1988 Boston College Eagles football team

1988 Boston College Eagles football
Conference Independent
1988 record 3–8
Head coach Jack Bicknell (8th season)
Captain Joe Wolf
Captain Mark Murphy[1]
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
1988 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Southwest 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

Date Opponent Site Result
September 1 No. 8 USC Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA L 7–34  
September 10 Cincinnati Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 41–7  
September 17 at No. 16 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 20–23  
September 24 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 17–31  
October 1 Pitt Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 34–31  
October 15 Rutgers Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA L 6–17  
October 22 at No. 6 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV L 19–59  
November 5 at Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 7–10  
November 12 No. 15 Syracuse Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) L 20–45  
November 19 vs. Army Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic) W 38–24  
November 26 at Temple Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA L 28–45  
#Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[2]

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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