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1919 Boston College

5–⁠3, coached by Frank Cavanaugh.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1919, game by game: won vs. USS Utah 22–0; lost at Harvard 0–17; won vs. Middlebury 25–0; won at Yale 5–3; lost at Army 0–13; lost vs. Rutgers 7–13; won vs. Holy Cross 9–7; won vs. Georgetown 10–9+25−17Won 22–0 vs. USS Utah+22USS UtahLost 0–17 at Harvard-17HarvardWon 25–0 vs. Middlebury+25MiddleburyWon 5–3 at Yale+2YaleLost 0–13 at Army-13ArmyLost 7–13 vs. Rutgers-6RutgersWon 9–7 vs. Holy Cross+2Holy CrossWon 10–9 vs. Georgetown+1Georgetown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsUSS UtahW 22–⁠083%
Oct 4atHarvardL 0–⁠1726%
Oct 11vsMiddleburyW 25–⁠084%
Oct 18atYaleW 5–⁠321%
Oct 25atArmyL 0–⁠1325%
Nov 8vsRutgersL 7–⁠1352%
Nov 15vsHoly CrossW 9–⁠756%
Nov 29vsGeorgetownW 10–⁠928%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgetown 10–⁠9.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1919.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
78–⁠62
Coach
Frank Cavanaugh
Elo
1432 +12 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.8 No. 43 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
James Fitzpatrick