1974_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team

1974 Boston College Eagles football
1974 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Joe Yukica (7th season);
Captain	Brian Clemente, Mike Esposito, Ken Ladd, Alex MacLellan
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

The 1974 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its seventh season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled an 8–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 365 to 154.^[1]

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Quarterback Mike Kruczek set an NCAA major college, single-season record by completing 68.9% of his passes.^[2] He completed 104 of 151 passes for 1,274 passing yards, six touchdowns, and seven interceptions.^[1] Running back Keith Barnette totaled 1,097 rushing yards and 132 points scored on 22 rushing touchdowns, and wide receiver Dave Zumbach had 43 receptions for 557 yards and four touchdowns.^[3]

The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

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"1974 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

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"Boston College rips Holy Cross, 38–6". Sunday Telegram (Elmira, NY). December 1, 1974. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.

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"1974 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

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"Presley Propels Longhorns Past Boston College, 42–19". Valley Morning Star. September 15, 1974. p. B5.

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"B.C. thrashes Navy, 37–0, for first win of season". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1974. pp. B1, B11 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	No. 10 Texas	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 19–42	32,227	^[4]
September 28	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–34	12,282	^[5]
October 5	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 37–0	16,178	^[6]
October 12	William & Mary	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 31–16	18,360	^[7]
October 19	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 11–35	32,149	^[8]
October 26	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 55–7	11,100	^[9]
November 2	West Virginia	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 35–3	19,062	^[10]
November 9	Tulane	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 27–3	17,220	^[11]
November 16	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 35–0	18,651	^[12]
November 23	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 70–8	15,000–15,900	^[13]^[14]
November 30	Holy Cross	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 38–6	28,497	^[2]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
Temple		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	5	–	1
Tulane		–		5	–	6	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		3	–	8	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	8	–	0
Villanova		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		2	–	9	–	0
Florida State		–		1	–	10	–	0
Marshall		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll