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1947 Boston College

5–⁠4, coached by Denny Myers.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1947, game by game: won vs. Clemson 32–22; won vs. Kansas State 49–13; lost vs. LSU 13–14; won vs. Villanova 6–0; won vs. Georgetown 27–6; lost vs. Wake Forest 13–14; lost at Tennessee 13–38; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 25–7; lost at Holy Cross 6–20+36−25Won 32–22 vs. Clemson+10ClemsonWon 49–13 vs. Kansas State+36Kansas StateLost 13–14 vs. LSU-1LSUWon 6–0 vs. Villanova+6VillanovaWon 27–6 vs. Georgetown+21GeorgetownLost 13–14 vs. Wake Forest-1Wake ForestLost 13–38 at Tennessee-25TennesseeWon 25–7 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+18Saint Mary’s (C…Lost 6–20 at Holy Cross-14Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsClemsonW 32–⁠2261%
Oct 10vsKansas StateW 49–⁠1386%
Oct 17vsLSUL 13–⁠1446%
Oct 24vsVillanovaW 6–⁠051%
Nov 1vsGeorgetownW 27–⁠666%
Nov 8vsWake ForestL 13–⁠1457%
Nov 15atTennesseeL 13–⁠3851%
Nov 22vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 25–⁠775%
Nov 29atHoly CrossL 6–⁠2047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Holy Cross 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠134
Coach
Denny Myers
Elo
1511 +6 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.2 No. 57 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Angie Nicketakis