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-
1983 Season Highlights
Jack Bicknell, Sr. enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Boston College.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs. Morgan State
45
12
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Clemson
31
16
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Rutgers
42
22
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
West Virginia
17
27
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Temple
18
15
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @ Yale
42
7
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Penn State
27
17
W
@ Foxboro, MA
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Army
34
14
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Syracuse
10
21
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @ Holy Cross
47
7
W
@ Foxboro, MA
Fri., Nov. 25 vs.
Alabama
20
13
W
@ Foxboro, MA
Thu., Dec. 29
Notre Dame
18
19
L
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 351
Scoring Average 29.3
Points Allowed 190
Defense Average 15.8
Opponents Record 56-46
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-1
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 9-3-0
AP
20 9-3-0
Coaches
20 9-3-0
UPI
22 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.