1944 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1944 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1944 college football season. The Eagles were led by head coach Moody Sarno, who was in his second year covering for Denny Myers while Myers served in the United States Navy. Boston College played their home games at Alumni Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Braves Field and Fenway Park in Boston. They finished with a record of 4–3.

1944 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1944 record	4–3
Head coach	Moody Sarno (2nd season)
Captain	Pete Baleyko & George Donelan[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Field, Braves Field & Fenway Park

1944 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					7	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse			–					2	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 7	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–13	44,000
October 13	CCNY	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 33–0
October 20	NYU	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 42–13	5,000
October 28	Syracuse	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 19–12
November 4	Melville PT Boats	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	L 0–45	12,000
November 12	Brooklyn	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 24–21	6,500
November 26	Holy Cross	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–30	30,000

Sources:[2][1]

References

1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 180.
2. "1944 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.