1947 Boston College Eagles football team

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1947 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainAngie Nicketakis[1]
Home stadiumBraves Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State     9 0 1
Muhlenberg     9 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
No. 11 Army     5 2 2
Villanova     6 3 1
Boston University     5 3 0
Hofstra
    5 3 0
Tufts     5 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 3 1
Boston College     5 4 0
Holy Cross     4 4 2
Springfield     4 4 0
Syracuse     3 6 0
CCNY     2 5 1
NYU     2 5 1
Colgate     1 5 2
Temple     2 6 0
Bucknell     2 7 0
Duquesne     2 8 0
Fordham     1 6 1
Merchant Marine     2 9 0
Pittsburgh     1 8 0
Carnegie Tech
    0 6 0
Drexel     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Boston College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Denny Myers, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 184 to 134.[2][1]

Boston College was ranked at No. 54 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

The team played its home games at Braves Field in Boston.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26ClemsonW 32–2230,000[4]
October 10Kansas State
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 49–1321,457[5]
October 17LSU
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 13–1436,423[6]
October 24Villanova
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 6–040,184[7]
November 1Georgetown
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 27–621,009[8]
November 8Wake Forest
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 13–1430,279[9]
November 15at
Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
  • L 13–3820,000[10]
    November 22Saint Mary's
    • Braves Field
    • Boston, MA
    W 25–719,733[11]
    November 29Holy Cross
    L 6–2042,500[12]

    References

    1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
    2. ^ "1947 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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