1967 Boston College Eagles football team

1967 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainJoe DiVito[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   8 – 2 – 1
New Mexico State   –   7 – 2 – 1
UTEP   –   7 – 2 – 1
Utah State   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   7 – 2 – 2
West Texas State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Houston   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 6 – 2
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Jim Miller in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–6 for the second consecutive year. Boston College played home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Miller resigned at the end of the season, finishing with an overall record of 34–24 in six seasons at Boston College.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Villanova
W 27–2412,025[3]
September 30Army
L 10–2126,000[4]
October 14Penn State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 28–5015,500[5]
October 21Buffalo
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 14–2615,000[6]
October 28Maine
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 56–010,000[7]
November 4at Cincinnati
L 21–2712,500[8]
November 11VMI
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 13–2614,500[9]
November 18Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 20–3216,200[10]
November 25UMass
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 25–016,200[11]
December 2at Holy Cross
W 13–625,000[12]

[1][13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 182.
  2. ^ "Jim Miller Resigns as BC Coach". The Washington Post. December 7, 1967. p. C6.
  3. ^ "Eagles beat Villanova on Gallivan's field goal". The Hartford Courant. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army conquers Boston College". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lions rough up Boston College". The Patriot-News. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boston College bows to Buffalo". The Sacramento Union. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston College bombs winless Maine by 56–0". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cincinnati passes sink B.C., 27–21". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "V.M.I. thievery ruins B.C., 26–13". The Boston Globe. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Csonka leads Orange over Boston College". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McCarthy paces BC over UMass". Portland Press Herald. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Nason, Jerry (December 3, 1967). "B.C. Aerial Rally Catches H.C., 13-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1967 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Boston College)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
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