1971_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team

1971 Boston College Eagles football team

1971 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

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.

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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.[8]

Personnel

  • RB #33 Fred Willis

References

  1. [1]
    2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 183.
  2. [2]
    Nelson, Jerry (November 27, 1971). "Bowls Spurn Lackluster BC". Boston Globe. p. 17.
  3. [3]
    "West Virginia defeats BC". The Times and Democrat. September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Boston College Spoils Temple Opener, Wins 17-3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 19, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Rippman rips Spiders for Eagles". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    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.
  7. [7]
    "1971 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  8. [8]
    Concannon, Joe (November 27, 1971). "Phone call switches BC-HC site to Schaefer". Boston Globe. p. 17.


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