1922 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

1922 Boston College Eagles football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–2–1
Head coach|

* Frank Cavanaugh (4th season)

Captain| Bill Kelleher
Home stadium| Braves Field

Seasons

<- 1921

1923 ->

1922 Eastern college football independents records

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

The 1922 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College an independent during the 1922 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Boston College compiled a record of 6–2–1.

## Schedule

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October 7| 3:00 p.m.| Boston University|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| W 20–6| | [1][2]
October 12| 3:00 p.m.| Fordham|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| W 27–0| 22,000| [3][4][5]
October 21| | at Detroit|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 8–10| | [6]
October 28| 2:00 p.m.| Lafayette|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| L 0–12| | [7][8][9]
November 4| 2:00 p.m.| Villanova|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| W 15–3| | [10][11][12]
November 11| 2:00 p.m.| Baylor|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| W 33–0| | [13][14][15]
November 18| 2:00 p.m.| Canisius|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| W 13–7| | [16][17]
November 25| 2:00 p.m.| Georgetown|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| T 0–0| | [18][19][20]
December 2| | Holy Cross|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| W 17–13| 54,000|

* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "B. C. Ready For Its First Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 7, 1922. p. 11. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Boston College Eleven Scores 20-6 Win Over B. U." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1922. p. 18. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Boston College Hope To Defeat Fordham In Big Holiday Battle". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (October 13, 1922). "B. C. Lands Game, 27-0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (October 13, 1922). "B. C. Lands Game By 27 To 0 Count (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 23. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Lloyd Northard (October 22, 1922). "University of Detroit Humbles Boston College". Detroit Free Press. pp. 21, 25 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Lafayette And B. C. Ready For Big Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 28, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ Hallahan, John J. (October 29, 1922). "Lafayette Gets Two Touchdowns". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ Hallahan, John J. (October 29, 1922). "Lafayette Gets Two Touchdowns (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "B. C. Looks For Stiff Battle". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
11. ^ "B. C. Turns Back Villanova, 15-3". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
12. ^ "B. C. Turns Back Villanova, 15-3 (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1922. p. 18. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
13. ^ "Undefeated Baylor Meets Good B. C. Team". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 11, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
14. ^ "Baylor Swamped By Boston College". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
15. ^ "Baylor Swamped By B. C. Team, 33-0 (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
16. ^ "Urban's Outfit Ready For B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
17. ^ Lynch, Daniel J. (November 19, 1922). "Boston College Wins Spectacular Battle". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 21. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
18. ^ "Boston College Fit To Meet Georgetown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 25, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
19. ^ Lynch, Daniel J. (November 26, 1922). "Georgetown Battles B. C. To Scoreless Tie". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
20. ^ Lynch, Daniel J. (November 26, 1922). "Georgetown And B. C. To In A Tie (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 22. Retrieved May 30, 2021 - 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
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* Clemson (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)
* Holy Cross
* Notre Dame: Holy War
* UMass
* Virginia Tech
* Sacred Cod Trophy

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* Scanlan Award
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