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1969 Boston College

5–⁠4, coached by Joseph Yukica.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1969, game by game: won vs. Navy 21–14; won vs. Tulane 28–24; lost vs. Villanova 6–24; lost at Army 7–38; lost at No. 5 Penn State 16–38; lost vs. Buffalo 21–35; won vs. VMI 49–32; won vs. Massachusetts 35–30; won at Syracuse 35–10+25−31Won 21–14 vs. Navy+7NavyWon 28–24 vs. Tulane+4TulaneLost 6–24 vs. Villanova-18VillanovaLost 7–38 at Army-31ArmyLost 16–38 at No. 5 Penn State-22No. 5 Penn StateLost 21–35 vs. Buffalo-14BuffaloWon 49–32 vs. VMI+17VMIWon 35–30 vs. Massachusetts+5MassachusettsWon 35–10 at Syracuse+25Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsNavyW 21–⁠1470%
Oct 4vsTulaneW 28–⁠2473%
Oct 18vsVillanovaL 6–⁠2464%
Oct 25atArmyL 7–⁠3839%
Nov 1at5Penn StateL 16–⁠3812%
Nov 8vsBuffaloL 21–⁠3558%
Nov 15vsVMIW 49–⁠3280%
Nov 22vsMassachusettsW 35–⁠3078%
Nov 29atSyracuseW 35–⁠1024%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 35–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
218–⁠245
Coach
Joseph Yukica
Elo
1489 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.2 No. 85 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Petercuskie
Captain
Jim McCool

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 4John Fitzgerald OTDallas Cowboys