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1970 Boston College

8–⁠2, coached by Joseph Yukica.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1970, game by game: won at Villanova 28–21; won at Navy 28–14; won vs. VMI 56–3; lost vs. Penn State 3–28; lost at No. 7 Air Force 10–35; won vs. Army 21–13; won vs. Buffalo 65–12; won at Pittsburgh 21–6; won at Massachusetts 21–10; won vs. Holy Cross 54–0+54−25Won 28–21 at Villanova+7VillanovaWon 28–14 at Navy+14NavyWon 56–3 vs. VMI+53VMILost 3–28 vs. Penn State-25Penn StateLost 10–35 at No. 7 Air Force-25No. 7 Air ForceWon 21–13 vs. Army+8ArmyWon 65–12 vs. Buffalo+53BuffaloWon 21–6 at Pittsburgh+15PittsburghWon 21–10 at Massachusetts+11MassachusettsWon 54–0 vs. Holy Cross+54Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atVillanovaW 28–⁠2139%
Sep 26atNavyW 28–⁠1458%
Oct 3vsVMIW 56–⁠386%
Oct 10vsPenn StateL 3–⁠2848%
Oct 24at7Air ForceL 10–⁠3523%
Oct 31vsArmyW 21–⁠1369%
Nov 7vsBuffaloW 65–⁠1276%
Nov 14atPittsburghW 21–⁠653%
Nov 21atMassachusettsW 21–⁠1078%
Nov 28vsHoly CrossW 54–⁠091%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 54–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠142
Coach
Joseph Yukica
Elo
1579 +86 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 60 of 117; offense No. 42, defense No. 81
SRS
0.6 No. 61 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
John Petercuskie
Captain
Joseph “Skip” Coppola

Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 4Fred Willis RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Frank Harris QBDetroit Lions