1946 Boston College Eagles football team

1946 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainGame captains[1]
Home stadiumBraves Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Army   –   9 – 0 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Merchant Marine   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lafayette   –   2 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Boston College Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1946 college football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Denny Myers, who returned to coach the team after serving in the United States Navy during the previous three seasons. The team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 235 to 123.[2]

The Eagles ranked ninth nationally in total offense with an average of 351.0 yards per game.[3] They also ranked third nationally in passing offense (140.7 passing yards per game),[4] 11th nationally in total defense (giving up 176.8 yards per game),[3] 15th nationally in scoring offense (26.0 points per game).[2]

Boston College was ranked at No. 44 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]

The team played it home games at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts.

  1. ^ 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
  2. ^ a b "1946 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 73.
  4. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 75.
  5. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.