1932 Boston College Eagles football team

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1932 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–2
Head coach
CaptainPhilip Couhig[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Colgate     9 0 0
Brown     7 1 0
Columbia     7 1 1
Pittsburgh     8 1 2
No. 8 Army     8 2 0
Drexel     5 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 2 0
Villanova     7 2 0
Duquesne     7 2 1
Fordham     6 2 0
Penn     6 2 0
Temple     5 1 2
Tufts     5 1 2
Cornell     5 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     4 2 1
Boston College     4 2 2
La Salle     4 2 2
Harvard     5 3 0
NYU     5 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     5 3 1
Manhattan     6 3 2
Carnegie Tech     4 3 2
Bucknell     4 4 1
Syracuse     4 4 1
Princeton     2 2 3
Yale     2 2 3
Boston University     2 3 2
Vermont     2 4 1
CCNY     2 5 0
Penn State     2 5 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1932 college football season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Joe McKenney and played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished with a record of 4–2–2.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12:30 p.m.Loyola (MD)W 14–09,000[2][3]
October 122:00 p.m.Centre
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 6–014,000[4]
October 22at MarquetteL 0–13[5]
October 29Fordham
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 3–0[6][7]
November 52:00 p.m.Villanova
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 9–20[8]
November 112:00 p.m.Western Maryland
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
T 20–20[9]
November 192:00 p.m.Boston University
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 21–6[10]
November 261:45 p.m.at Holy CrossT 0–0[11][12]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 178.
  2. ^ "Dignitaries Attend B. C. Stadium Opener". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 1, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Loyola Beaten In Boston Tilt". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 2, 1932. p. 22. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ ""Praying Colonels," Light, Fast Eleven". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1932. p. 20. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Charles Nevada (October 23, 1932). "Marquette U. Eleven Whips Boston, 13 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "B. C. Fans Expect Close, Hard Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "B. C. Fans Expect Close, Hard Game (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Eagle Favored To Shade Villanova". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Wet Field Figured To Benefit Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 11, 1932. p. 25. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Eagles Taking No Changes On Defeat". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 19, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 26, 1932). "Boston College Opposes Holy Cross Rival Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (November 26, 1932). "B.C. Eleven plays Holy Cross Today (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.