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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: Tom Coughlin
Conference: Big East-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024
1992 Season Highlights
 Tom Coughlin enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Boston College.
 
1992 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Rutgers  37   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Northwestern  49   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Navy  28   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Michigan State  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ West Virginia  24   24   T       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Penn State  35   32   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Tulane  17   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Temple  45   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Notre Dame  7   54   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Syracuse  10   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Army  41   24   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Tennessee  23   38   L    @ Tampa, FL   Outback Bowl
 
1992 Season Totals
  Record8-3 -1
  Points Scored330
  Scoring Average27.5
  Points Allowed238
  Defense Average19.8
  Opponents Record65-68
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1 -1
1992 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
21 8-3-1 AP
21 8-3-1 Coaches
21 8-3-1 UPI/NFF
21 8-3-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1992 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Syracuse 10-2340205Won  26-226-121497  Paul Pasqualoni
Miami 11-1369161Lost  13-344-014256  Dennis Erickson
Rutgers 7-4341245 4-2167171  Doug Graber
Boston College 8-3-1330238Lost  23-382-1-111677  Tom Coughlin
West Virginia 5-4-2286238 2-3-1133105  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 3-9289429 1-359126  Paul Hackett
Virginia Tech 2-8-1270282 1-4114144  Frank Beamer
Temple 1-10132383 0-650219  Jerry Berndt

1992 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1992 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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