1988 Boston College Eagles football team

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1988 Boston College Eagles football
Boston College Eagles wordmark.png
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (8th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by eighth-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. On November 19, the team participated in one of the first American college football game played in Europe, in the Emerald Isle Classic, played in Dublin, Ireland.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1No. 8 USC
L 7–3432,000
September 10Cincinnati
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–729,279
September 17at No. 16 Penn State
L 20–2384,000
September 24at TCU
L 17–3125,335
October 1Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 34–3132,000
October 15Rutgers
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 6–1732,000
October 22at No. 6 West Virginia
L 19–5963,145
November 5at Tennessee
L 7–1090,030
November 12No. 15 Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
L 20–4532,000
November 19vs. Army
W 38–2442,525
November 26at Temple
L 28–4512,892
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ 2009-10 Boston College Record Book pg. 114
  2. ^ "1988 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

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