In their second year under head coach Denny Myers, the Eagles compiled an 8–1 record in the regular season, were ranked No.
1 in the AP Poll, but lost to rival Holy Cross in the final game of the regular season.
The Eagles team canceled their planned post-game celebration at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, which inadvertently saved the team from perishing along with 492 others in the Cocoanut Grove fire that occurred that night.
[3] He finished his career as Boston College's all-time leading rusher, with 2,011 yards and 23 touchdowns.
[5] The team played all of its regular season games at Fenway Park in Boston.