1937 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

1937 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Gil Dobie (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Base defense	6–3–2
Captain	Tony DiNatale
Home stadium	Alumni Field Fenway Park
Seasons← 1936 1938 →

1937 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh		–		9	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Villanova		–		8	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Fordham		–		7	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Dartmouth		–		7	–	0	–	2
No. T–14 Holy Cross		–		8	–	0	–	2
St. Thomas (PA)		–		6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Yale		–		6	–	1	–	1
Army		–		7	–	2	–	0
Boston University		–		6	–	2	–	0
Cornell		–		5	–	2	–	1
Harvard		–		5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	2	–	1
CCNY		–		5	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Manhattan		–		6	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	3	–	0
Duquesne		–		6	–	4	–	0
Brown		–		5	–	4	–	0
NYU		–		5	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		3	–	2	–	4
Boston College		–		4	–	4	–	1
Bucknell		–		3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo		–		4	–	4	–	0
Princeton		–		4	–	4	–	0
Tufts		–		3	–	4	–	1
Colgate		–		3	–	5	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	5	–	2
Hofstra		–		2	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		2	–	5	–	1
Penn		–		2	–	5	–	1
Providence		–		2	–	6	–	0
Vermont		–		2	–	6	–	0
La Salle		–		2	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts State		–		1	–	7	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1937 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gil Dobie, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–4–1. Boston College played home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and Fenway Park in Boston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	3:00 p.m.	Northeastern	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 35–2	11,000
October 2	2:30 p.m.	Kansas State	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 21–7	15,000
October 12	2:30 p.m.	Temple	Fenway Park Boston, MA	T 0–0	25,000
October 23	2:30 p.m.	Detroit	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	L 0–14	7,000
October 30	2:00 p.m.	NC State	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–12	12,000
November 6		at Western Maryland	Westminster, MD	W 27–0	1,500
November 13		Kentucky	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 13–0	3,500
November 20	2:00 p.m.	Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 6–13	12,000
November 27		vs. No. 17 Holy Cross	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–20	35,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

Nason, Jerry (September 25, 1937). "Crusader Game Feature Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
Nason, Jerry (October 12, 1937). "Eagles Tackle Temple Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 17. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
Nason, Jerry (October 2, 1937). "Kansas Great Team In Making". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
Nason, Jerry (September 22, 1937). "Detroit Faces Great Power In Boston College Golden Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 32. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Detroit Clips Eagles On Muddy Field". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. September 24, 1937. p. 46. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
Lewis H. Walter (October 24, 1937). "Titans Triumph, 14-0, and Remain Unbeaten". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
Hurwitz, Hy (October 30, 1937). "Riddled Eagles Backed To Win". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
Moore, Gerry (November 20, 1937). "Eagles Given 10-7 Edge On Terriers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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