1921 Boston College Eagles football team

1921 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3–1
Head coach	Frank Cavanaugh (3rd season)
Captain	Tony Comerford
Home stadium	Alumni Field, Braves Field

1921 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	0	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	0	–	0
Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					8	–	0	–	2
Yale			–					8	–	1	–	0
New Hampshire			–					8	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	1	–	2
Villanova			–					6	–	1	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Geneva			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	1
Fordham			–					4	–	3	–	2
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	2
Lehigh			–					4	–	4	–	0
Springfield			–					4	–	5	–	2
Vermont			–					3	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	3	–	3
Buffalo			–					2	–	3	–	2
Drexel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	5	–	2
Duquesne			–					0	–	4	–	1

The 1921 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College an independent during the 1921 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Boston College compiled a record of 4–3–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	3:00 p.m.	Boston University	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 13–0		[1]
October 8	3:00 p.m.	Providence College	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 25–0		[2]
October 15		at Baylor	State Fair of Texas Dallas, TX	W 23–7
October 22		Detroit	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 0–28		[3]
October 29		at Fordham	Ebbets Field Brooklyn, NY	T 0–0	5,000	[4]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Marietta	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 14–0		[5]
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 10–14	20,000	[6]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–41		[7][8]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "B. U. Team Hopes To Score On B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 1, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "B. C. Will Take on Providence Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "U. of D. Defeats Boston: Detroit Team Easy Victor Over Boston". Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1921. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fordham and Boston College Elevens Plat Scoreless Tie". The Standard Union. Brooklyn, New York. October 30, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Donnellan To Run B. C. Team". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Boston College All Set For Georgetown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 19, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Boston College Awaits Old Foe". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Boston College Awaits Old Foe (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 26, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .