1953 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1953 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1953 college football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Mike Holovak and played their home games at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

1953 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1953 record5–3–1
Head coachMike Holovak (3rd season)
CaptainJoe Johnson[1]
Home stadiumFenway Park
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Army   –    7 –1 –1
Harvard   –    6 –2 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    5 –2 –0
Yale   –    5 –2 –2
Penn State   –    6 –3 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    5 –3 –0
Boston College   –    5 –3 –1
Boston University   –    5 –3 –1
Syracuse   –    5 –3 –1
Tufts   –    4 –3 –0
Cornell   –    4 –3 –2
Holy Cross   –    5 –5 –0
Temple   –    4 –4 –1
Colgate   –    3 –4 –2
Columbia   –    4 –5 –0
Fordham   –    4 –5 –0
Villanova   –    4 –6 –0
Drexel   –    2 –3 –1
Penn   –    3 –5 –1
Pittsburgh   –    3 –5 –1
Dartmouth   –    2 –7 –0
Buffalo   –    1 –5 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Clemson
T 14–1410,960
October 3at No. 19 LSU
L 6–4225,000
October 11Villanova
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 7–1511,901
October 16at Fordham
W 20–1313,000
October 25at Xavier
W 31–1410,000
October 31Richmond
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 0–146,167
November 7Wake Forest
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 20–73,273
November 15Detroit
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
W 33–207,628
November 28Holy Cross
W 6–037,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[2][1]

References
  1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 181.
  2. "1953 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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