1992 Boston College Eagles football team

1992 Boston College Eagles football
1992 Boston College Eagles football
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 23–38 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
Record	8–3–1 (2–1–1 Big East)
Head coach	Tom Coughlin (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tom Coughlin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Szabo (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Tom Coughlin, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference, playing a limited conference schedule in the league's second year of football. Boston College was invited to play in the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee, 23–38.

1992 Big East Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Miami (FL)	4	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Syracuse	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Boston College	2	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	2
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Temple	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Rutgers		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 37–20	29,110
September 12	Northwestern*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 49–0	28,888
September 19	Navy*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 28–0	32,116
September 26	Michigan State*	No. 25	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 14–0	32,498
October 3	at West Virginia	No. 22	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		T 24–24	55,643
October 17	at No. 9 Penn State*	No. 20	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 35–32	96,130
October 24	at Tulane*	No. 11	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 17–13	25,646	^[1]
October 31	Temple	No. 11	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 45–6	32,812
November 7	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)		L 7–54	59,075
November 14	No. 10 Syracuse	No. 17	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)		L 10–27	33,298
November 21	at Army*	No. 19	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 41–24	35,726
January 1, 1993	vs. No. 17 Tennessee*	No. 16	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–38	52,056	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1992 Boston College Eagles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`13`	Glenn Foley	Jr
RB	`30`	David Green	So
G	`66`	Pete Kendall	Fr
TE	`88`	Gordon Laro	So
TE	`82`	Pete Mitchell	So
C	`64`	Tom Nalen	Jr
QB	`8`	Jeff Ryan	Fr
OT	`67`	Ron Stone	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FS	`28`	Charlie Brennan	Sr
LB	`50`	Stephen Boyd	So
LB	`91`	Dan Kerr	Jr
DT	`75`	Nelson Long	Jr
DE	`59`	Mike Mamula	Fr
LB	`53`	Tom McManus	Sr
DB	`17`	Michael Reed	So
DE	`93`	Chris Sullivan	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class