1955 Boston College Eagles football team

1955 Boston College Eagles football

Conference	Independent
1955 record	5–2–1
Head coach	Mike Holovak (5th season)
Captain	John Miller
Home stadium	Alumni Field

The 1955 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent in the 1955 college football season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Holovak, and played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Team captain John Miller went on to play four seasons in the National Football League.

The team won its first three games and was ranked No. 17 in the AP Poll after those three victories.^[1] The team suffered its first loss to Xavier,^[2] and one week later lost a close game to Miam by a 14–7 score at the Orange Bowl.^[3]

In the annual Green Line Rivalry game, Boston College gained 420 yards and defeated Boston University, 40–12, before a crowd of 25,827.^[4]

The final game of the season was a 26–7 victory over rivals Holy Cross in front of 37,235 fans in Fenway Park.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 24	Brandeis		Alumni Field • Chestnut Hill, MA	W 27–0
October 8	Villanova		Alumni Field • Chestnut Hill, MA	W 28–14
October 15	Detroit		Alumni Field • Chestnut Hill, MA	W 23–0
October 21	Marquette	No. 17	Alumni Field • Chestnut Hill, MA	T 13–13
October 29	at Xavier		Corcoran Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	L 12–19
November 4	at Miami (FL)		Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL	L 7–14
November 12	at Boston University		Nickerson Field • Boston University Field (Green Line Rivalry)	W 40–12
November 26	vs. Holy Cross		Fenway Park • Boston, MA (Rivalry)	W 26–7
^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:^[1]

References

1 2 "1955 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
↑ "Xavier Line Plays Big Role In Stopping Boston College". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 30, 1955. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Miami Edges Out Tough Boston College, 14–7". The Orlando Sentinel. November 5, 1955. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Boston College Easily Defeats Boston U. Team". The Hartford Courant. November 13, 1955. p. IV-7 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Strauss, Michael. (November 27, 1955). "Holy Cross Bows to Eagles' Team: Boston College Tops Holy Cross". The New York Times, pg. 223.

Boston College Eagles football
Venues	Alumni Field (1915–1957) Braves Field (1920–1930, 1944, 1946–1952, alternate) Fenway Park (1929–1930, 1936–1945, 1953–1956, alternate) Alumni Stadium (1957–present) South End Grounds (alternate) Foxboro Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston University (Green Line Rivalry) Clemson (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Holy Cross Notre Dame: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Syracuse UMass Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" Marching band Scanlan Award Hail Flutie
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