1961 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1961 Boston College Eagles football Independent 4–6 Ernie Hefferle 2nd Joe Sikorski2016 Boston College football media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20160921194832/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/bceagles.com/documents/2016/8/16/Boston_College_Media_Guide.pdf September 21, 2016 . p. 182. Alumni Stadium The 1961 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by Ernie Hefferle in his second and final season as head coach, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–6. Boston College played home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After posting a losing record for the second consecutive year, Hefferle resigned become an assistant at Pittsburgh.Boston College Coach Resigns To Join Pitt The Baltimore Sun December 21, 1961 S17 Schedule September 23 w Cincinnati Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA 23–0 18,000 September 30 l y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 0–45 35,418 October 7 l y Houston Rice Stadium Houston, TX 0–21 12,000 BC Big, But UH Victim The Baytown Sun Benny Moskowitz October 9, 1961 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baytown-sun-bc-big-but-uh-victim/153429533/ Newspapers.com October 13 Friday l y Detroit University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI 3–20 15,260 Bring On Those Middies; U-D 20, Boston College 3 Detroit Free Press Jack Berry October 14, 1961 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34824351/bring_on_those_middies_ud_20_boston/ Newspapers.com October 21 w Villanova Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA 22–6 20,500 November 4 w Iowa State Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA 14–10 17,600 2 Late B.C. Drives Top Iowa State: Crump Ignites 14-10 Win The Boston Globe Jerry Nason November 5, 1961 77, 81 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-2-late-bc-drives-top/154220755/ Newspapers.com November 11 l y Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 6–14 20,000 Worley Fuels Raiders to 14-6 Victory Over Boston College Fort Worth Star-Telegraph Paul Brookside November 12, 1961 3 (section 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-worley-fuels-ra/155244206/ Newspapers.com November 18 w y Boston University Boston University Field Boston, MA rivalry 10–7 19,600 Field Goal By Kirouac Rescues B.C.: 4th Period Boot Edges B.U., 10-7 The Boston Globe Jerry Nason November 19, 1961 67, 74 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-field-goal-by-kirouac-r/153437421/ Newspapers.com November 25 l Syracuse Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA 13–28 17,600 December 2 l y Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA rivalry 26–38 24,000 Quick-Hitting H.C. Shocks B.C., 38-26 The Boston Globe December 3, 1961 85, 88 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53646385/quick-hitting-hc-shocks-bc-38-26/ Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-college/1961-schedule.html 1961 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC May 9, 2018 References Boston College Category:Boston College Eagles football seasons Boston College Eagles football Category:1961 in Boston