1920 Boston College Eagles football team

1920 Boston College Eagles football
1920 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–0
Head coach	Frank Cavanaugh (2nd season);
Captain	Luke Urban
Home stadium	Alumni Field, Braves Field, Fenway Park
	Seasons ← 1919 1921 →

1920 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Boston College		–		8	–	0	–	0
Harvard		–		8	–	0	–	1
Princeton		–		6	–	0	–	1
Penn State		–		7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	0	–	2
Army		–		7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		7	–	2	–	0
Cornell		–		6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	2	–	1
Geneva		–		5	–	2	–	1
New Hampshire		–		5	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson		–		6	–	3	–	1
Penn		–		6	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		5	–	3	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	3	–	0
Williams		–		5	–	3	–	0
Yale		–		5	–	3	–	0
Fordham		–		4	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		3	–	2	–	2
Boston University		–		4	–	3	–	1
Columbia		–		4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne		–		3	–	3	–	1
Vermont		–		3	–	5	–	0
NYU		–		2	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island State		–		0	–	4	–	4
Tufts		–		2	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo		–		1	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		1	–	5	–	2
Villanova		–		1	–	5	–	1
Drexel		–		0	–	6	–	0

The 1920 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Boston College compiled a record of 8–0. Cavanaugh hired Wesley Englehorn as an assistant for the year. Luke Urban was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	3:00 p.m.	Fordham	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 20–0	7,000	^[1]^[2]
October 16		at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–13	30,000
October 30		at Springfield (MA)	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 12–0		^[3]^[4]
November 6	2:00 p.m.	vs. Boston University	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 34–0		^[5]
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Tufts	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 37–0		^[6]^[7]
November 20	2:00 p.m.	Marietta	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 13–3		^[8]
November 27		Georgetown	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 30–0	20,000	^[9]^[10]
December 4	2:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 14–0	40,000	^[11]^[12]
All times are in Eastern time

References

^ "B. C. Team Ready For Hard Fray". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "B. C. Team Outplays Fordham". The Boston Post. October 10, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "B. C. Conquers Springfield". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Boston College Is Springfield Victor (continued)". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "B. C. And B. U. To Put In Their Best". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Subs In Place Of Three B. C. Stars". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Boston College Shuts Out Tufts, 37-0, Stirring Runs Featuring". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 14, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Boston College Prepared For Marietta's Overhead Attack". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hallihan, John J. (November 28, 1920). "Boston College Runs Up 30 Points On Georgetown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hallihan, John J. (November 28, 1920). "Boston College In 30 To O Victory (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 14. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (December 4, 1920). "Rivals Ready For Big Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (December 4, 1920). "Rivals Ready For Big Game Today (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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[1] "B. C. Team Ready For Hard Fray". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "B. C. Team Outplays Fordham". The Boston Post. October 10, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "B. C. Conquers Springfield". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "Boston College Is Springfield Victor (continued)". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 31, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "B. C. And B. U. To Put In Their Best". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "Subs In Place Of Three B. C. Stars". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] "Boston College Shuts Out Tufts, 37-0, Stirring Runs Featuring". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 14, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] "Boston College Prepared For Marietta's Overhead Attack". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[9] Hallihan, John J. (November 28, 1920). "Boston College Runs Up 30 Points On Georgetown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[10] Hallihan, John J. (November 28, 1920). "Boston College In 30 To O Victory (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 14. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] Webb, Melville E. Jr. (December 4, 1920). "Rivals Ready For Big Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[12] Webb, Melville E. Jr. (December 4, 1920). "Rivals Ready For Big Game Today (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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