1977_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team

1977 Boston College Eagles football
1977 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Joe Yukica (10th season);
Captain	Kelly Elias, Bob Moore, Rich Scudellari
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

The 1977 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its tenth and final season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by a total of 269 to 242.^[2]

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The team's statistical leaders included Ken Smith with 2,073 passing yards, Dan Conway with 613 rushing yards, and Mike Godbolt with 711 receiving yards.^[3]

After the season, coach Yukica left Boston College to become head coach at Dartmouth. He compiled a 68-37 record in 10 years at Boston College.^[4]

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

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–44	50,000	^[5]
September 17	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 18–24	83,263	^[6]
September 24	Army	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 49–28	19,200	^[7]
October 1	No. 16 Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–45	24,881	^[8]
October 8	Tulane	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 30–28	18,577	^[9]
October 15	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 28–24	36,211	^[10]
October 22	Villanova	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 17–0	26,222	^[11]
October 29	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 36–14	21,663	^[12]
November 12	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 3–20	16,409	^[13]
November 19	UMass	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 34–7	30,846	^[14]
November 26	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	L 20–35	12,006	^[15]
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. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll