1986 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1986 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They also played an alternate-site home game at Sullivan Stadium (now Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Boston College ended the season on an eight-game winning streak, capped by the 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they defeated Georgia, 27–24 on a last-minute touchdown pass from Shawn Halloran to Kelvin Martin.[1]

1986 Boston College Eagles football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame, W 27–24 vs. Georgia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
1986 record9–3
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
(Capacity: 60,292)
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Penn State   –  –   12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –  –   9 –2 –1
No. 19 Boston College   –  –   9 –3 –0
Tulsa   –  –   7 –4 –0
Florida State   –  –   7 –4 –1
Army   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –5 –0
Temple   –  –   6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  –   5 –5 –1
Rutgers   –  –   5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  –   5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  –   5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  –   5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  –   3 –6 –2
Tulane   –  –   4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  –   4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  –   3 –8 –0
Navy   –  –   3 –8 –0
Wichita State   –  –   3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  –   2 –9 –0
Northern Illinois   –  –   2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  –   1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6RutgersL 9–11
September 13California
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 21–15
September 20No. 5 Penn StateL 14–26
October 4at SMUL 29–31
October 11at MarylandW 30–25
October 18Louisville
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–7
October 25at West VirginiaW 19–10
November 1at ArmyW 27–20
November 8at TempleW 38–29
November 15Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 27–9
November 22at Holy CrossW 56–26
December 23vs. No. 17 GeorgiaW 27–24
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

References

  1. "1986 Hall of Fame Bowl". tampabayfootball.net. Tampa Bay Football History Network. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  2. "1986 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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