1962 Boston College Eagles football team

1962 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainArt Graham
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State     8 1 0
Oregon State     9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State     9 2 0
West Texas State     9 2 0
Boston College     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Villanova     7 3 0
Buffalo     6 3 0
Oregon     6 3 1
Houston     7 4 0
Miami (FL)     7 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Louisville     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Florida State     4 3 3
Air Force     5 5 0
Montana     5 5 0
Navy     5 5 0
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Pacific (CA)     5 5 0
Pittsburgh     5 5 0
Syracuse     5 5 0
Texas Western     4 5 0
New Mexico State     4 6 0
Colgate     3 5 1
Idaho     2 6 1
San Jose State     2 8 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Detroit     1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons     1 9 0
Colorado State     0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 250 to 123.

In January 1962, Jim Miller was signed to a three-year contract as the team's head coach. Miller had led the Detroit Titans football team to an 18–10 record from 1959 to 1961.[1] The Eagles opened their 1962 season with a 27–0 victory over Miller's old team.[2]

The team's defense gave up only 236.2 yards of total offense per game, a figure that ranks fourth best in school history.[3] The defense also recorded a school record 26 interceptions (45 total turnovers) in only 10 games.[3]

The Eagles' sole losses were to Syracuse (0–12) and Navy (6–26). Navy's sophomore quarterback Roger Staubach threw two touchdown passes against Boston College.[4] In the team's October 27 victory over Houston, the defense set a single-game record by allowing the Cougars to gain only 72 yards of total offense.[3]

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

  1. ^ "Miller Chucks U-D Job to Go to BC: 3-Year Contract Lures Away Grid Coach". Detroit Free Press. January 23, 1962. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference UD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c "2016 Football Boston College Media Guide" (PDF). Boston College. 2016. p. 168. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Navy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).