1954 Boston College

8–⁠1, coached by Mike Holovak.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1954, game by game: won at Detroit Mercy 12–7; won at Temple 12–9; won vs. VMI 44–0; won at Fordham 21–7; won vs. Springfield 42–6; lost vs. Xavier 14–19; won at Marquette 13–7; won vs. Boston University 7–6; won vs. Holy Cross 31–13+44−5Won 12–7 at Detroit Mercy+5Detroit MercyWon 12–9 at Temple+3TempleWon 44–0 vs. VMI+44VMIWon 21–7 at Fordham+14FordhamWon 42–6 vs. Springfield+36SpringfieldLost 14–19 vs. Xavier-5XavierWon 13–7 at Marquette+6MarquetteWon 7–6 vs. Boston University+1Boston Universi…Won 31–13 vs. Holy Cross+18Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-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 1954.

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠74
Coach
Mike Holovak
Elo
1573 +89 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.6 No. 42 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Joe Mattaliano

Drafted in 1955

The 1955 draft
Rd 2Frank Morze CSan Francisco 49ers