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1982 Boston College Eagles football team

1982 Boston College Eagles football
Tangerine Bowl, L 26–33 vs. Auburn
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (2nd season)
Captains
  • Jack Belcher
  • Russell Joyner
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 19 West Virginia 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Boston College 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Temple 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Syracuse 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Florida State   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 19 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Sophomore quarterback Doug Flutie threw for over 2,700 yards, leading Boston College to the 1982 Tangerine Bowl, their first bowl game since 1942.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Texas A&M
W 38–1655,177[2]
September 18at No. 16 Clemson
T 17–1763,118[3]
September 25at Navy
W 31–023,016[4]
October 2TempleNo. 18
W 17–732,000[5]
October 9at No. 16 West VirginiaNo. 19
L 13–2055,554[6]
October 16Rutgers
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 14–1328,500[7]
October 23at Army
W 32–1740,397[8]
October 30No. 8 Penn State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 17–5233,205[9]
November 6at UMass
W 34–2116,023[10]
November 13Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 20–1321,500[11]
November 20Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 35–1032,800[12]
December 18vs. No. 18 Auburn
L 26–3351,296[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Roster

1982 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 32 Jim Browne So
QB 22 Doug Flutie So
OL 79 Mark MacDonald So
WR 20 Gerard Phelan So
WR 70 Steve Lively Sr
C 62 Jack Belcher Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 17 Tony Thurman So
LB 81 Andy Hemmer Fr
DE 97 John Bosa Fr
LB 41 David Pereira So
DE 88 Russ Joyner Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Gee, Michael (November 30, 1982). "Tangerine crush: BC earns an extended run". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Flutie directs Boston College to wrecking of Sherrill debut". The Monitor. September 5, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New heights for Eagles, 17–17". The Boston Globe. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boston College routs Navy". The South Bend Tribune. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Beating Temple's not so simple, but Boston College prevails 17–7". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia dumps BC, 20–13". The Bradenton Herald. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "BC beats Rutgers in last seconds". The Sunday Home News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BC holds off Army, 32–17". The Standard-Star. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Penn State destroys BC". Boston Sunday Globe. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boston College clips Massachusetts 34–21". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "BC outlasts fumbling SU". Democrat and Chronicle. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 21, 1982). "BC Rolls; Fruitful Day for Eagles". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Auburn, Campbell can BC, 33–26". The Orlando Sentinel. December 19, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1982 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.


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