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-
1985 Season Highlights
Jack Bicknell, Sr. enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Boston College.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 29 @
Brigham Young
14
28
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Temple
28
25
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Maryland
13
31
L
@ Foxboro, MA
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Pittsburgh
29
22
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Miami (Florida)
10
45
L
@ Foxboro, MA
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Rutgers
20
10
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Army
14
45
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
West Virginia
6
13
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Cincinnati
17
24
L
@ Cincinnati, OH
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Penn State
12
16
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Syracuse
21
41
L
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. Holy Cross
38
7
W
1985 Season Totals
Record 4-8
Points Scored 222
Scoring Average 18.5
Points Allowed 307
Defense Average 25.6
Opponents Record 70-44
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 2-5
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.