1976 Boston College Eagles football team

1976 Boston College Eagles football
Conference Independent
1976 record 8–3
Head coach Joe Yukica (9th season)
Captain Peter Cronan
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
1976 NCAA Division I Independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –    12 –0 –0
No. 17 Rutgers   –    11 –0 –0
San Diego State   –    10 –1 –0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –    9 –3 –0
Colgate   –    8 –2 –0
Boston College   –    8 –3 –0
Cincinnati   –    8 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    7 –4 –0
North Texas State   –    7 –4 –0
Penn State   –    7 –5 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –    6 –5 –0
Army   –    5 –6 –0
Florida State   –    5 –6 –0
Illinois State   –    5 –6 –0
Richmond   –    5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –    5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –    4 –6 –1
Temple   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    4 –7 –0
Dayton   –    4 –7 –0
Louisville   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –    3 –7 –0
Hawaii   –    3 –8 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –8 –0
Miami (FL)   –    3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –    3 –8 –0
Utah State   –    3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –    2 –9 –0
Southern Miss   –    2 –9 –0
Tulane   –    2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Eagles were led by ninth-year head coach Joe Yukica, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College opened the year with an upset win over then-No. 7 Texas, but accumulated three losses to un-ranked teams and failed to be invited to a bowl game.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 11 No. 7 Texas Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 14–13  
September 25 at Tulane No. 18 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 27–3  
October 2 at Navy No. 15 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 17–13  
October 9 Florida State No. 13 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA L 9–28  
October 16 West Virginia Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 14–3  
October 23 at Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 27–10  
October 30 at Villanova Villanova Stadium • Bryn Mawr, PA L 3–22  
November 6 at Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL L 6–13  
November 13 Syracuse Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) W 28–14  
November 20 at UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) W 35–0  
November 27 Holy Cross Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) W 59–6  
#Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "East enjoys big boost from Boston College win". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. Associated Press. September 14, 1976. p. 15. Retrieved May 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ↑ O'Gara, Roger (November 22, 1976). "BC Eagles maul UMass 35-0, scoring 28 in first half". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. p. 39. Retrieved May 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ↑ "1976 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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