1935 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1935 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1935 college football season. The Eagles began the year led by head coach Dinny McNamara, but he resigned after four games due to illness.[2] Former All-American Harry Downes coached the final five games. Boston College played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished with a record of 9–3.

1935 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1935 record	6–3
Head coach	Dinny McNamara (first 4 games; 1st year), Harry Downes (last 5 games; 1st year)
Captain	Joe O'Brien[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1935 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
Holy Cross			–					9	–	0	–	1
NYU			–					7	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					5	–	0	–	3
Syracuse			–					6	–	1	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	1	–	2
Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	2	–	1
Providence			–					6	–	2	–	0
Army			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					7	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	2	–	2
Manhattan			–					5	–	3	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					5	–	4	–	0
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	5	–	1
Buffalo			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	5	–	2
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Cornell			–					0	–	6	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Saint Anselm	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 13–2
October 5	at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–19	33,000
October 19	Michigan State	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 18–6
October 26	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 19–6
November 2	Providence	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 20–6
November 9	Western Maryland	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	L 6–12
November 16	Springfield	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 39–0
November 23	Boston University	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA (Green Line Rivalry)	W 25–6
November 30	Holy Cross	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 6–20

Source:[1]

References

1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 179.
2. "M'NAMARA NAMED COACH.; Appointed Football Mentor at Boston College for Two Years" (PDF). The New York Times. March 8, 1935. Retrieved October 25, 2011.