1971 Boston College Eagles football team

1971 Boston College Eagles football
Conference Independent
1971 record 9–2
Head coach Joe Yukica (4th season)
Captain Kevin Clemente & Ray Rippman[1]
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Penn State   –    11 –1 –0
Boston College   –    9 –2 –0
No. 17 Houston   –    9 –3 –0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –    8 –2 –0
Utah State   –    8 –3 –0
Florida State   –    8 –4 –0
Cincinnati   –    7 –4 –0
West Virginia   –    7 –4 –0
Temple   –    6 –2 –1
Air Force   –    6 –4 –0
Army   –    6 –4 –0
Colgate   –    6 –4 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –    6 –5 –0
Georgia Tech   –    6 –6 –0
New Mexico State   –    5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –    5 –5 –1
Syracuse   –    5 –5 –1
Dayton   –    5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –    4 –7 –0
Rutgers   –    4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    3 –8 –0
Pittsburgh   –    3 –8 –0
Tulane   –    3 –8 –0
Xavier   –    1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1971 college football season. The Eagles were led by fourth-year head coach Joe Yukica and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 9–2, but were not invited to a bowl game. The Eagles were passed up for a spot in the Peach Bowl in favor of five-loss Georgia Tech, partly due to the Eagles' reputation of having a slow, defense-heavy style of play.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 11 at West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV L 14–45   31,500
September 18 at Temple Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA W 17–3   13,000
September 25 Navy Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 49–6   22,700
October 2 at Richmond City Stadium • Richmond, VA W 24–0   6,500
October 9 Villanova Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 23–7   20,616
October 16 at Texas Tech Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX L 6–14   32,480
October 23 Pittsburgh Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 40–22   26,854
November 6 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 10–3   21,978
November 13 Northern Illinois Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 20–10   16,238
November 20 UMass Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) W 35–0   25,311
November 27 vs. Holy Cross Schaefer Stadium • Foxborough, MA (Rivalry) W 21–7   22,205
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Sources:[3][1]

Game notes

The game against rival Holy Cross was moved at the last minute to the newly constructed Schaefer Stadium (home of the New England Patriots until 2001) due to a heavy snowstorm making conditions unplayable at Fitton Field in Worcester.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 183.
  2. ↑ Nelson, Jerry (November 27, 1971). "Bowls Spurn Lackluster BC". Boston Globe. p. 17.
  3. ↑ "1971 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 27, 1971). "Phone call switches BC-HC site to Schaefer". Boston Globe. p. 17.
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