1980_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team

1980 Boston College Eagles football
1980 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Ed Chlebek (3rd season);
Captain	Mike Mayock, Tim Sherwin
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

The 1980 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the team compiled a 7–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 199 to 186.^[1]

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The team's statistical leaders included John Loughery with 1,519 passing yards, Shelby Gamble with 702 rushing yards, and Rob Rikard with 460 receiving yards.^[2]

The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

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"1980 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

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"Nine turnovers, but Pitt wins". St. Petersburg Times. September 14, 1980. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.

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"Stanford falls 30-12 in a shocker". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1980. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com.

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"Ingram commands 'Cats to win over BC". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1980. p. 11F – via Newspapers.com.

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"Navy 21, Boston College 0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Loughrey Leads BC Past Yale, 27-9". Hartford Courant. October 12, 1980. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Seminoles soar over B.C. 41-7". Tallahassee Democrat. October 19, 1980. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Boston College 30, Army 14". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 26, 1980. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Boston College 23, Air Force 0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 2, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Boston College 27, Syracuse 16". The Palm Beach Post. November 16, 1980. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Boston College 13, Massachusetts 12". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 23, 1980. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.

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"BC edges Holy Cross by 27-26". Fort Lauderdale News. November 30, 1980. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at No. 3 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–14	44,820	^[3]
September 20	No. 11 Stanford	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 30–13	32,037	^[4]
September 27	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 9–20	13,300	^[5]
October 4	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–21	27,405	^[6]
October 11	Yale	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 27–9	26,000	^[7]
October 18	at No. 7 Florida State	Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–41	52,396	^[8]
October 25	Army	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 30–14	23,000	^[9]
November 1	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 23–0	16,018	^[10]
November 15	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 27–16	22,000	^[11]
November 22	at No. T–10 (I-AA) UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 13–12	15,216	^[12]
November 29	Holy Cross	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 27–26	27,400	^[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	9	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll