1987 Boston College Eagles football team

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 (now Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

1987 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record5–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Peter Casparriello
  • Dave Nugent
  • Jim Turner
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
(Capacity: 60,292)
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5TCUW 38–20
September 12Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 28–7
September 19at USCL 17–23
September 26No. 15 Penn StateL 17–27
October 3at PittsburghW 13–10
October 10Army
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 29–24
October 17at RutgersL 24–38
October 24West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 16–37
October 31No. 13 Tennessee
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 20–18
November 7at No. 9 Notre DameL 25–32
November 14at No. 6 SyracuseL 17–45
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

Roster

1987 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 53 Bill Romanowski Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

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