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1958 Boston College

7–⁠3, coached by Mike Holovak.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1958, game by game: won vs. Scranton 48–0; lost at Syracuse 14–24; lost vs. Villanova 19–21; won at Marquette 21–13; won vs. Miami 6–2; won vs. Pacific 25–12; won vs. Detroit Mercy 40–0; won vs. Boston University 18–13; lost at No. 16 Clemson 12–34; won vs. Holy Cross 26–8+48−22Won 48–0 vs. Scranton+48ScrantonLost 14–24 at Syracuse-10SyracuseLost 19–21 vs. Villanova-2VillanovaWon 21–13 at Marquette+8MarquetteWon 6–2 vs. Miami+4MiamiWon 25–12 vs. Pacific+13PacificWon 40–0 vs. Detroit Mercy+40Detroit MercyWon 18–13 vs. Boston University+5Boston Universi…Lost 12–34 at No. 16 Clemson-22No. 16 ClemsonWon 26–8 vs. Holy Cross+18Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsScrantonW 48–⁠091%
Sep 27atSyracuseL 14–⁠2435%
Oct 4vsVillanovaL 19–⁠2169%
Oct 18atMarquetteW 21–⁠1369%
Oct 25vsMiamiW 6–⁠258%
Nov 1vsPacificW 25–⁠1261%
Nov 8vsDetroit MercyW 40–⁠075%
Nov 15vsBoston UniversityW 18–⁠1373%
Nov 22at16ClemsonL 12–⁠3439%
Dec 6vsHoly CrossW 26–⁠857%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 26–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠127
Coach
Mike Holovak
Elo
1568 +47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.6 No. 56 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Larkin

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 1Don Allard QBWashington Redskins