LSU at Boston College
Friday, October 17, 1947 Share
LSU beat Boston College 14–13. It was their first meeting; after it, LSU led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 87°F, low 54°FAttendance 36,423
In the newspapers
The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 18, 1947, page 1
Read the text
Louisiana State U. Edges Boston, l4-l3 BOSTON, Oct. II. - up – Louisiana States vastly superior football forces were limited to a 14–13 victory by the stubborn Boston College Eagles before a 36,423 crowd tonight at Braves field. The Southerners scored in each of the first two periods, on runs by Jim Cason and Zollie 10th, and had live other touch down thrusts turned aside.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
LSU 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every LSU–Boston College gameLSU leads 2–0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1953 | LSU 42, Boston College 6 | |
| 1947 | LSU 14, Boston College 13 |
Around this game
LSU
- Next gamevs. VanderbiltOct. 25, 1947
- SeasonLSU in 1947
- ProgramLSU history and records
Boston College
- Next gamevs. VillanovaOct. 24, 1947
- SeasonBoston College in 1947
- ProgramBoston College history and records