1898 Boston College

0–⁠3, coached by John Dunlop. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠5–⁠1, over eight games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1898, game by game: lost at Tufts 5–6; lost at Brown 0–6; lost vs. MIT 0–6+7−6Lost 5–6 at Tufts-1TuftsLost 0–6 at Brown-6BrownLost 0–6 vs. MIT-6MIT
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 22atTuftsL 5–⁠668%
Oct 26atBrownL 0–⁠630%
Nov 5vsMITL 0–⁠684%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to MIT 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists five games of Boston College’s 1898 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 9vsExeter AcademyschoolL 0–⁠18Boston College’s article
Oct 15vsNewton Athletic ClubclubL 0–⁠5Boston College’s article
Oct 29atCampello Athletic ClubclubW 5–⁠0Boston College’s article
Nov 5atHoly CrossT 0–⁠0Boston College’s articleOur records have Boston College playing MIT on November 5.
Nov 24vsHoly CrossW 11–⁠0Boston College’s article
Record
0–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
5–⁠18
Coach
John Dunlop
Elo
1366 −58 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill Koen