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1941 Boston College Eagles football team

1941 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainAl Morro[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duquesne   –   8 – 0 – 0
Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0
Saint Francis (PA)   –   6 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
Rochester   –   6 – 1 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   6 – 1 – 0
Wagner   –   5 – 1 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 2 – 0
Coast Guard   –   6 – 2 – 0
Norwich   –   6 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   4 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
La Salle   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Manhattan   –   4 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   4 – 4 – 2
Colgate   –   3 – 3 – 2
Providence   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   3 – 4 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Boston College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its first year under head coach Denny Myers, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 235 to 106.[2] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Fenway Park in Boston.

Three Boston College players were selected by the United Press as first-team players on the 1941 All-New England football team: center Naumetz, tackle Morro, and halfback Frank "Monk" Maznicki.[3] Other key players included backs Mike Holovak, Adolph Kissell, Ted Williams, and Lorenzo Castiglione.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Saint AnselmNewton, MAW 78–020,000[4]
September 27at Tulane
L 7–2145,000[5]
October 11Clemson
L 13–2623,000[6]
October 18Manhattan
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 26–1312,000[7]
October 25Georgetown
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 14–622,000[8]
November 1No. 13 Temple
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 31–015,000[9]
November 8Wake Forest
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 26–613,446[10]
November 15TennesseeNo. 18
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 7–1432,000[11]
November 22Boston University
W 19–715,000[12]
November 29Holy Cross
W 14–1340,000[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 179.
  2. ^ "1941 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Harvard Linemen Land Five Berths on All-N.E. Team". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1941. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eagles Trounce St. Anselm 78-0 In Opening Tilt". The Hartford Courant. September 21, 1941. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Mortimer Kreeger (September 28, 1941). "Tulane Upsets Boston College's Sugar Bowl Champions, 21 to 7". The Birmingham News. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 12, 1941). "Country Gentlemen Pluck Eagles, 26-13". The Greenville News. pp. Front 1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston's Ted Williams Jolts Jaspers, 26-13". New York Daily News. October 19, 1941. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Boston College Gridders Thump Georgetown, 14-0". The Sunday News (Lancaster, PA). October 26, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BC Hands Temple 1st Defeat, 31-0". New York Daily News. November 2, 1941. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons Put Up Hard Fight In Losing To Boston College, 26-6". Asheville Citizen Times. November 9, 1941. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vols Defeat BC, 14-7, On 4th Period Score". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 41C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Eagles Whip Terriers In Boston Tussle 19-7". The Hartford Courant. November 23, 1941. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Eagles Top HC, 14-13, In Last 2 Minutes". New York Daily News. November 30, 1941. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.