1971 Boston College Eagles football team

1971 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Petercuskie (3rd season)
Captains
  • Kevin Clemente
  • Ray Rippman[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 1
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   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

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at West Virginia
L 14–4531,500[3]
September 18at Temple
W 17–313,000[4]
September 251:35 p.m.Navy
W 49–622,700[5]
October 2at Richmond
W 24–06,500[6]
October 91:35 p.m.Villanova
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 23–720,616[7]
October 16at Texas Tech
L 6–1432,480[8]
October 23Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 40–2226,854[9]
November 6at Syracuse
W 10–321,978[10]
November 131:31 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 20–1016,238[11]
November 20UMass
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 35–025,311[12]
November 27vs. Holy Cross
W 21–722,205[13]

[1][14][15]

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.[16]

Personnel

  • RB #33 Fred Willis

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 183.
  2. ^ Nelson, Jerry (November 27, 1971). "Bowls Spurn Lackluster BC". Boston Globe. p. 17.
  3. ^ "West Virginia defeats BC". The Times and Democrat. September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boston College Spoils Temple Opener, Wins 17-3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 19, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boston C. sinks Navy". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rippman rips Spiders for Eagles". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston College downs Villanova for 4th win". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Red Raiders nip Eagles". The Orange Leader. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boston eleven stops Pittsburgh". The Sacramento Bee. October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BC topples Orange, 10–3". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "BC trailing by 10–0, tops N. Illinois, 20–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Boston College breezes". The Arizona Daily Star. November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Nason, Jerry (November 28, 1971). "BC's Bombs Trip Up 'Soft Touch' HC, 21–7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1971 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1971 Boston College)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  16. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 27, 1971). "Phone call switches BC-HC site to Schaefer". Boston Globe. p. 17.
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