Boston College Football Team History
Boston College Eagles
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Founded: 1863 Stadium: Alumni Stadium Capacity: 44,500 Colors: Maroon & Gold Coach: Joseph Joe Yukica Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
Joseph Joe Yukica enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Boston College.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Tulane
0
10
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Temple
49
27
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Navy
20
27
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Villanova
21
20
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Air Force
9
13
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Pittsburgh
20
35
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Syracuse
37
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Georgia Tech
10
42
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Penn State
26
45
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Massachusetts
7
28
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs. Holy Cross
41
11
W
1972 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 240
Scoring Average 21.8
Points Allowed 258
Defense Average 23.5
Opponents Record 53-44
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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