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Boston College

FBSI · 1974 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3
0.727 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–4L 19–42
6Week 6 · Oct 1Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 7–34
7Week 7 · Oct 8Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 37–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–7W 31–16
9Week 9 · Oct 22Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 11–35
10Week 10 · Oct 29Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 55–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 35–3
12Week 12 · Nov 12Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 27–3
13Week 13 · Nov 19Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 45–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—W 70–8
15Week 15 · Dec 3Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 38–6

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
2.038
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-10+27
  • Tulane +5
  • Holy Cross +5
  • Navy +4
  • William & Mary +4
  • West Virginia +4
  • Villanova +3
  • Syracuse +2
  • Temple -2
  • Texas -4
  • Pittsburgh -4

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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.727 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24Regular Season Final#25Post-Season W1#24Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-23
-27
+37
+15
-24
+48
+32
+24
+45
+62
+32

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

Final Rank by Season
#571969#201970#181971#981972#391973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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