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1971 Boston College

9–⁠2, coached by Joseph Yukica.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1971, game by game: lost at West Virginia 14–45; won at Temple 17–3; won vs. Navy 49–6; won at Richmond 24–0; won vs. Villanova 23–7; lost at Texas Tech 6–14; won vs. Pittsburgh 40–22; won at Syracuse 10–3; won vs. Northern Illinois 20–10; won vs. Massachusetts 35–0; won vs. Holy Cross 21–7+43−31Lost 14–45 at West Virginia-31West VirginiaWon 17–3 at Temple+14TempleWon 49–6 vs. Navy+43NavyWon 24–0 at Richmond+24RichmondWon 23–7 vs. Villanova+16VillanovaLost 6–14 at Texas Tech-8Texas TechWon 40–22 vs. Pittsburgh+18PittsburghWon 10–3 at Syracuse+7SyracuseWon 20–10 vs. Northern Illinois+10Northern Illino…Won 35–0 vs. Massachusetts+35MassachusettsWon 21–7 vs. Holy Cross+14Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atWest VirginiaL 14–⁠4539%
Sep 18atTempleW 17–⁠381%
Sep 25vsNavyW 49–⁠677%
Oct 2atRichmondW 24–⁠063%
Oct 9vsVillanovaW 23–⁠768%
Oct 16atTexas TechL 6–⁠1453%
Oct 23vsPittsburghW 40–⁠2276%
Nov 6atSyracuseW 10–⁠354%
Nov 13vsNorthern IllinoisW 20–⁠1081%
Nov 20vsMassachusettsW 35–⁠089%
Nov 27vsHoly CrossW 21–⁠785%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1971.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
259–⁠117
Coach
Joseph Yukica
Elo
1622 +70 this season
SP+ rating
13.1 No. 23 of 120; offense No. 52, defense No. 12
SRS
7.6 No. 28 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
John Petercuskie
Captains
Kevin Clemente and Ray Rippman

Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 1Bill Thomas RBDallas Cowboys