1987 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1987 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by seventh-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 (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

1987 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (7th season)
Captains
  • Peter Casparriello
  • Dave Nugent
  • Jim Turner
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (capacity: 32,000)
Sullivan Stadium (capacity: 60,292)
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 4 Syracuse   –  – 11 –0 –1
No. 2 Florida State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 15 South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 8 –4 –0
Penn State   –  – 8 –4 –0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –  – 8 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  – 5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –  – 5 –5 –1
West Virginia   –  – 6 –6 –0
Tulane   –  – 6 –6 –0
Army   –  – 5 –6 –0
Boston College   –  – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Akron   –  – 4 –7 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –7 –1
Temple   –  – 3 –8 –0
Tulsa   –  – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 2 –9 –0
Navy   –  – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 5TCUW 38–2030,000
September 12Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 28–727,500
September 19at USCNo. 19L 17–2346,205
September 26No. 15 Penn StateL 17–2750,267
October 3at PittsburghW 13–1046,238
October 10Army
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 29–2431,500
October 17at RutgersL 24–3830,253
October 24West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 16–3731,500
October 31No. 13 Tennessee
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 20–1831,800
November 7at No. 9 Notre DameL 25–3259,075
November 14at No. 6 SyracuseL 17–4549,892
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 53 Bill Romanowski Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1987 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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