1925 Boston College Eagles football team

1925 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainJack Donahue
Home stadiumBraves Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Dartmouth   –   8 – 0 – 0
Fordham   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Colgate   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Lafayette   –   7 – 1 – 1
Springfield   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
NYU   –   6 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bucknell   –   7 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   5 – 2 – 2
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 4 – 1
St. John's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 0
Providence   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 0
Manhattan   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Boston College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, the team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 154 to 54.[1]

Jack Cronin played at the left halfback position. He later played four years in the National Football League for the Providence Steam Roller. Joe McKenney played at quarterback and later returned as Boston College's head football coach from 1928 to 1934. Jack Donahue was the team captain.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Catholic University
W 6–0[2]
October 12Haskell
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 7–6[3]
October 172:00 p.m.Boston University
W 51–7[4]
October 24Allegheny
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 14–7[5]
October 31Providence College
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 51–0[6]
November 7West Virginia
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 0–21[7]
November 14West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 6–7[8]
November 28Holy Cross
W 17–647,000[9]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Boston College Football Media Guide" (PDF). Boston College. 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Forward Pass Wins at Boston College". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1925. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "B.C. Beats Indians By a Single Point". The Hartford Courant. October 13, 1925. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eagles Ready For Terriers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 17, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Boston College Vanquishes Eleven, 14 to 7". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 25, 1925. p. III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "B. C. 28, Providence 0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Mountaineers Open Attack Bewilders Boston College". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. November 8, 1925. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Boston College Is Nosed Out By West Virginia Wesleyan". The Hartford Courant. November 15, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "B.C. Warriors Defeat Holy Cross By 17 to 6". New York Daily News. November 29, 1925. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
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