1933 Boston College Eagles football team

1933 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainFrank Maloney[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
Duquesne   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   9 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 1 – 1
Bucknell   –   7 – 2 – 0
Fordham   –   6 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   5 – 3 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 3 – 0
Manhattan   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cornell   –   4 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 3 – 2
La Salle   –   3 – 3 – 2
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   3 – 5 – 0
Vermont   –   3 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 4 – 1
Penn   –   2 – 4 – 1
Northeastern   –   1 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 5 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 7 – 1
CCNY   –   1 – 5 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1933 college football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-year head coach Joe McKenney and played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished with a record of 8–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Saint Anselm
W 22–0
October 72:30 p.m.Loyola (MD)
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 37–0[2]
October 122:30 p.m.Centre
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 6–015,000–20,000[3][4][5]
October 212:00 p.m.at Fordham
L 6–3220,000[6][7]
October 282:30 p.m.Boston University
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 25–0[8]
November 42:00 p.m.Georgetown
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 39–0[9][10]
November 112:00 p.m.Villanova
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 9–010,000[11][12][13]
November 182:00 p.m.Western Maryland
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 12–9[14]
December 22:00 p.m.Holy Cross
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 13–925,000[15][16]

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 178.
  2. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 7, 1933). "Loyola Team Here To Clash With B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Centre and Eagle Battle Here Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1933. p. 26. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (October 13, 1933). "Eagles Win, 6-0, In Final Period". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (October 13, 1933). "Eagles Win, 6-0, In Final Period (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 22. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 12, 1933). "Odd 2 To 1 On Rams To Top Eagles Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Hunt, Marshall (October 22, 1933). "Fordam Eleven Overwhelms Boston College Eagles, 32-6". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 118. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Boston College To Try For Record Score Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 28, 1933. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Eagles Fear Soggy Field Will Assist Georgetown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "G. U. Crushed by Boston College, 39-0". The Sunday Star. November 5, 1933. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Colorful Villanova On Eagles Gridiron". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 11, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Friedenberg, Ronald (November 12, 1933). "Villanova Gridmen Beaten By Eagles On Boston Gridiron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 45. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Friedenberg, Ronald (November 12, 1933). "Villanova Unable To Check Furious Rush Of Eaglemen (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 47. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Eagle Are Favored To Nip Tricky Foes". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 18, 1933. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Nason, Jerry (December 2, 1933). "Holy Cross Favored In Today's Contest". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Nason, Jerry (December 2, 1933). "Holy Cross Favored In Today's Contest (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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