1954 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1954 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Mike Holovak, the team compiled an 8-1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 196 to 74.[1] The team's sole loss was to Xavier; Xavier broke a 12-game winless streak with the victory over BC.[2]

1954 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1954 record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Mattaliano
Home stadiumFenway Park
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carnegie Tech   –    7 –0 –1
Boston College   –    8 –1 –0
Boston University   –    7 –2 –0
Hofstra   –    7 –2 –0
No. 20 Penn State   –    7 –2 –0
Tufts   –    6 –2 –0
Brown   –    6 –2 –1
Drexel   –    5 –2 –0
Bucknell   –    6 –3 –0
Colgate   –    5 –2 –2
Princeton   –    5 –3 –1
Yale   –    5 –3 –1
Cornell   –    5 –4 –0
Harvard   –    4 –3 –1
Syracuse   –    4 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –    4 –5 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    3 –5 –0
Temple   –    3 –5 –0
Dartmouth   –    3 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –7 –0
Buffalo   –    2 –7 –0
Fordham   –    1 –7 –1
Columbia   –    1 –8 –0
Villanova   –    1 –9 –0
Penn   –    0 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played its home games at Fenway Park in Boston.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Detroit
W 12–713,750[3]
October 2at Temple
W 12–95,000[4]
October 9VMI
W 44–07,941[5]
October 16at Fordham
W 21–713,676[6]
October 23Springfield
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston
W 42–65,400[7]
October 30Xavier
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston
L 14–194,972[2]
November 5at Marquette
W 13–715,000[8]
November 13Boston University
W 7–640,542[9]
November 27Holy Cross
W 31–1340,642[10]

References
  1. "1954 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "BC Eagles Upset At Fenway Park By Xavier Eleven". The Harford Courant. October 31, 1954. p. IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. George Puscas (September 26, 1954). "U-D Rallies, But Loses Again, 12-7". Detroit Free Press. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Boston College Spurts, Downs Temple, 12-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1954. pp. Sports 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "VMI Blasted, 44-0 By Boston College In Offensive Show". Daily News (VA). October 10, 1954. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Boston College Tallies Late To Beat Rams 21-7". The Hartford Courant. October 17, 1954. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "BC Wins, 42-6, For 5th In Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1954 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Marquette Beaten 13-7 In Final Home Grid Game". The Journal Times (WI). November 6, 1954. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Boston College Edges Boston U. 7-6 on Gagliardi's Conversion". The Hartford Courant. November 14, 1954. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Boston College Rolls Over Crusader Team: Eagles Conclude Finest Season Since Leahy Era". The Hartford Courant. November 28, 1954. p. 3-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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