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: Ernie Hefferle Conference: Independent-
1961 Season Highlights
Ernie Hefferle enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Boston College.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Cincinnati
23
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Northwestern
0
45
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Houston
0
21
L
Fri., Oct. 13 @ Detroit Mercy
3
20
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Villanova
22
6
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Iowa State
14
10
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Texas Tech
6
14
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Boston University
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Syracuse
13
28
L
Sat., Dec. 2 @ Holy Cross
26
38
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 117
Scoring Average 11.7
Points Allowed 189
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 29-30
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 1-5
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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