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1937 Boston College Eagles football team

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1937 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainTony DiNatale
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Fenway Park
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh     9 0 1
No. 6 Villanova     8 0 1
No. 3 Fordham     7 0 1
No. 7 Dartmouth     7 0 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross     8 0 2
St. Thomas (PA)     6 1 1
No. 12 Yale     6 1 1
Army     7 2 0
Boston University     6 2 0
Cornell     5 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Syracuse     5 2 1
CCNY     5 2 0
No. 12 Manhattan     6 3 1
Penn State     5 3 0
Duquesne     6 4 0
Brown     5 4 0
NYU     5 4 0
Temple     3 2 4
Boston College     4 4 1
Bucknell     3 3 2
Buffalo     4 4 0
Princeton     4 4 0
Tufts     3 4 1
Colgate     3 5 0
Columbia     2 5 2
Hofstra     2 4 0
Carnegie Tech     2 5 1
Penn     2 5 1
Providence     2 6 0
Vermont     2 6 0
La Salle     2 7 0
Massachusetts State     1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1937 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gil Dobie, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–4–1. Boston College played home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and Fenway Park in Boston.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 253:00 p.m.Northeastern
W 35–211,000[1]
October 22:30 p.m.Kansas State
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 21–715,000[2]
October 122:30 p.m.TempleT 0–025,000[3]
October 232:30 p.m.Detroit
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 0–147,000[4][5][6]
October 302:00 p.m.NC State
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 7–1212,000[7]
November 6at Western MarylandWestminster, MDW 27–01,500
November 13Kentucky
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 13–03,500
November 202:00 p.m.Boston University
L 6–1312,000[8]
November 27vs. No. 17 Holy Cross
L 0–2035,000

References

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  1. ^ Nason, Jerry (September 25, 1937). "Crusader Game Feature Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 12, 1937). "Eagles Tackle Temple Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 17. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 2, 1937). "Kansas Great Team In Making". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Nason, Jerry (September 22, 1937). "Detroit Faces Great Power In Boston College Golden Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 32. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Detroit Clips Eagles On Muddy Field". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. September 24, 1937. p. 46. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Lewis H. Walter (October 24, 1937). "Titans Triumph, 14-0, and Remain Unbeaten". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (October 30, 1937). "Riddled Eagles Backed To Win". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Moore, Gerry (November 20, 1937). "Eagles Given 10-7 Edge On Terriers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.