1961 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

1961 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
  • Ernie Hefferle (2nd season)
CaptainJoe Sikorski[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middlebury   –   5 – 1 – 1
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Alfred   –   6 – 2 – 0
Montclair State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Delaware Valley   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Syracuse   –   8 – 3 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   5 – 2 – 1
Holy Cross   –   7 – 3 – 0
C. W. Post   –   6 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Merchant Marine   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Rochester   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hamilton   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cortland State   –   4 – 3 – 0
American International   –   5 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 4 – 0
Coast Guard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Ithaca   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 5 – 0
Bridgeport   –   4 – 5 – 0
Norwich   –   3 – 4 – 1
Worcester Tech   –   3 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Union (NY)   –   3 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Nichols   –   2 – 3 – 0
Trenton State   –   1 – 6 – 0
King's (PA)   –   1 – 8 – 0
Springfield   –   0 – 7 – 1
Brockport   –   0 – 7 – 0
RPI   –   0 – 7 – 0
Hobart   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Led by Ernie Hefferle in his second and final season as head coach, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–6. Boston College played home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After posting a losing record for the second consecutive year, Hefferle resigned become an assistant at Pittsburgh.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23CincinnatiW 23–018,000
September 30at Northwestern
L 0–4535,418
October 7at Houston
L 0–2112,000[3]
October 13at DetroitL 3–2015,260[4]
October 21Villanova
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 22–620,500
November 4Iowa State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 14–1017,600[5]
November 11at Texas TechL 6–1420,000[6]
November 18at Boston UniversityW 10–719,600[7]
November 25Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 13–2817,600
December 2at Holy CrossL 26–3824,000[8]

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References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 182.
  2. ^ "Boston College Coach Resigns To Join Pitt". The Baltimore Sun. December 21, 1961. p. S17.
  3. ^ Benny Moskowitz (October 9, 1961). "BC Big, But UH Victim". The Baytown Sun. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Berry (October 14, 1961). "Bring On Those Middies; U-D 20, Boston College 3". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jerry Nason (November 5, 1961). "2 Late B.C. Drives Top Iowa State: Crump Ignites 14-10 Win". The Boston Globe. pp. 77, 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Paul Brookside (November 12, 1961). "Worley Fuels Raiders to 14-6 Victory Over Boston College". Fort Worth Star-Telegraph. p. 3 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jerry Nason (November 19, 1961). "Field Goal By Kirouac Rescues B.C.: 4th Period Boot Edges B.U., 10-7". The Boston Globe. pp. 67, 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Quick-Hitting H.C. Shocks B.C., 38-26". The Boston Globe. December 3, 1961. pp. 85, 88 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1961 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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