1979 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1979 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the team compiled a 5–6 record, scored 215 points, and allowed 215 points.[1] On September 22, the team's 34-7 victory over Villanova ended a 16-game losing streak dating back to the 1977 season.

1979 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
CaptainJeff Dziama, Jack Kent, John Schmeding
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
UNLV       9 1 2
No. 17 Temple       10 2 0
Tulane       9 3 0
Rutgers       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
East Carolina       7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State       8 4 0
South Carolina       8 4 0
Navy       7 4 0
Notre Dame       7 4 0
Southern Miss       6 4 1
Syracuse       7 5 0
Colgate       5 4 1
Boston College       5 6 0
Holy Cross       5 6 0
Memphis State       5 6 0
Miami (FL)       5 6 0
North Texas State       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Virginia Tech       5 6 0
West Virginia       5 6 0
Georgia Tech       4 6 1
Louisville       4 6 1
William & Mary       4 7 0
Illinois State       3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana       3 8 0
Army       2 8 1
Air Force       2 9 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
Richmond       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Jay Palazola with 747 passing yards, Dan Conway with 856 rushing yards, and Rob Rikard with 603 receiving yards.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15TennesseeL 16–2830,150[3]
September 22Villanova
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 34–716,083[4]
September 29at StanfordL 14–3336,412[5]
October 6at PittsburghL 7–2852,348[6]
October 13West Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 18–2021,640[7]
October 20at Miami (FL)L 8–1915,013[8]
October 27at ArmyW 29–1640,162[9]
November 3Tulane
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 8–4312,236[10]
November 17at SyracuseW 27–1020,245[11]
November 24UMass
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 41–328,475[12]
December 1at Holy CrossW 13–1020,141[13]

Roster

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1979 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 83 Tim Sherwin Jr
OT 64 Karl Swanke Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 20 Mike Mayock Jr
DT 95 Joe Nash So
DT 89 Mark Roopenian Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1979 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "1979 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tennessee 28, Boston College 16". Sentinel Star. September 16, 1979. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boston College 34, Villanova 7". Fort Myers News-Press. September 23, 1979. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Elway's TD Passes Help Stanford Win". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1979. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pitt 28-7 Win Stirs Up Great QB Debate". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1979. pp. D1–D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia Lucks Out Win Over Boston College, 20-18". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1979. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miami Gets Job Done". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 21, 1979. p. E1, E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boston College 29, Army 16". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 28, 1979. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane 43, Boston College 8". St. Petersburg Times. November 4, 1979. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "B.C. 27, Syracuse 10". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1979. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Boston College 41, Massachusetts 3". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 25, 1979. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Big defensive plays key Boston College". The Courier-Journal. December 2, 1979. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.