1925 Boston College Eagles football team

1925 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Frank Cavanaugh (7th season)
Captain	Jack Donahue
Home stadium	Braves Field

1925 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Dartmouth			–					8	–	0	–	0
Fordham			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Colgate			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. 10 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Lafayette			–					7	–	1	–	1
Springfield			–					6	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	2	–	0
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					7	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					5	–	2	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					3	–	4	–	1
St. John's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	0
Providence			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					1	–	6	–	1
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Boston College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, the team compiled a 6–2 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 154 to 54.^[1]

Jack Cronin played at the left halfback position. He later played four years in the National Football League for the Providence Steam Roller. Joe McKenney played at quarterback and later returned as Boston College's head football coach from 1928 to 1934. Jack Donahue was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		Catholic University	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 6–0		[2]
October 12		Haskell	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 7–6		[3]
October 17	2:00 p.m.	Boston University	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 51–7		[4]
October 24		Allegheny	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 14–7		[5]
October 31		Providence College	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 51–0		[6]
November 7		West Virginia	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 0–21		[7]
November 14		West Virginia Wesleyan	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 6–7		[8]
November 28		Holy Cross	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 17–6	47,000	[9]

References

1. "2017 Boston College Football Media Guide" (PDF). Boston College. 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
2. "Forward Pass Wins at Boston College". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1925. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "B.C. Beats Indians By a Single Point". The Hartford Courant. October 13, 1925. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Eagles Ready For Terriers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 17, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Boston College Vanquishes Eleven, 14 to 7". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 25, 1925. p. III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "B. C. 28, Providence 0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Mountaineers Open Attack Bewilders Boston College". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. November 8, 1925. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Boston College Is Nosed Out By West Virginia Wesleyan". The Hartford Courant. November 15, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
9. "B.C. Warriors Defeat Holy Cross By 17 to 6". New York Daily News. November 29, 1925. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.