1969 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1969 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Yukica, the Eagles compiled a record of 5–4. Boston College played home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

1969 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Joe Yukica (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Petercuskie (1st season)
Captain	Jim McCool
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	1:30 p.m.	Navy	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 21–14	24,200
October 4		Tulane	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 28–24	15,500
October 18		Villanova	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 6–24	23,200
October 25	2:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–38	40,557
November 1		at No. 5 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 16–38	48,532
November 8	1:30 p.m.	Buffalo	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 21–35	20,500
November 15		VMI	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 49–32	11,400
November 22		UMass	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 35–30	20,500
November 29		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 35–10	15,119
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position	Name	First Year at BC
Head coach	Joe Yukica	1968
Defensive line	John Petercuskie	1969
Offensive Line	Bill Bowes	1968
Defensive backs	Pete Carmichael	1968
Defensive ends / linebackers	Bill Campbell	1968
Offensive backfield	Jack Bicknell	1968
Freshmen	Joe Daniels	1968
Assistant freshmen	Barry Gallup	1969
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Roster

1969 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 Frank Harris Jr RB 27 Bill Thomas So RB 33 Fred Willis Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 76 John Fitzgerald Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Yukica Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt