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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: Michael J. Mike Holovak
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Michael J. Mike Holovak enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Boston College.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Richmond  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Wake Forest  7   7   T    @ Winston-Salem, NC   
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Drake  20   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Villanova  7   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Fordham  14   13   W    @ Boston, MA   
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Clemson  0   13   L       
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ Detroit Mercy  23   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Xavier  0   6   L       
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Holy Cross  7   21   L    @ Boston, MA   
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored92
  Scoring Average10.2
  Points Allowed129
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record7-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record1-0 -1
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1952 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-4243209   James L. Malone
Southern Mississippi 10-1402163   Thad Pie Vann
Michigan State 9-031284   Clarence L. Biggie Munn
Arkansas State 8-3351123   Forrest W. England
Fresno State 8-2331233   Clark Van Galder
Virginia 8-229790   Arthur L Art Guepe
Maryland 7-221885   James M. Jim Tatum
Notre Dame 7-2-1183108   Frank W. Leahy
Penn State 7-2-1172149   Charles A. Rip Engle
Syracuse 7-3203202Lost  6-61  Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Navy 6-2-114775   Edward J. Eddie Erdelatz
Pittsburgh 6-3187156   Lowell P. Red Dawson
San Jose State 6-3251164   Robert T. Bob Bronzan
Hawaii 5-5-2285280   Hank Vasconcellos
Army 4-4-1155151   Earl H. Red Blaik
Boston College 4-4-192129   Michael J. Mike Holovak
Miami 4-7181192   Andy Gustafson
Jacksonville State 3-6121148 0-33380  Don Salls
Louisville 3-5172224   Frank Camp
Akron 2-6-1121156   Ken Red Cochrane
Clemson 2-6-1112157   Frank Howard
Marshall 2-7-2193233   Pete Pedersen
Memphis 2-7141263   Ralph Hatley
Nevada 2-3111126   Jake Lawlor
Temple 2-7-1128221   Albert P. Kawal
Buffalo 1-759201   Fritz Febel
Florida State 1-8-1101261   Donald A. Don Veller

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.