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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Joseph Joe Yukica enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Boston College.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Texas  0   44   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Tennessee  18   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Army  49   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Pittsburgh  7   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Tulane  30   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ West Virginia  28   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Villanova  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Air Force  36   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Syracuse  3   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Massachusetts  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Holy Cross  20   35   L       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored242
  Scoring Average22.0
  Points Allowed269
  Defense Average24.5
  Opponents Record55-44
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-4
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 2-9122297   John David Crow
Notre Dame 11-1420139Won  38-10  Dan Devine
Penn State 11-1390187Won  42-30  Joe Paterno
Florida State 10-2314170Won  40-17  Bobby Bowden
North Texas 10-1320179   Hayden Fry
San Diego State 10-1349165   Claude Gilbert
Nevada Las Vegas 9-2300243   Tony Knap
Pittsburgh 9-2-1428134Won  34-3  Jackie Sherrill
East Carolina 8-3268154   Pat Dye
Nevada 8-3421154   Chris Ault
Rutgers 8-3291181   Frank R. Burns
Army 7-4287245   Homer Smith
Louisville 7-4-1291194Lost  14-24  Vince Gibson
Akron 6-4-1234170   Jim Dennison
Boston College 6-5242269   Joseph Joe Yukica
Georgia Tech 6-5224221   Pepper Rodgers
Memphis 6-5228194   Richard Williamson
Southern Mississippi 6-6215250   Bobby Collins
Syracuse 6-5218234   Frank Maloney
Cincinnati 5-4-2250121   Ralph Staub
James Madison 5-5146172   Challace McMillin
Navy 5-6229230   George Welsh
South Carolina 5-7215202   Jim Carlen
Temple 5-5-1229286   Wayne Hardin
West Virginia 5-6244264   Frank Cignetti
Liberty 3-7167260   Tom Dowling
Miami 3-8125245   Louis H. Lou Saban
Tulane 3-8181289   Larry Smith
Virginia Tech 3-7-1174210   Jimmy Sharpe
Air Force 2-8-1114296   Ben Martin
Buffalo 0-3-13687   Bill Dando

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.