1962 Boston College Eagles football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1962
| team = Boston College Eagles
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 8–2
| head_coach = Jim Miller
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Art Graham
| stadium = Alumni Stadium
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{{1962 NCAA University Division independents football records}}
The 1962 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 250 to 123.
In January 1962, Jim Miller was signed to a three-year contract as the team's head coach. Miller had led the Detroit Titans football team to an 18–10 record from 1959 to 1961.{{cite news|title=Miller Chucks U-D Job to Go to BC: 3-Year Contract Lures Away Grid Coach|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=January 23, 1962|pages=21, 23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17560151/miller_chucks_ud_job_to_go_to_bc/|via=Newspapers.com}} The Eagles opened their 1962 season with a 27–0 victory over Miller's old team.
The team's defense gave up only 236.2 yards of total offense per game, a figure that ranks fourth best in school history. The defense also recorded a school record 26 interceptions (45 total turnovers) in only 10 games.
The Eagles' sole losses were to Syracuse (0–12) and Navy (6–26). Navy's sophomore quarterback Roger Staubach threw two touchdown passes against Boston College. In the team's October 27 victory over Houston, the defense set a single-game record by allowing the Cougars to gain only 72 yards of total offense.{{cite web|title=2016 Football Boston College Media Guide|publisher=Boston College|year=2016|page=168|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/bceagles.com/documents/2016/8/16/Boston_College_Media_Guide.pdf|access-date=February 18, 2018}}
The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Schedule
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|September 22||Detroit|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 27–0|22,000|{{cite news|title=BC Sprints Past U-D: Miller's Debut Success|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Jack Berry|date=September 23, 1962|pages=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17559789/bc_sprints_past_ud_millers_debut/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 29|at|Villanova|Villanova Stadium|Villanova, PA|W 28–13|13,000|{{cite news|title=Boston College Beats Villanova|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=September 30, 1962|page=Sports 1, 8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17559544/boston_college_beats_villanova/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6||VMI|Alumni Stadium|Chestnut Hill, MA|W 18–0|14,500|{{cite news|title=Unbeaten Boston College Topples VMI By 18 To 0|newspaper=The Rocky Mount, N.C., Telegram|date=October 7, 1962|page=2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17559427/unbeaten_boston_college_topples_vmi_by/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13|at|Syracuse|Archbold Stadium|Syracuse, NY|L 0–12|31,000|{{cite news|title=Syracuse Comes Alive, 12–0|newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle|author=George Beahon|date=October 14, 1962|pages=1C, 6C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17559247/syracuse_comes_alive_120/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20||Navy|Alumni Stadium|Chestnut Hill, MA|L 6–26|25,200|{{cite news|title=Staubach Stars Again As Navy Trounces B.C., 26-6: Sophomore Hurls Two TD Aerials|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 21, 1962|page=Sports 1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17559124/staubach_stars_again_as_navy_trounces/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27||Houston
|November 3|at|Vanderbilt|Dudley Field|Nashville, TN|W 27–22|11,000|{{cite news|title=Eagles Clip VU In Wild One|newspaper=The Tennessean|date=November 4, 1962|page=Sports 1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17558764/eagles_clip_vu_in_wild_one/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||Texas Tech|Alumni Stadium|Chestnut Hill, MA|W 42–13|11,200|{{cite news|title=Tech Stampeded By Boston College|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter|date=November 11, 1962|page=5D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17558644/tech_stampeded_by_boston_college/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17||Boston University (rivalry)|Alumni Stadium|Chestnut Hill, MA|W 41–25|23,200|{{cite news|title=Boston College Smashes BU 41–25|newspaper=Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press|date=November 18, 1962|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17557418/boston_college_smashes_bu_4125/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 1||Holy Cross (rivalry)|Alumni Stadium|Chestnut Hill, MA|W 48–12|27,000|{{cite news|title=Boston College Bombs Holy Cross, 48–12: Concannon Eagle Star In Triumph|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=December 2, 1962|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17557266/boston_college_bombs_holy_cross_4812/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web|title=2016 Football Boston College Media Guide|publisher=Boston College|year=2016|page=182|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/bceagles.com/documents/2016/8/16/Boston_College_Media_Guide.pdf|access-date=February 18, 2018}}{{cite web|title=1962 Boston College Eagles Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 18, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-college/1962.html}}
Individual statistics and awards
Quarterback Jack Concannon completed 97 of 181 passes for 1,450 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, and six interceptions. Concannon's 15 touchdown passes tied for the most among NCAA major college players.{{cite news|title=Baylor Star Tops College Quarterbacks|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=December 12, 1962|pages=4–5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17560422/baylor_star_tops_college_quarterbacks/|via=Newspapers.com}}
End Art Graham was the team captain and led the team with 823 receiving yards and 42 points scored.{{cite web|title=1962 Boston College Eagles Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 17, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-college/1962.html}} His 823 receiving yards set a Boston College, single-season record that stood for Graham also 21 years.2016 Football Boston College Media Guide, p. 161. Graham also received the Thomas F. Scanlan Memorial Trophy as the senior player outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability.2016 Football Boston College Media Guide, p. 148.
The team's other statistical leaders included fullback Harry Crump with 641 rushing yards and Jim McGowan with seven interceptions and 182 interception return yards. McGowan's 182 return yards remains a Boston College, single-season record.2016 Football Boston College Media Guide, p. 165. McGowan also set the school's single-game record with 136 interception return yards (on two returns for touchdowns) against Texas Tech on November 10, 1962.
Two Eagles (Harry Crump and Art Graham) were named to the 1962 All-East football team selected based on voting conducted by the Eastern College Athletic Conference.{{cite news|title=All-East Honors To Six In N.E.|newspaper=Bennington Banner|date=December 4, 1962|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17560749/alleast_honors_to_six_in_ne/|via=Newspapers.com}} Three Eagles (Crump, Graham, and guard Lou Cioci) were also named to the 1962 All-New England football team; quarterback Jack Concannon and end Dave O'Brien were named to the second team.{{cite news|title=3 Dartmouth Gridders On All-New England Team|newspaper=Bennington Banner|date=December 4, 1962|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17560952/3_dartmouth_gridders_on_allnew_england/|via=Newspapers.com}}
References
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