1988 Boston College Eagles football team

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.

1988 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record3–8
Head coachJack Bicknell (8th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
1988 NCAA 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
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 1No. 8 USC
L 7–34
September 10Cincinnati
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–7
September 17at No. 16 Penn State
L 20–23
September 24at TCUL 17–31
October 1Pitt
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 34–31
October 15Rutgers
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 6–17
October 22at No. 6 West Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 19–59
November 5at Tennessee
L 7–10
November 12No. 15 Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
L 20–45
November 19vs. ArmyW 38–24
November 26at Temple
L 28–45
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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