1985 Boston College Eagles football team

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1985 Boston College Eagles football
Boston College Eagles wordmark.png
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record4–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (capacity: 32,000)
Sullivan Stadium (capacity: 60,292)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State       9 3 0
West Virginia       7 3 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Syracuse       7 5 0
Virginia Tech       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana       4 7 0
Navy       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Boston College       4 8 0
Memphis State       2 7 2
Rutgers       2 8 1
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Tulane       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They also played two alternate-site home games at Sullivan Stadium (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Eagles failed to replicate their 1984 success after the departure of their Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Doug Flutie, finishing with a 4–8 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29vs. No. 10 BYUL 14–2851,227
September 7TempleW 28–2531,500
September 14No. 17 MarylandL 13–3130,210
September 21at PittsburghW 29–2240,922
September 28Miami (FL)
  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 10–4531,864
October 5at Rutgers
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 20–1017,456
October 12at ArmyL 14–4540,525
October 19West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 6–1332,000
October 26at CincinnatiL 17–2417,217
November 2at No. 3 Penn StateL 12–1682,000
November 16at SyracuseL 21–4145,790
November 23Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 38–732,000[1]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ Thomsen, Ian (November 24, 1985). "BC Overruns Hapless Holy Cross; Eagles Win Battle for Pride, 38-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1985 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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