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1916 Boston College football team

The 1916 Boston College football team was an American football team that represented Boston College as an independent during the 1916 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Brickley, Boston College compiled a record of 6–2.

1916 Boston College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainMaurice Dullea
Home stadiumAlumni Field, Fenway Park
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army     9 0 0
Pittsburgh     8 0 0
Brown     8 1 0
Colgate     8 1 0
Yale     8 1 0
Fordham     6 1 1
Swarthmore     6 1 1
Penn State     8 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     8 2 0
Boston College     6 2 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Princeton     6 2 0
Lehigh     6 2 1
Dartmouth     5 2 2
Harvard     7 3 0
Penn     7 3 1
Temple     3 1 2
Tufts     5 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 3 0
Rutgers     3 2 2
NYU     4 3 1
Syracuse     5 4 0
Holy Cross     4 5 0
Vermont     4 5 0
Rhode Island State     3 4 1
New Hampshire     3 5 2
Geneva     2 5 2
Carlisle     1 3 1
Lafayette     2 6 1
Bucknell     3 9 0
Columbia     1 5 2
Franklin & Marshall     1 7 0
Villanova     1 8 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 233:00 p.m.Neponset Wanderers
W 16–0[1]
September 30at Dartmouth
L 6–32
October 123:00 p.m.New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 19–0[2][3]
October 21at Tufts
L 0–13
October 28at Trinity (CT)Hartford, CTW 21–7
November 42:30 p.m.Rhode Island State
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 39–0[4][5]
November 182:15 p.m.Worcester Tech
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 49–0[6]
December 2Holy CrossW 17–148,000[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Boston College Line Showing Improvement". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 23, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Boston College May Try Open Game In Today's Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Rooters Make Trip to Boston in Vain". The New Hampshire. Vol. 6, no. 5. Durham, New Hampshire. October 21, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
  4. ^ "Boston College Ready For Rhode Island State". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Boston College 39, Rhode Island 0". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1916. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boston College Plays Worcester Tech Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Sweeney, Lawrence J. (December 3, 1916). "Boston Wins Bitter Battle". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.