1977 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1977 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its tenth and final season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by a total of 269 to 242.[2]

1977 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainKelly Elias, Bob Moore, Rich Scudellari
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   1110
No. 5 Penn State   1110
Colgate   1010
North Texas State *   1010
No. 16 San Diego State   1010
Tennessee State   811
No. 14 Florida State   1020
No. 8 Pittsburgh   921
East Carolina   830
Rutgers   830
Army   740
Louisville   741
Boston College   650
Cincinnati   542
Georgia Tech   650
Memphis State   650
Northwestern State   650
Syracuse   650
William & Mary   650
Southern Miss   650
Temple   551
Hawaii   560
Navy   560
West Virginia   560
South Carolina   570
Utah State   470
Villanova   470
Illinois State   371
Virginia Tech   371
Miami (FL)   380
Richmond   380
Tulane   380
Air Force   281
Holy Cross   280
Northeast Louisiana   290
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Ken Smith with 2,073 passing yards, Dan Conway with 613 rushing yards, and Mike Godbolt with 711 receiving yards.[3]

After the season, coach Yukica left Boston College to become head coach at Dartmouth. He compiled a 68-37 record in 10 years at Boston College.[4]

The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at TexasL 0–4450,000[5]
September 17at TennesseeL 18–2483,263[6]
September 24ArmyW 49–2819,200[7]
October 1 No. 16 Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 7–4524,881[8]
October 8Tulane
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 30–2818,577[9]
October 15at West VirginiaW 28–2436,211[10]
October 22Villanova
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 17–026,222[11]
October 29at Air ForceW 36–1421,663[12]
November 12at SyracuseL 3–2016,409[13]
November 19UMass
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 34–730,846[14]
November 26at Holy CrossL 20–3512,006[15]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References


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