1985 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1985 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during 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.

1985 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $6001110
West Virginia411731
Syracuse420750
Boston College330480
Pittsburgh231551
Temple150470
Rutgers060281
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State   1110
No. 9 Miami (FL)   1020
Army   930
No. 15 Florida State   930
West Virginia   731
Southern Miss   740
Syracuse   750
Virginia Tech   650
Pittsburgh   551
Cincinnati   560
Notre Dame   560
South Carolina   560
Southwestern Louisiana   470
Navy   470
Temple   470
Boston College   480
Memphis State   272
Rutgers   281
East Carolina   290
Louisville   290
Tulane   1100
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29vs. No. 10 BYUL 14–2851,227
September 7TempleW 28–2531,500
September 14No. 17 MarylandL 13–3130,210[1]
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[2]
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[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Roster

1985 Boston College Eagles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR26Darren FlutieSo
QB7Shawn HalloranJr
WR82Kevin MartinJr
RB23Troy StradfordJr
G65Steve TrapiloJr
WR20Tom WaddleFr
OT69Dave WidellJr
G74Doug WidellSo
OL64Joe WolfFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT97John BosaSr
LB55John GalvinJr
DT72Tom PorellJr
LB53Bill RomanowskiSo
DT68Mike RuthSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References


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