1953 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Johnson[1]
Home stadiumFenway Park
1953 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Juniata   –  7 –0 –0
No. 14 Army   –  7 –1 –1
Harvard   –  6 –2 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  5 –2 –0
Hofstra   –  6 –3 –0
Penn State   –  6 –3 –0
Yale   –  5 –2 –2
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –0
Boston College   –  5 –3 –1
Boston University   –  5 –3 –1
Syracuse   –  5 –3 –1
Princeton   –  5 –4 –0
Tufts   –  4 –3 –0
Cornell   –  4 –3 –2
Holy Cross   –  5 –5 –0
Temple   –  4 –4 –1
Colgate   –  3 –4 –2
Columbia   –  4 –5 –0
Fordham   –  4 –5 –0
Villanova   –  4 –6 –0
Drexel   –  2 –3 –1
Brown   –  3 –5 –1
Penn   –  3 –5 –1
Pittsburgh   –  3 –5 –1
Dartmouth   –  2 –7 –0
Buffalo   –  1 –5 –1
Bucknell   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Holovak, the Eagles compiled a record of 5–3–1. Boston College played home games at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26ClemsonT 14–1410,960[2]
October 3at No. 19 LSUL 6–4225,000[3]
October 11Villanova
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 7–1511,901
October 16at FordhamW 20–1320,760[4]
October 25at XavierW 31–1410,000[5]
October 31Richmond
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 0–146,167[6]
November 7Wake Forest
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 20–73,273[7]
November 15Detroit
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 33–207,628[8]
November 28Holy Cross
W 6–037,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 1 2 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 181.
  2. ↑ "Clemson comes back, ties Boston College". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Davis stars in LSU's 42–6 win". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 17, 1953). "Boston College Wins Upset Victory over Fordham, 20 to 13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Kane's passes, Zotti's runs win for B.C., 31–14". The Boston Daily Globe. October 26, 1953. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Richmond interceptions halt B.C., 14–0". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Eagles whip Deacons, 20–7 on last period scores". The Hartford Courant. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Dick Peters (November 16, 1953). "U-D Muffs Lead to BC Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. 37, 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Nason, Jerry (November 29, 1953). "B.C. Line Smothers Holy Cross, 6 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "1953 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.


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