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1941 Boston College

7–⁠3, coached by Denny Myers.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1941, game by game: won vs. Saint Anselm 78–0; lost at Tulane 7–21; lost vs. Clemson 13–26; won vs. Manhattan 26–13; won vs. Georgetown 14–6; won vs. No. 13 Temple 31–0; won vs. Wake Forest 26–6; lost vs. Tennessee 7–14; won vs. Boston University 19–7; won vs. Holy Cross 14–13+78−14Won 78–0 vs. Saint Anselm+78Saint AnselmLost 7–21 at Tulane-14TulaneLost 13–26 vs. Clemson-13ClemsonWon 26–13 vs. Manhattan+13ManhattanWon 14–6 vs. Georgetown+8GeorgetownWon 31–0 vs. No. 13 Temple+31No. 13 TempleWon 26–6 vs. Wake Forest+20Wake ForestLost 7–14 vs. Tennessee-7TennesseeWon 19–7 vs. Boston University+12Boston Universi…Won 14–13 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsSaint AnselmW 78–⁠095%
Sep 27atTulaneL 7–⁠2156%
Oct 11vsClemsonL 13–⁠2656%
Oct 18vsManhattanW 26–⁠1374%
Oct 25vsGeorgetownW 14–⁠657%
Nov 1vs13TempleW 31–⁠062%
Nov 8vsWake ForestW 26–⁠672%
Nov 15vsTennesseeL 7–⁠1461%
Nov 22vsBoston UniversityW 19–⁠795%
Nov 29vsHoly CrossW 14–⁠1375%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18

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 1941.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
235–⁠106
Coach
Denny Myers
Elo
1635 −6 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.2 No. 34 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Al Morro

Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 3Ted Williams BPhiladelphia Eagles