1930 Boston College Eagles football team

1930 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainJohn Dixon
Home stadiumFenway Park
1930 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colgate   –   9 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Dartmouth   –   7 – 1 – 1
St. John's   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   6 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 2
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 2
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 1
Drexel   –   6 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 3 – 1
Manhattan   –   4 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 4 – 0
  –   5 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   5 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 2
Harvard   –   3 – 4 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   1 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   1 – 7 – 1
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1930 college football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Joe McKenney and played their home games at Fenway Park in Boston. The team captain was John Dixon.[1] Boston College finished the season with a record of 5–5.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Catholic UniversityW 54–7[2]
October 6Quantico Marines
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 13–7[3]
October 13Fordham
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 0–330,000[4]
October 18at VillanovaL 0–7[5]
October 252:30 p.m.Dayton
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 15–6[6]
November 1Marquette
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 0–67,000[7]
November 8Georgetown
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 19–20[8]
November 14at Loyola (IL)
W 19–0[9]
November 222:00 p.m.Boston University
W 47–0[10]
November 291:45 p.m.Holy Cross
L 0–7[11][12]

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References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 178.
  2. ^ "Catholic U. Routed by Boston College". The Sunday Star. September 28, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston College Wins From Quantico, 13-7". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 7, 1930. p. 14. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Fordham Wins On Field Goal". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1930. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boston Eagles bow to Villanova in close battle". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Regular Backs To Start For Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 25, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Two Field Goals Tally For Marquette Over Boston College – Graney Boots 'Em Both". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1930. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgetown wins over Boston team via passing, 20–19". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eagles win, 19–0, under floodlights". The Boston Daily Globe. November 15, 1930. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boston College To Put Strong Team Against B. U." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 22, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 29, 1930). "Eagle—Crusader At Season's Best". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 29, 1930). "Eagle—Crusader At Season's Best (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 11. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.