1916 Boston College football team

American college football season

1916 Boston College football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–2
Head coach|

* Charles Brickley (1st season)

Captain| Maurice Dullea
Home stadium| Alumni Field, Fenway Park

Seasons

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1917 ->

1916 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Swarthmore |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 2
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rhode Island State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Carlisle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

The 1916 Boston College football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1916 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Brickley, Boston College compiled a record of 6–2.

## Schedule

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September 23| 3:00 p.m.| Neponset Wanderers|

* Alumni Field
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| W 16–0| | [1]
September 30| | at Dartmouth|

* Alumni Oval
* Hanover, NH

| L 6–32| |
October 12| 3:00 p.m.| New Hampshire|

* Alumni Field
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| W 19–0| | [2][3]
October 21| | at Tufts|

* Tufts Oval
* Somerville, MA

| L 0–13| |
October 28| | at Trinity (CT)| Hartford, CT| W 21–7| |
November 4| 2:30 p.m.| Rhode Island State|

* Alumni Field
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| W 39–0| | [4][5]
November 18| 2:15 p.m.| Worcester Tech|

* Alumni Field
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| W 49–0| | [6]
December 2| | Holy Cross|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| W 17–14| 8,000| [7]

## References

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1. ^ "Boston College Line Showing Improvement". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 23, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Boston College May Try Open Game In Today's Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Rooters Make Trip to Boston in Vain". The New Hampshire. Vol. 6, no. 5\. Durham, New Hampshire. October 21, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved December 11, 2024 - via UNH.edu.
4. ^ "Boston College Ready For Rhode Island State". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Boston College 39, Rhode Island 0". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1916. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Boston College Plays Worcester Tech Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ Sweeney, Lawrence J. (December 3, 1916). "Boston Wins Bitter Battle". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.

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Boston College Eagles football

Venues|

* South End Grounds (1893–1899, 1902)
* American League Baseball Grounds (1901)
* Alumni Field (1915–1921, 1923, 1932–1941, 1943–1945, 1955)
* Fenway Park (1914–1917, 1919–1920, 1927–1931, 1936–1945, 1953–1956)
* Braves Field (1918–1927, 1944, 1946–1952)
* Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
* Sullivan Stadium (alternate)

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* Bowl games
* Boston University (Green Line Rivalry)
* Clemson (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)
* Holy Cross
* Notre Dame: Holy War
* UMass
* Virginia Tech
* Sacred Cod Trophy

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