1952 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1952 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Holovak, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–4–1. Boston College played home games at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts.

1952 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Mike Holovak (2nd season)
Captain	John Toppa[1]
Home stadium	Braves Field
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rochester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Hofstra			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Richmond	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 14–7	13,413	[2]
October 4		vs. Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	T 7–7	11,000	[3]
October 10	8:30 p.m.	Drake	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 20–14	13,628	[4][5][6]
October 17		No. 15 Villanova	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 7–28	23,415
October 24		Fordham	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 14–13	13,991	[7]
October 31		Clemson	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 0–13	10,040	[8]
November 7		at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 23–20	12,280	[9]
November 15		Xavier	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 0–6	6,640	[10]
November 28		Holy Cross	Braves Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–21	37,889	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 181.
2. "B.C. defeats Richmond in opener 14–7". The Berkshire Eagle. September 27, 1952. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Roberts, Ernie (October 4, 1952). "Winston-Salem Agog Over B.C.-Wake Forest". Boston Globe. p. 7.
4. Roberts, Ernie (October 10, 1952). "Eagles Face Drake Eleven at Braves Field". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 19. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Roberts, Ernie (October 11, 1952). "Boston College Holds Off Drake, Wins 20 to 14". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Roberts, Ernie (October 11, 1952). "Eagles Forced to Stave Off Last-Ditch Rally (continued)". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Keane, Clif (October 25, 1952). "B.C. Halts Fordham at Goal to Save 14-13 Victory". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hair sparks Clemson over favored Boston College Eagles, 13–0". The Index-Journal. November 1, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Dick Peters (November 8, 1952). "Last-Play Try from BC 1 Fails; U-D Falls, 23-20". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15–16.
10. "Fumbling B.C. let off easy as Xavier triumphs, 6–0". The Boston Sunday Globe. November 16, 1952. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Nason, Jerry (November 28, 1952). "H.C. Cashes B.C. Miscues for 21-7 Win". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1952 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.