1918 Boston College football team

1918 Boston College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
CaptainFrank Morrissey
Home stadiumAlumni Field, Braves Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell   –   6 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   3 – 0 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 0 – 0
Army   –   1 – 0 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   5 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   2 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   4 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   4 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   2 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 3 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 4 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 2 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 2 – 1
Lafayette   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   2 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   1 – 2 – 1
Vermont   –   0 – 1 – 1
Drexel   –   0 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1918 Boston College football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1918 college football season. Led by Frank Morrissey in his first and only season as head coach, Boston College compiled a record of 5–2.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 26Camp Devens
W 13–0[1]
November 2Norwich
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 6–01,200[2]
November 9Camp Bumkin
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 38–7[3]
November 16Fordham
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 0–14[4]
November 23at Harvard
L 6–14
November 302:00 p.m.Tufts
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 54–0[5]
December 17Minneola Aviation Station
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 25–0[6]

References

  1. ^ "Corrigan's Spectacular Football Feature In Boston College Victory". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1918. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Boston College Topples Norwich". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. November 3, 1918. p. 13. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Bumkin Is Outclassed By Boston". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. November 10, 1918. p. 15. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Fordham Masters Boston College". The Boston Post. November 17, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boston College Is Out For Second Berth". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 30, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Mineola Airmen Beaten: Boston College Gains One-Sided Victory at Football". The New York Times. December 8, 1918. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.


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