1977 Boston College Eagles football team

1977 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Joe Yukica (10th season)
Captains	Kelly Elias Bob Moore Rich Scudellari
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its tenth and final season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by a total of 269 to 242.

The team's statistical leaders included Ken Smith with 2,073 passing yards, Dan Conway with 613 rushing yards, and Mike Godbolt with 711 receiving yards.

After the season, coach Yukica left Boston College to become head coach at Dartmouth. He compiled a 68-37 record in 10 years at Boston College.

The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–44	50,000
September 17	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 18–24	83,263
September 24	Army	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 49–28	19,200
October 1	No. 16 Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–45	24,881
October 8	Tulane	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 30–28	18,577
October 15	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 28–24	36,211
October 22	Villanova	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 17–0	26,222
October 29	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 36–14	21,663
November 12	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 3–20	16,409
November 19	UMass	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 34–7	30,846
November 26	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	L 20–35	12,006
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 87 Tom Carr So WR 24 Jim O'Brien Jr QB 10 Joe O'Brien Sr OT 72 Jim Rourke Jr TE 83 Tim Sherwin Fr QB 6 Ken Smith Sr OT 64 Karl Swanke So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 52 Jeff Dziama So DL 91 Bill Ohrenberger Jr DB 27 Jeff Ryan So DT 71 Fred Smerlas Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Yukica Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt