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1948 Boston College

5–⁠2–⁠2, coached by Denny Myers.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1948, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 26–9; won at Georgetown 13–6; tied vs. St. Bonaventure 7–7; won vs. Villanova 20–13; lost vs. No. 20 Ole Miss 13–32; lost vs. No. 13 Clemson 19–26; tied vs. William & Mary 14–14; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 19–7; won vs. Holy Cross 21–20+17−19Won 26–9 vs. Wake Forest+17Wake ForestWon 13–6 at Georgetown+7GeorgetownTied 7–7 vs. St. Bonaventure0St. BonaventureWon 20–13 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaLost 13–32 vs. No. 20 Ole Miss-19No. 20 Ole MissLost 19–26 vs. No. 13 Clemson-7No. 13 ClemsonTied 14–14 vs. William & Mary0William & MaryWon 19–7 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+12Saint Mary’s (C…Won 21–20 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsWake ForestW 26–⁠952%
Oct 1atGeorgetownW 13–⁠654%
Oct 9vsSt. BonaventureT 7–⁠787%
Oct 15vsVillanovaW 20–⁠1353%
Oct 23vs20Ole MissL 13–⁠3246%
Oct 29vs13ClemsonL 19–⁠2653%
Nov 13vsWilliam & MaryT 14–⁠1444%
Nov 20vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 19–⁠771%
Nov 27vsHoly CrossW 21–⁠2063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
152–⁠134
Coach
Denny Myers
Elo
1536 +29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.6 No. 35 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Furey