1971 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1971 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Eagles were led by fourth-year head coach Joe Yukica and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 9–2, but were not invited to a bowl game. The Eagles were passed up for a spot in the Peach Bowl in favor of five-loss Georgia Tech, partly due to the Eagles' reputation of having a slow, defense-heavy style of play.[2]

1971 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1971 record9–2
Head coach
CaptainKevin Clemente & Ray Rippman[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Penn State   –    11 –1 –0
Boston College   –    9 –2 –0
No. 17 Houston   –    9 –3 –0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –    8 –2 –0
Utah State   –    8 –3 –0
Florida State   –    8 –4 –0
Cincinnati   –    7 –4 –0
West Virginia   –    7 –4 –0
Temple   –    6 –2 –1
Air Force   –    6 –4 –0
Army   –    6 –4 –0
Colgate   –    6 –4 –0
Villanova   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –    6 –5 –0
Georgia Tech   –    6 –6 –0
New Mexico State   –    5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –    5 –5 –1
Syracuse   –    5 –5 –1
Dayton   –    5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –    4 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –    4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    3 –8 –0
Pittsburgh   –    3 –8 –0
Tulane   –    3 –8 –0
Marshall   –    2 –8 –0
Xavier   –    1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at West Virginia
L 14–4531,500
September 18at Temple
W 17–313,000
September 25Navy
W 49–622,700
October 2at Richmond
W 24–06,500
October 9Villanova
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 23–720,616
October 16at Texas Tech
L 6–1432,480
October 23Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 40–2226,854
November 6at Syracuse
W 10–321,978
November 13Northern Illinois
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 20–1016,238
November 20UMass
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 35–025,311
November 27vs. Holy Cross
W 21–722,205

Sources:[3][1]

Game notes

The game against rival Holy Cross was moved at the last minute to the newly constructed Schaefer Stadium (home of the New England Patriots until 2001) due to a heavy snowstorm making conditions unplayable at Fitton Field in Worcester.[4]

Personnel
  • RB #33 Fred Willis

References
  1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 183.
  2. Nelson, Jerry (November 27, 1971). "Bowls Spurn Lackluster BC". Boston Globe. p. 17.
  3. "1971 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. Concannon, Joe (November 27, 1971). "Phone call switches BC-HC site to Schaefer". Boston Globe. p. 17.
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