1931_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team

1931 Boston College Eagles football
1931 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Joe McKenney (4th season);
Captain	Joe Kelley
Home stadium	Fenway Park
	Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

The 1931 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1931 college football season. The Eagles were led by fourth-year head coach Joe McKenney and played their home games at Fenway Park in Boston. The team finished with a record of 6–4.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	2:30 p.m.	Catholic University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 26–7		^[2]
October 3	2:30 p.m.	Dayton	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 13–0		^[3]
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Fordham	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 0–20	25,000	^[4]
October 17		Villanova	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 6–12		^[5]
October 24	2:00 p.m.	Marquette	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 0–7	5,000	^[6]^[7]
October 31		Georgetown	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 20–2		^[8]
November 7	2:30 p.m.	vs. Western Maryland	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 19–13	5,000	^[9]^[10]^[11]
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Centre	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 7–0	12,000	^[12]^[13]
November 21	2:00 p.m.	Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 18–6		^[14]^[15]
November 26	1:45 p.m.	vs. Holy Cross	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 6–7	25,000	^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]
All times are in Eastern time

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1931 Boston College Eagles football team

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v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Bucknell		–		6	–	0	–	3
Colgate		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	1	–	0
Cornell		–		7	–	1	–	0
Drexel		–		7	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Harvard		–		7	–	1	–	0
Temple		–		8	–	1	–	1
Columbia		–		7	–	1	–	1
Massachusetts State		–		7	–	1	–	1
Syracuse		–		7	–	1	–	1
Fordham		–		6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Yale		–		5	–	1	–	2
Army		–		8	–	2	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		–		6	–	2	–	0
Manhattan		–		4	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		7	–	3	–	0
Providence		–		7	–	3	–	0
Penn		–		6	–	3	–	0
NYU		–		6	–	3	–	1
Boston College		–		6	–	4	–	0
Washington & Jefferson		–		6	–	4	–	0
Tufts		–		3	–	2	–	2
Villanova		–		4	–	3	–	2
La Salle		–		4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne		–		3	–	5	–	3
Carnegie Tech		–		3	–	5	–	1
St. John's		–		3	–	5	–	1
CCNY		–		2	–	5	–	1
Boston University		–		2	–	7	–	0
Penn State		–		2	–	8	–	0
Princeton		–		1	–	7	–	0
Vermont		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from Dickinson System