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1979 Boston College

5–⁠6, coached by Ed Chlebek.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1979, game by game: lost vs. Tennessee 16–28; won vs. Villanova 34–7; lost at Stanford 14–33; lost at Pittsburgh 7–28; lost vs. West Virginia 18–20; lost at Miami 8–19; won at Army 29–16; lost vs. Tulane 8–41; won vs. Syracuse 27–10; won vs. Massachusetts 41–3; won at Holy Cross 13–10+38−33Lost 16–28 vs. Tennessee-12TennesseeWon 34–7 vs. Villanova+27VillanovaLost 14–33 at Stanford-19StanfordLost 7–28 at Pittsburgh-21PittsburghLost 18–20 vs. West Virginia-2West VirginiaLost 8–19 at Miami-11MiamiWon 29–16 at Army+13ArmyLost 8–41 vs. Tulane-33TulaneWon 27–10 vs. Syracuse+17SyracuseWon 41–3 vs. Massachusetts+38MassachusettsWon 13–10 at Holy Cross+3Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsTennesseeL 16–⁠2834%
Sep 22vsVillanovaW 34–⁠742%
Sep 29atStanfordL 14–⁠3321%
Oct 6atPittsburghL 7–⁠2817%
Oct 13vsWest VirginiaL 18–⁠2055%
Oct 20atMiamiL 8–⁠1927%
Oct 27atArmyW 29–⁠1634%
Nov 3vsTulaneL 8–⁠4138%
Nov 17vsSyracuseW 27–⁠1024%
Nov 24vsMassachusettsW 41–⁠367%
Dec 1atHoly CrossW 13–⁠1043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 13–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠215
Coach
Ed Chlebek
Elo
1437 +75 this season
SP+ rating
-0.5 No. 74 of 135; offense No. 77, defense No. 67
SRS
0.0 No. 68 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jeff Dziama, Jack Kent and John Schmeding

Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 3John Schmeding OGBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Karl Swanke OGGreen Bay Packers