1974 Boston College Eagles football team

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The 1974 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its seventh season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled an 8–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 365 to 154.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Headcoach
Captains
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1974 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
 1973
1975 
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1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame  1020
No. 7 Penn State  1020
Temple  820
Boston College  830
Utah State  830
No. 19 Houston  831
Rutgers  731
Cincinnati  740
Memphis State  740
Pittsburgh  740
Georgia Tech  650
Hawaii  650
Miami (FL)  650
Southern Miss  650
Tampa  650
Holy Cross  551
Tulane  560
Colgate  460
Northern Illinois  470
Navy  470
South Carolina  470
Virginia Tech  470
West Virginia  470
Army  380
Dayton  380
Villanova  380
Air Force  290
Southern Illinois  290
Syracuse  290
Florida State  1100
Marshall  1100
Rankings from AP Poll
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Quarterback Mike Kruczek set an NCAA major college, single-season record by completing 68.9% of his passes.[2] He completed 104 of 151 passes for 1,274 passing yards, six touchdowns, and seven interceptions.[1] Running back Keith Barnette totaled 1,097 rushing yards and 132 points scored on 22 rushing touchdowns, and wide receiver Dave Zumbach had 43 receptions for 557 yards and four touchdowns.[3]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 No. 10 TexasL 19–4232,227[4]
September 28at TempleL 7–3412,282[5]
October 5at NavyW 37–016,178[6]
October 12William & Mary
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 31–1618,360[7]
October 19at PittsburghL 11–3532,149[8]
October 26at VillanovaW 55–711,100[9]
November 2West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 35–319,062[10]
November 9Tulane
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 27–317,220[11]
November 16Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 35–018,651[12]
November 23at UMassW 70–815,000–15,900[13][14]
November 30Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 38–628,497[2]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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