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1957 Boston College

7–⁠2, coached by Mike Holovak.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1957, game by game: lost vs. No. 12 Navy 6–46; won vs. Florida State 20–7; won vs. Quantico Marines 13–7; won vs. Dayton 41–14; won vs. Villanova 12–9; won at Detroit Mercy 20–16; won at Boston University 27–2; won vs. Marquette 19–14; lost at Holy Cross 0–14+27−40Lost 6–46 vs. No. 12 Navy-40No. 12 NavyWon 20–7 vs. Florida State+13Florida StateWon 13–7 vs. Quantico Marines+6Quantico MarinesWon 41–14 vs. Dayton+27DaytonWon 12–9 vs. Villanova+3VillanovaWon 20–16 at Detroit Mercy+4Detroit MercyWon 27–2 at Boston University+25Boston Universi…Won 19–14 vs. Marquette+5MarquetteLost 0–14 at Holy Cross-14Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vs12NavyL 6–⁠4641%
Sep 28vsFlorida StateW 20–⁠752%
Oct 5vsQuantico MarinesW 13–⁠782%
Oct 12vsDaytonW 41–⁠1480%
Oct 19vsVillanovaW 12–⁠964%
Oct 26atDetroit MercyW 20–⁠1656%
Nov 9atBoston UniversityW 27–⁠253%
Nov 16vsMarquetteW 19–⁠1490%
Nov 30atHoly CrossL 0–⁠1453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Holy Cross 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠129
Coach
Mike Holovak
Elo
1531 +41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.5 No. 59 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tom Sullivan

Drafted in 1958

The 1958 draft
Rd 7Leon Bennett OTWashington Redskins