1971 Boston College Eagles football team

1971 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–2
Head coach	Joe Yukica (4th season)
Captain	Kevin Clemente & Ray Rippman
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	2	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Eagles were led by fourth-year head coach Joe Yukica and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 9–2, but were not invited to a bowl game. The Eagles were passed up for a spot in the Peach Bowl in favor of five-loss Georgia Tech, partly due to the Eagles' reputation of having a slow, defense-heavy style of play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 14–45	31,500
September 18	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 17–3	13,000
September 25	Navy	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 49–6	22,700
October 2	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 24–0	6,500
October 9	Villanova	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 23–7	20,616
October 16	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 6–14	32,480
October 23	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 40–22	26,854
November 6	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 10–3	21,978
November 13	Northern Illinois	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 20–10	16,238
November 20	UMass	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 35–0	25,311
November 27	vs. Holy Cross	Schaefer Stadium Foxborough, MA (rivalry)	W 21–7	22,205

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Game notes

The game against rival Holy Cross was moved at the last minute to the newly constructed Schaefer Stadium (home of the New England Patriots until 2001) due to a heavy snowstorm making conditions unplayable at Fitton Field in Worcester.

Personnel

• RB #33 Fred Willis