1944 Boston College Eagles football team

1944 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainPete Baleyko, George Donelan[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Field, Braves Field, Fenway Park
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 0 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 1 – 0
Bucknell   –   7 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Syracuse   –   2 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   1 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 4 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 8 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1944 college football season. The Eagles were led by head coach Moody Sarno, who was in his second year covering for Denny Myers while Myers served in the United States Navy. Boston College played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Braves Field and Fenway Park in Boston. They finished with a record of 4–3.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at Harvard
L 0–1343,000[2]
October 138:00 p.m.CCNY
W 33–0[3][4]
October 20NYU
W 42–135,000[5]
October 282:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 19–12[6]
November 4Melville PT Boats
L 0–4512,000[7]
November 122:00 p.m.Brooklyn
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 24–216,500[8]
November 26Holy Cross
L 14–3030,000[9]

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References

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  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
  2. ^ "43,000 See Harvard Down Eagles, 13-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1944. p. S3.
  3. ^ "Eagles' Improved "T" Play Expected to Beat C. C. N. Y." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 13, 1944. p. 25. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "B. C. Eleven Trounces C. C. N. Y. Rivals, 33-0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 14, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Elliott Paces B.C. to 42-13 Victory". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. October 21, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Mason, Jerry (October 28, 1944). "Syracuse Eleven Choice Over B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 2. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Kane, Dan (November 4, 1944). "P. T. Vets Expected To Test B. C. Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 2. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "B. C.-Brooklyn Elevens Appear Evenly Matched". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Nason, Jerry (November 27, 1944). "Holy Cross Triumphs, 30-14, as Owens' Air Blitz Thrills 30,000". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1944 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.


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