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1972 Boston College

4–⁠7, coached by Joseph Yukica.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1972, game by game: lost vs. Tulane 0–10; won vs. Temple 49–27; lost at Navy 20–27; won at Villanova 21–20; lost vs. No. 16 Air Force 9–13; lost at Pittsburgh 20–35; won vs. Syracuse 37–0; lost at Georgia Tech 10–42; lost vs. No. 6 Penn State 26–45; lost at Massachusetts 7–28; won vs. Holy Cross 41–11+37−32Lost 0–10 vs. Tulane-10TulaneWon 49–27 vs. Temple+22TempleLost 20–27 at Navy-7NavyWon 21–20 at Villanova+1VillanovaLost 9–13 vs. No. 16 Air Force-4No. 16 Air ForceLost 20–35 at Pittsburgh-15PittsburghWon 37–0 vs. Syracuse+37SyracuseLost 10–42 at Georgia Tech-32Georgia TechLost 26–45 vs. No. 6 Penn State-19No. 6 Penn StateLost 7–28 at Massachusetts-21MassachusettsWon 41–11 vs. Holy Cross+30Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsTulaneL 0–⁠1074%
Sep 23vsTempleW 49–⁠2775%
Sep 30atNavyL 20–⁠2763%
Oct 7atVillanovaW 21–⁠2053%
Oct 14vs16Air ForceL 9–⁠1349%
Oct 21atPittsburghL 20–⁠3567%
Nov 4vsSyracuseW 37–⁠061%
Nov 11atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠4236%
Nov 18vs6Penn StateL 26–⁠4523%
Nov 25atMassachusettsL 7–⁠2863%
Dec 2vsHoly CrossW 41–⁠1159%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 41–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 80th-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 1972.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠258
Coach
Joseph Yukica
Elo
1459 −123 this season
SP+ rating
-2.1 No. 74 of 121; offense No. 47, defense No. 91
SRS
0.1 No. 59 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Petercuskie
Captains
Dave Bucci and Dave Ellison

Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
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