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1970 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainJoe Coppola[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   1 – 9 – 1
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Joe Yukica and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 8–2, but were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19at Villanova
W 28–2112,832
September 26at Navy
W 28–1417,411
October 3VMI
W 56–315,600
October 10Penn State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 3–2825,222
October 24at No. 7 Air Force
L 10–3538,032
October 31Army
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 21–1325,350
November 7Buffalo
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 65–1218,727
November 14at Pittsburgh
W 21–620,966
November 21at UMass
W 21–1017,200
November 28Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 54–023,500
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[2][1]

Roster

1970 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 17 Frank Harris Sr
RB 27 Bill Thomas Jr
RB 33 Fred Willis Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 183.
  2. ^ "1970 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
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