1938 Boston College

6–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Gilmour Dobie.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1938, game by game: won vs. Canisius 63–12; won vs. Northeastern 13–0; won vs. Detroit Mercy 9–6; tied at Temple 26–26; won vs. Florida 33–0; won vs. Indiana 14–0; won vs. Boston University 21–14; tied vs. Saint Anselm 0–0; lost at No. 11 Holy Cross 7–29+51−22Won 63–12 vs. Canisius+51CanisiusWon 13–0 vs. Northeastern+13NortheasternWon 9–6 vs. Detroit Mercy+3Detroit MercyTied 26–26 at Temple0TempleWon 33–0 vs. Florida+33FloridaWon 14–0 vs. Indiana+14IndianaWon 21–14 vs. Boston University+7Boston Universi…Tied 0–0 vs. Saint Anselm0Saint AnselmLost 7–29 at No. 11 Holy Cross-22No. 11 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 29–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 49th-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 1938.

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠87
Coach
Gilmour Dobie
Elo
1523 +46 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.6 No. 35 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill Flynn
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠3–⁠2