1974 Boston College Eagles football team

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1974 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
CaptainBrian Clemente, Mike Esposito, Ken Ladd, Alex MacLellan
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
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

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]

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 No. 10 TexasL 19–4232,227[4]
September 28at TempleL 7–3412,282[5]
October 5at NavyW 37–016,178[6]
October 12William & Mary
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 31–1618,360[7]
October 19at PittsburghL 11–3532,149[8]
October 26at VillanovaW 55–711,100[9]
November 2West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 35–319,062[10]
November 9Tulane
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 27–317,220[11]
November 16Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 35–018,651[12]
November 23at UMassW 70–815,000–15,900[13][14]
November 30Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 38–628,497[2]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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