1987 Boston College Eagles football team

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1987 Boston College Eagles football
Boston College Eagles wordmark.png
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (7th season)
Captains
  • Peter Casparriello
  • Dave Nugent
  • Jim Turner
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (capacity: 32,000)
Sullivan Stadium (capacity: 60,292)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Syracuse   –   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 2 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Temple   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by seventh-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They also played an alternate-site home game at Sullivan Stadium (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 5TCU
W 38–2030,000
September 12Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 28–727,500
September 19at USCNo. 19
L 17–2346,205
September 26No. 15 Penn State
L 17–2750,267
October 3at Pittsburgh
W 13–1046,238
October 10Army
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 29–2431,500
October 17at Rutgers
L 24–3830,253
October 24West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 16–3731,500
October 31No. 13 Tennessee
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 20–1831,800
November 7at No. 9 Notre Dame
L 25–3259,075
November 14at No. 6 Syracuse
L 17–4549,892
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1987 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 53 Bill Romanowski Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1987 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

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