1978 Boston College Eagles football team

1978 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–11
Head coach
CaptainPaul McCarty, John Schmeding, Fred Smerlas
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State       11 1 0
North Texas State       9 2 0
East Carolina       9 3 0
Navy       9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame       9 3 0
Rutgers       9 3 0
Florida State       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
Temple       7 3 1
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Holy Cross       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       6 4 1
Georgia Tech       7 5 0
Hawaii       6 5 0
Miami (FL)       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 5 1
William & Mary       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Army       4 6 1
Memphis State       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Virginia Tech       4 7 0
Air Force       3 8 0
Colgate       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Syracuse       3 8 0
Illinois State       2 9 0
West Virginia       2 9 0
Boston College       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 0–11 record and were outscored by a total of 294 to 153.[1] The team compiled the worst record in Division I-A during the 1978 season. Five of the team's games were lost in late stages.[2] The team traveled to Tokyo to play in the Mirage Bowl on December 10.[3]

Ed Chlebek was hired as the team's head coach in January 1978, after having coached at Eastern Michigan for two years; he was named the Mid-America Conference coach of the year in 1977.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included Jay Palazola with 926 passing yards, Anthony Brown with 748 rushing yards, and Paul McCarty with 531 receiving yards.[5]

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

  1. ^ "1978 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Boston College Nation's Top Loser; Eagles Hoping To Reverse Fortunes Quickly". The Times and Democrat. December 14, 1978. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mirage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Boston College hires EMU's Chlebek". Detroit Free Press. January 20, 1978. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1978 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.