1970 Boston College Eagles football team

1970 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Petercuskie (2nd season)
CaptainJoseph “Skip” Coppola[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Yukica, the Eagles compiled a record of 8–2, but were not invited to a bowl game. Boston College played home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 191:55 p.m.at Villanova
W 28–2112,832[2]
September 262:00 p.m.at Navy
W 28–1417,411[3]
October 3VMI
W 56–315,600[4]
October 10Penn State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 3–2825,222[5]
October 243:31 p.m.at No. 7 Air Force
L 10–3538,032[6]
October 311:30 p.m.Army
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 21–1325,350[7]
November 71:30 p.m.Buffalo
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 65–1218,727[8]
November 14at Pittsburgh
W 21–620,966[9]
November 21at UMass
W 21–1017,200[10]
November 28Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 54–023,500[11]

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Roster

1970 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 17 Frank Harris Sr
RB 27 Bill Thomas Jr
RB 33 Fred Willis Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 183.
  2. ^ "Rare play BC's margin over Villanova". Sunday Times Advertiser. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Navy sinks". The Orlando Sentinel. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BC thumps VMI, 56–3, in Penn State tuneup". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State's defense stops Eagles, 28 to 3". Tulsa World. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Air Force survives slow start to overcome BC". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 25, 1970. p. 6B.
  7. ^ "7th Army loss to BC, 21–13". The San Francisco Examiner. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BC, 65–12". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eagles defeat Pitt". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fake FG helps Boston College". The Spokesman-Review. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Boston College Crushes Holy Cross, 54–0, as Harris Passes for Four Scores". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 29, 1970. p. S1.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1970 Boston College)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  13. ^ "1970 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
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