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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