1972 Boston College Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1972

| team = Boston College Eagles

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 4–7

| head_coach = Joe Yukica

| hc_year = 5th

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = John Petercuskie

| dc_year = 4th

| def_scheme =

| captain = Dave Bucci

| captain2 = Dave Ellison[http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/bceagles.com/documents/2016/8/16/Boston_College_Media_Guide.pdf 2016 Boston College football media guide]. p. 183.

| stadium = Alumni Stadium

}}

The 1972 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Yukica, the Eagles compiled a record of 4–7. Boston College played home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1972

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| w/l = l

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 0–10

| attend = 27,441

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87160255/tulane-hangs-100-collar-on-bc/|work=The Boston Globe|title=Tulane hangs 10–0 collar on BC|date=September 16, 1972|accessdate=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| w/l = w

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 49–27

| attend = 21,732

| source = {{cite news|title=BC crushes Owls, 49-27|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Ernie Roberts|date=September 24, 1972|pages=81, 93|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113570261/bc-crushes-owls-49-27/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 20–27

| attend = 23,121

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Villanova

| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium

| site_cityst = Bryn Mawr, PA

| score = 21–20

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = l

| opponent = Air Force

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 9–13

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 20–35

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| w/l = w

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 37–0

| attend = 21,216

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 10–42

| attend = 36,114

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-georgia-tech-wins-4210-ov/151969514/|work=Daily Pres|title=Georgia Tech wins, 42–10, over Eagles|date=November 12, 1972|accessdate=July 24, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = l

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 26–45

| attend = 23,119

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = UMass

| site_stadium = Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–28

| attend = 20,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 2

| w/l = w

| opponent = Holy Cross

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 41–11

| attend = 30,187

| source = {{cite news |title=Holy Cross Routed by Boston College |first=Murray |last=Chass |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=December 3, 1972 |page=S1}}

}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-college/1972-schedule.html |title=1972 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=May 2, 2018}}

References

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