1920 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1920 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Boston College compiled a record of 8–0. Cavanaugh hired Wesley Englehorn as an assistant for the year. Luke Urban was the team captain.

1920 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
CaptainLuke Urban
Home stadiumAlumni Field, Braves Field, Fenway Park
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     8 0 0
Harvard     8 0 1
Princeton     6 0 1
Penn State     7 0 2
Pittsburgh     6 0 2
Army     7 2 0
Dartmouth     7 2 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Syracuse     6 2 1
Geneva     5 2 1
New Hampshire     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 3 1
Penn     6 4 0
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Lafayette     5 3 0
Holy Cross     5 3 0
Williams     5 3 0
Yale     5 3 0
Fordham     4 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 2 2
Boston University     4 3 1
Columbia     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 3 1
Vermont     3 5 0
NYU     2 5 1
Rhode Island State     0 4 4
Tufts     2 6 0
Rutgers     2 7 0
Buffalo     1 4 0
Colgate     1 5 2
Villanova     1 5 1
Drexel     0 6 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 93:00 p.m.Fordham
W 20–07,000[1][2]
October 16at YaleW 21–1330,000
October 30at Springfield
W 12–0[3][4]
November 62:00 p.m.Boston UniversityW 34–0[5]
November 132:00 p.m.Tufts
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 37–0[6][7]
November 202:00 p.m.Marietta
W 13–3[8]
November 27Georgetown
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 30–020,000[9][10]
December 42:00 p.m.Holy Cross
W 14–040,000[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "B. C. Team Ready For Hard Fray". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "B. C. Team Outplays Fordham". The Boston Post. October 10, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "B. C. Conquers Springfield". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Boston College Is Springfield Victor (continued)". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "B. C. And B. U. To Put In Their Best". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Subs In Place Of Three B. C. Stars". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Boston College Shuts Out Tufts, 37-0, Stirring Runs Featuring". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 14, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Boston College Prepared For Marietta's Overhead Attack". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ Hallihan, John J. (November 28, 1920). "Boston College Runs Up 30 Points On Georgetown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ Hallihan, John J. (November 28, 1920). "Boston College In 30 To O Victory (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 14. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (December 4, 1920). "Rivals Ready For Big Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (December 4, 1920). "Rivals Ready For Big Game Today (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .