1929 Boston College Eagles football team

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1929 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainPaddy Creedon
Home stadiumFenway Park
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 2
Bucknell   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
NYU   –   7 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 2 – 2
Drexel   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 1
Army   –   6 – 4 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 3 – 2
Brown   –   5 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 4 – 2
Princeton   –   2 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1929 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe McKenney, the Eagles compiled a record of 7–2–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Catholic University
W 13–6[1]
October 52:00 p.m.Maine
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 42–0[2]
October 122:00 p.m.Villanova
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
T 7–7[3]
October 19at Dayton
W 23–7
October 262:00 p.m.Canisius
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 40–6[4]
November 22:00 p.m.Duke
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 20–12[5]
November 92:00 p.m.Fordham
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 6–7[6][7]
November 16at Marquette
L 6–20[8]
November 232:00 p.m.Boston University
W 33–0[9]
November 301:45 p.m.Holy Cross
W 12–035,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "Boston College and Catholic University Elevens to Open Football Season at Fenway Park". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 28, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Boston College to Present Powerful Team Against Inexperience Maine Eleven at Fenway Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 5, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Creedon To Face Villanova". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Eagles Figure Victory Today Despite Tricky Offense Expected From Urban's Canisius Outfit". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 26, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Eagles Expect to Meet Strong Forward-Passing Attack From Duke but Figure on Getting Decision". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Fordham A Tough Opponent For B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Fordham A Tough Opponent For B. C. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Marquette Nips Boston 20 to 6". The Capital Times. November 17, 1929. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boston College, Smarting Under Two Recent Defeats, Hopes To Regain Stride Against Pioneers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 23, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 30, 1929). "Eagles And Purple Fir For Big Clash". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 13. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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