American college football season
The 1983 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Sullivan Stadium (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Junior quarterback Doug Flutie threw for over 2,700 yards and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting, leading Boston College to their first ranked finish in 41 years. They met their rivals, Notre Dame, in the 1983 Liberty Bowl.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | Morgan State | | | | W 45–12 | 31,300 | |
September 10 | Clemson | | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
| | W 31–16 | 32,000 | |
September 17 | at Rutgers | | | | W 42–22 | 23,561 | |
September 24 | No. 12 West Virginia | No. 19 | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| ABC | L 17–27 | 32,000 | |
October 1 | at Temple | | | | W 18–15 | 7,033 | |
October 8 | at Yale | | | | W 42–7 | 31,108 | [1] |
October 29 | Penn State | No. 19 | | ESPN | W 27–17 | 56,605 | |
November 5 | at Army | No. 16 | | | W 34–14 | 40,749 | |
November 12 | at Syracuse | No. 13 | | | L 10–21 | 41,225 | |
November 19 | vs. Holy Cross | No. 18 | - Sullivan Stadium
- Foxborough, MA (rivalry)
| | W 47–7 | 38,512 | [2] |
| No. 13 Alabama | No. 15 | - Sullivan Stadium
- Foxborough, MA
| CBS | W 20–13 | 58,047 | [3] |
| vs. Notre Dame | No. 13 | | | L 18–19 | 47,071 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
1983 Boston College Eagles football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Tom Coughlin – Quarterbacks
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[]
- ^ Thomsen, Ian (October 9, 1983). "BC Scores Early and Often". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ May, Peter (November 20, 1983). "BC Pounds Holy Cross, Expects New Bowl Foe". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers turn back Tide; BC finishes with 9–2 record". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1983. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1983 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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Venues |
- South End Grounds (1893–1899, 1902)
- American League Baseball Grounds (1901)
- Alumni Field (1915–1921, 1923, 1932–1941, 1943–1945, 1955)
- Fenway Park (1914–1917, 1919–1920, 1927–1931, 1936–1945, 1953–1956)
- Braves Field (1918–1927, 1944, 1946–1952)
- Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
- Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |