1937 Boston College

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Gilmour Dobie.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1937, game by game: won vs. Northeastern 35–2; won vs. Kansas State 21–7; tied vs. Temple 0–0; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 0–14; lost vs. NC State 7–12; won at McDaniel 27–0; won vs. Kentucky 13–0; lost vs. Boston University 6–13; lost at No. 17 Holy Cross 0–20+33−20Won 35–2 vs. Northeastern+33NortheasternWon 21–7 vs. Kansas State+14Kansas StateTied 0–0 vs. Temple0TempleLost 0–14 vs. Detroit Mercy-14Detroit MercyLost 7–12 vs. NC State-5NC StateWon 27–0 at McDaniel+27McDanielWon 13–0 vs. Kentucky+13KentuckyLost 6–13 vs. Boston University-7Boston Universi…Lost 0–20 at No. 17 Holy Cross-20No. 17 Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Holy Cross 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 77th-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 1937.

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠68
Coach
Gilmour Dobie
Elo
1465 −37 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.1 No. 73 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Tony DiNatale
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠3–⁠2