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1978 Boston College

0–⁠11, coached by Ed Chlebek.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1978, game by game: lost vs. Air Force 7–18; lost vs. No. 9 Texas A&M 2–37; lost vs. Navy 8–19; lost vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh 15–32; lost at Tulane 3–9; lost at Villanova 16–28; lost at Army 26–29; lost vs. Syracuse 23–37; lost at Massachusetts 0–27; lost vs. Holy Cross 29–30; lost vs. Temple 24–28+7−35Lost 7–18 vs. Air Force-11Air ForceLost 2–37 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M-35No. 9 Texas A&MLost 8–19 vs. Navy-11NavyLost 15–32 vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh-17No. 9 PittsburghLost 3–9 at Tulane-6TulaneLost 16–28 at Villanova-12VillanovaLost 26–29 at Army-3ArmyLost 23–37 vs. Syracuse-14SyracuseLost 0–27 at Massachusetts-27MassachusettsLost 29–30 vs. Holy Cross-1Holy CrossLost 24–28 vs. Temple-4Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsAir ForceL 7–⁠1870%
Sep 23vs9Texas A&ML 2–⁠3733%
Sep 30vsNavyL 8–⁠1946%
Oct 7vs9PittsburghL 15–⁠3220%
Oct 14atTulaneL 3–⁠939%
Nov 4atVillanovaL 16–⁠2837%
Nov 11atArmyL 26–⁠2934%
Nov 18vsSyracuseL 23–⁠3746%
Nov 25atMassachusettsL 0–⁠2737%
Dec 2vsHoly CrossL 29–⁠3045%
Dec 10vsTempleL 24–⁠2820%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
153–⁠294
Coach
Ed Chlebek
Elo
1293 −195 this season
SP+ rating
-20.1 No. 127 of 133; offense No. 118, defense No. 125
SRS
−11.1 No. 110 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Paul McCarty, John Schmeding and Fred Smerlas

Drafted in 1979

The 1979 draft
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