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1974 Boston College

8–⁠3, coached by Joseph Yukica.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1974, game by game: lost vs. No. 10 Texas 19–42; lost at Temple 7–34; won at Navy 37–0; won vs. William & Mary 31–16; lost at Pittsburgh 11–35; won at Villanova 55–7; won vs. West Virginia 35–3; won vs. Tulane 27–3; won vs. Syracuse 35–0; won at Massachusetts 70–8; won vs. Holy Cross 38–6+62−27Lost 19–42 vs. No. 10 Texas-23No. 10 TexasLost 7–34 at Temple-27TempleWon 37–0 at Navy+37NavyWon 31–16 vs. William & Mary+15William & MaryLost 11–35 at Pittsburgh-24PittsburghWon 55–7 at Villanova+48VillanovaWon 35–3 vs. West Virginia+32West VirginiaWon 27–3 vs. Tulane+24TulaneWon 35–0 vs. Syracuse+35SyracuseWon 70–8 at Massachusetts+62MassachusettsWon 38–6 vs. Holy Cross+32Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vs10TexasL 19–⁠4241%
Sep 28atTempleL 7–⁠3438%
Oct 5atNavyW 37–⁠040%
Oct 12vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠1674%
Oct 19atPittsburghL 11–⁠3544%
Oct 26atVillanovaW 55–⁠757%
Nov 2vsWest VirginiaW 35–⁠365%
Nov 9vsTulaneW 27–⁠363%
Nov 16vsSyracuseW 35–⁠084%
Nov 23atMassachusettsW 70–⁠876%
Nov 30vsHoly CrossW 38–⁠678%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 38–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Led the nationKeith Barnette: rushing touchdowns (22 TD), points (134 pts)

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
365–⁠154
Coach
Joseph Yukica
Elo
1621 +103 this season
SP+ rating
14.9 No. 25 of 124; offense No. 14, defense No. 44
SRS
12.8 No. 24 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Brian Clemente, Mike Esposito, Ken Ladd and Alex MacLellan

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 2Al Krevis OTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Mike Esposito RBAtlanta Falcons