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1985 Boston College Eagles football team

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1985 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
West Virginia 4 1 1 7 3 1
Syracuse 4 2 0 7 5 0
Boston College 3 3 0 4 8 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 5 5 1
Temple 1 5 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 2 8 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State       9 3 0
West Virginia       7 3 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Syracuse       7 5 0
Virginia Tech       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana       4 7 0
Navy       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Boston College       4 8 0
Memphis State       2 7 2
Rutgers       2 8 1
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Tulane       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They also played two alternate-site home games at Sullivan Stadium (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Eagles failed to replicate their 1984 success after the departure of their Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Doug Flutie, finishing with a 4–8 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29vs. No. 10 BYUL 14–2851,227
September 7TempleW 28–2531,500
September 14No. 17 MarylandL 13–3130,210[1]
September 21at PittsburghW 29–2240,922
September 28Miami (FL)
  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 10–4531,864
October 5at Rutgers
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 20–1017,456
October 12at ArmyL 14–4540,525
October 19West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 6–1332,000[2]
October 26at CincinnatiL 17–2417,217
November 2at No. 3 Penn StateL 12–1682,000
November 16at SyracuseL 21–4145,790
November 23Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 38–732,000[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1985 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 26 Darren Flutie So
QB 7 Shawn Halloran Jr
WR 82 Kevin Martin Jr
RB 23 Troy Stradford Jr
G 65 Steve Trapilo Jr
WR 20 Tom Waddle Fr
OT 69 Dave Widell Jr
G 74 Doug Widell So
OL 64 Joe Wolf Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 97 John Bosa Sr
LB 55 John Galvin Jr
DT 72 Tom Porell Jr
LB 53 Bill Romanowski So
DT 68 Mike Ruth Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

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  1. ^ "Terps outrun Boston College". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "W. Virginia tops Eagles". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 20, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Thomsen, Ian (November 24, 1985). "BC Overruns Hapless Holy Cross; Eagles Win Battle for Pride, 38-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1985 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.