en 1972 Boston College Eagles football team

1972 Boston College Eagles football
1972 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Joe Yukica (5th season);
Defensive coordinator	John Petercuskie (4th season)
Captain	Dave Bucci, Dave Ellison
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Tulane	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 0–10	27,441	^[2]
September 23	Temple	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 49–27	21,732	^[3]
September 30	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 20–27	23,121
October 7	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Bryn Mawr, PA	W 21–20
October 14	No. 16 Air Force	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 9–13
October 21	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 20–35
November 4	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 37–0	21,216
November 11	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 10–42	36,114	^[4]
November 18	No. 6 Penn State	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 26–45	23,119
November 25	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 7–28	20,000
December 2	Holy Cross	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 41–11	30,187	^[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ ^a ^b 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 183.
^ "Tulane hangs 10–0 collar on BC". The Boston Globe. September 16, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ernie Roberts (September 24, 1972). "BC crushes Owls, 49-27". The Boston Globe. pp. 81, 93 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Tech wins, 42–10, over Eagles". Daily Pres. November 12, 1972. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Chass, Murray (December 3, 1972). "Holy Cross Routed by Boston College". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ "1972 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.

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