1973 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1973 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-year head coach Joe Yukica and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College finished with a record of 7–4 but were not invited to a bowl game.

1973 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	7–4
Head coach	Joe Yukica (6th season)
Captain	Jim Combs, Tom Condon & Gary Marangi[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–						–	7	–	4
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Temple	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 45–0	27,710
September 22	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 16–21	33,880
September 29	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 32–24	32,000
October 6	Navy	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 44–7	30,187
October 12	at No. 16 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 10–15	25,418
October 20	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–28	23,219
October 27	Villanova	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 11–7	16,226
November 10	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 25–13	22,500
November 17	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 13–24	15,500
November 24	UMass	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 59–14	19,227
December 1	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 42–21	22,500
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Sources:[2][1]

Roster

1973 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 52 Steve Corbett Sr G 65 Art Driscoll Jr QB 8 Mike Kruczek So QB 17 Gary Marangi Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 39 Gary Cottet Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Yukica Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. 2016 Boston College football media guide. p. 183.
2. "1973 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2018.