1946 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1946 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1946 college football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Denny Myers, who returned to coach the team after serving in the United States Navy during the previous three seasons. The team played their home games at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 6–3.

1946 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record6–3
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumBraves Field
1946 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Army   –    9 –0 –1
Muhlenberg   –    9 –1 –0
Yale   –    7 –1 –1
Buffalo   –    7 –2 –0
Harvard   –    7 –2 –0
Massachusetts State   –    6 –2 –0
No. 13 Penn   –    6 –2 –0
Penn State   –    6 –2 –0
Boston College   –    6 –3 –0
Columbia   –    6 –3 –0
NYU   –    5 –3 –0
Cornell   –    5 –3 –1
Villanova   –    6 –4 –0
Boston College   –    7 –3 –0
Hofstra   –    4 –3 –0
Colgate   –    4 –4 –0
Syracuse   –    4 –5 –0
Drexel   –    3 –4 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    3 –4 –0
Brown   –    3 –5 –1
Pittsburgh   –    3 –5 –1
Princeton   –    3 –5 –0
Temple   –    2 –4 –2
Bucknell   –    3 –6 –0
Dartmouth   –    3 –6 –0
Tufts   –    1 –6 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    0 –6 –0
Fordham   –    0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27Wake Forest
L 6–1238,500
October 5at Michigan State
W 34–2021,016
October 12Merchant Marine
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 56–721,000
October 25Villanova
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 14–1232,800
November 2at NYU
W 72–68,000
November 9Georgetown
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 20–1319,800
November 16No. 8 Tennessee
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 13–3338,000
November 23Alabama
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 13–741,000
November 30Holy CrossNo. 17
L 6–1343,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[1][3]

References
  1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
  2. Holbrook, Bob (November 3, 1946). "Boston College Plucks Violets, 72-6". The Boston Globe. p. C25.
  3. "1946 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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