1935 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

1935 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
  • Dinny McNamara (1st season; first 4 games)
  • Harry Downes (last 5 games)
CaptainJoe O'Brien[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Holy Cross   –   9 – 0 – 1
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   5 – 0 – 3
Syracuse   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 1 – 2
No. 11 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   7 – 2 – 1
Providence   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 2 – 2
Manhattan   –   5 – 3 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   5 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 1
Penn   –   4 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Vermont   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 2
Harvard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 5 – 2
Brown   –   1 – 8 – 0
Cornell   –   0 – 6 – 1
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1935 college football season. The Eagles began the year led by head coach Dinny McNamara, but he resigned after four games due to illness.[2] Former All-American Harry Downes coached the final five games. Boston College played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished with a record of 9–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Saint AnselmW 13–2
October 5at FordhamL 0–1933,000
October 19Michigan State
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 18–6
October 26New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 19–6[3][4][5]
November 2Providence
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 20–6
November 9Western Maryland
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 6–12
November 16Springfield
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 39–0
November 23Boston University
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 25–6
November 30Holy Cross
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
L 6–20

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 179.
  2. ^ "M'Namara Named Coach.; Appointed Football Mentor at Boston College for Two Years" (PDF). The New York Times. March 8, 1935. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  3. ^ Hayward, Bill (October 26, 1935). "B. C. Subs in Lineup". The Boston Globe. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hayward, Bill (October 26, 1935). "B. C.-New Hampshire—". The Boston Globe. p. 9. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boston College Wins Over New Hampshire". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 27, 1935. p. 43. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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