1946 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1946 Boston College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1946 college football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Denny Myers, who returned to coach the team after serving in the United States Navy during the previous three seasons. The team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 235 to 123.[2]

1946 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumBraves Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army  901
Penn State  620
Boston College  630
Holy Cross  640
NYU  530
Villanova  640
Colgate  440
Syracuse  450
Pittsburgh  351
Temple  242
Merchant Marine  470
Bucknell  360
Fordham  070
Rankings from AP Poll

The Eagles ranked ninth nationally in total offense with an average of 351.0 yards per game.[3] They also ranked third nationally in passing offense (140.7 passing yards per game),[4] 11th nationally in total defense (giving up 176.8 yards per game),[3] 15th nationally in scoring offense (26.0 points per game).[2]

Boston College was ranked at No. 44 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]

The team played it home games at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Wake ForestL 6–1238,500[6]
October 5at Michigan StateW 34–2021,015[7]
October 11Merchant Marine
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 56–721,000[8]
October 25Villanova
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 14–1232,800[9]
November 2at NYUW 72–68,000[10]
November 9Georgetown
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 20–1319,800[11]
November 16No. 8 Tennessee
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
L 13–3338,000[12]
November 23Alabama
  • Braves Field
  • Boston, MA
W 13–741,000[13]
November 30Holy CrossNo. 17
L 6–1343,000[14]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][15]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP17т

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Eagles were selected.[16]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
14123John KissellDefensive tackleLos Angeles Rams
22204Art DonovanDefensive tackleNew York Giants

References


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