1959 Boston College

5–⁠4, coached by Mike Holovak.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1959, game by game: lost vs. Navy 8–24; lost at No. 7 Army 8–44; won vs. Villanova 39–6; won vs. Dartmouth 35–12; won vs. Marquette 16–0; won at Detroit Mercy 21–9; lost vs. Pittsburgh 14–22; lost at Boston University 7–26; won at Holy Cross 14–0+33−36Lost 8–24 vs. Navy-16NavyLost 8–44 at No. 7 Army-36No. 7 ArmyWon 39–6 vs. Villanova+33VillanovaWon 35–12 vs. Dartmouth+23DartmouthWon 16–0 vs. Marquette+16MarquetteWon 21–9 at Detroit Mercy+12Detroit MercyLost 14–22 vs. Pittsburgh-8PittsburghLost 7–26 at Boston University-19Boston Universi…Won 14–0 at Holy Cross+14Holy 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 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 39th-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 1959.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠143
Coach
Mike Holovak
Elo
1535 −10 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.3 No. 73 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Frank Casey