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Boston College

FBSI · 1962 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 27–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 28–13
7Week 7 · Oct 9Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 18–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 0–12
9Week 9 · Oct 23Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 6–26
10Week 10 · Oct 30Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 14–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–9W 27–22
12Week 12 · Nov 13Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC1–9W 42–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 41–25
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 48–12

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.849
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-10+31
  • Villanova +7
  • Houston +7
  • Virginia Military Institute +6
  • Holy Cross +6
  • Boston University +2
  • Detroit Mercy +1
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • Texas Tech +1
  • Syracuse -5
  • Navy -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #24Better than 83%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.800 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#23Post-Season W1#24Post-Season W2#23Post-Season W3#25Post-Season W4#24Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+15
+18
-12
-20
+14
+5
+29
+16
+36

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#161957#191958#531959#721960#711961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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