Boston College Football Team History
Boston College Eagles
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Founded: 1863 Stadium: Alumni Stadium Capacity: 44,500 Colors: Maroon & Gold Coach: Jack Bicknell, Sr. Conference: Independent-
1987 Season Highlights
Jack Bicknell, Sr. enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Boston College.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Texas Christian
38
20
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Temple
28
7
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Southern California
17
23
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Penn State
17
27
L
@ Foxboro, MA
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Pittsburgh
13
10
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Army
29
24
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Rutgers
24
38
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
West Virginia
16
37
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Tennessee
20
18
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Notre Dame
25
32
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Syracuse
17
45
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 22.2
Points Allowed 281
Defense Average 25.5
Opponents Record 78-49
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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