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1973 Boston College

7–⁠4, coached by Joseph Yukica.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1973, game by game: won vs. Temple 45–0; lost at Tulane 16–21; won at Texas A&M 32–24; won vs. Navy 44–7; lost at No. 16 Miami 10–15; lost vs. Pittsburgh 14–28; won vs. Villanova 11–7; won at West Virginia 25–13; lost at Syracuse 13–24; won vs. Massachusetts 59–14; won at Holy Cross 42–21+45−14Won 45–0 vs. Temple+45TempleLost 16–21 at Tulane-5TulaneWon 32–24 at Texas A&M+8Texas A&MWon 44–7 vs. Navy+37NavyLost 10–15 at No. 16 Miami-5No. 16 MiamiLost 14–28 vs. Pittsburgh-14PittsburghWon 11–7 vs. Villanova+4VillanovaWon 25–13 at West Virginia+12West VirginiaLost 13–24 at Syracuse-11SyracuseWon 59–14 vs. Massachusetts+45MassachusettsWon 42–21 at Holy Cross+21Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsTempleW 45–⁠063%
Sep 22atTulaneL 16–⁠2140%
Sep 29atTexas A&MW 32–⁠2444%
Oct 6vsNavyW 44–⁠768%
Oct 12at16MiamiL 10–⁠1544%
Oct 20vsPittsburghL 14–⁠2868%
Oct 27vsVillanovaW 11–⁠774%
Nov 10atWest VirginiaW 25–⁠1341%
Nov 17atSyracuseL 13–⁠2467%
Nov 24vsMassachusettsW 59–⁠1474%
Dec 1atHoly CrossW 42–⁠2156%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 42–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 45th-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 1973.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
311–⁠174
Coach
Joseph Yukica
Elo
1527 +54 this season
SP+ rating
10.8 No. 34 of 123; offense No. 45, defense No. 42
SRS
9.6 No. 34 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Jim Combs, Tom Condon and Gary Marangi

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 2Steve Corbett OGNew England Patriots
Rd 2Gordon Browne OTNew York Jets
Rd 3Gary Marangi QBBuffalo Bills
Rd 7Joe Sullivan OGMiami Dolphins