1985 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1985 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in 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 (now 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
1985 record4–8
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
(Capacity: 60,292)
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –  –   10 –2 –0
Army   –  –   9 –3 –0
No. 15 Florida State   –  –   9 –3 –0
West Virginia   –  –   7 –3 –1
Southern Miss   –  –   7 –4 –0
Syracuse   –  –   7 –5 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  –   5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  –   5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  –   5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  –   5 –6 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  –   4 –7 –0
Navy   –  –   4 –7 –0
Temple   –  –   4 –7 –0
Boston College   –  –   4 –8 –0
Memphis State   –  –   2 –7 –2
Rutgers   –  –   2 –8 –1
East Carolina   –  –   2 –9 –0
Louisville   –  –   2 –9 –0
Tulane   –  –   1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 29vs. No. 10 BYUL 14–28
September 7TempleW 28–25
September 14No. 17 MarylandL 13–31
September 21at PittsburghW 29–22
September 28Miami (FL)
  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 10–45
October 5at Rutgers
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 20–10
October 12at ArmyL 14–45
October 19West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 6–13
October 26at CincinnatiL 17–24
November 2at No. 3 Penn StateL 12–16
November 16at SyracuseL 21–41
November 23Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 38–7
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

References

  1. "1985 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.


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