1927 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

1927 Boston College Eagles football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–4
Head coach|

* D. Leo Daley (1st season)

Captain| Tom O'Brien
Home stadium| Braves Field

Seasons

<- 1926

1928 ->

1927 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Springfield |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 2
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 2
No. 6 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 5 Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 2
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 3
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Providence |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 2
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by D. Leo Daley in his first and only season as head coach, Boston College compiled a record of 4–4.

## Schedule

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October 1| 2:30 p.m.| Duke|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| L 9–25| | [1][2]
October 12| | Geneva|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| L 0–13| 18,000| [3][4]
October 22| 2:00 p.m.| West Virginia Wesleyan|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| W 33–0| | [5]
October 29| | at Fordham|

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| W 27–7| 8,000|
November 5| | Villanova|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| L 7–13| | [6]
November 12| | Georgetown|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| L 0–47| | [7]
November 19| | at Connecticut|

* Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
* Storrs, CT

| W 19–0| |
November 26| | Holy Cross|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| W 6–0| 40,000| [8][9]

* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "Duke Players Hope To Defeat Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 1, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved May 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Jankoski Tops Blue Devils In 25-9 Conquest". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 2, 1927. p. 21. Retrieved May 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ Webb, Meville E. Jr. (October 13, 1927). "Geneva Beats B.C. In Late Rush, 13-0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ Webb, Meville E. Jr. (October 13, 1927). "Geneva Defeats B.C. In Second Half, 13-0 (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Eagles On Edge For Game With Bobcats At Wigwam". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 22, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved May 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Villanova Rises To Trim Boston Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1927. p. 58. Retrieved May 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Georgetown Men Expect Victory". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1927. p. 19. Retrieved May 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Great Game Looms Up As Eagles Meet Crusaders". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Great Game Looms As B. C. Meets H. C. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 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)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 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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* Scanlan Award
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