Holy Cross at Boston College
Saturday, November 26, 1949 Share
Boston College beat Holy Cross 76–0. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Holy Cross led the series 9–8.
FinalHigh 50°F, low 28°F, 0.27 in. of rainAttendance 38,771
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 28, 1949, page 2
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spark Fordham to 34–6 triumph over NYU. tis ‘a Ed Petela, Boston College – Scored 34 points on four touch downs and ten conversions to fea- ture Eagles 76–0 rout of Holy Cross. Ken Kong, Louisiana State = Started State off to upset 21–0 triumph over Tulane with 92-yard punt return in the first three min- utes of play Charlie Justice, North Carolina Scored one touchdown and passed to a second to lead Tar Heels to 14–7 triumph over Virginia. Darrell Royal, Oklahoma – Di- rected Sooner attack that netted 353 yards rushing and 181 passing in 41–0 trouncing of Oklahoma ARM. :
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)
Boston College 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Holy Cross–Boston College gameBoston College leads 36–19 in 55 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.
Around this game
Holy Cross
- Next gameat DartmouthSept. 30, 1950
- SeasonHoly Cross in 1949
- ProgramHoly Cross history and records
Boston College
- Next gamevs. Wake ForestSept. 22, 1950
- SeasonBoston College in 1949
- ProgramBoston College history and records

