Boston College Football Team History
Boston College Eagles
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Founded: 1863 Stadium: Alumni Stadium Capacity: 44,500 Colors: Maroon & Gold Coach: Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie Conference: Independent-
1938 Season Highlights
Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Boston College.
1938 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Canisius
63
12
W
Fri., Sep. 30 vs. Northeastern
13
0
W
Wed., Oct. 12 vs. Detroit Mercy
9
6
W
Fri., Oct. 21 @
Temple
26
26
T
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Florida
33
0
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Indiana
14
0
W
@ Boston, MA
Fri., Nov. 11 @ Boston University
21
14
W
@ Boston, MA
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. St. Anselm
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 26 vs. Holy Cross
7
29
L
@ Boston, MA
1938 Season Totals
Record 6-1
-2
Points Scored 186
Scoring Average 20.7
Points Allowed 87
Defense Average 9.7
Opponents Record 8-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
-1
Away Record 1-0
-1
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1938 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1938 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.