, 1961. pp. 85, 88 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1961 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2018.


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