1986_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team

1986 Boston College Eagles football
1986 Boston College Eagles football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame, W 27–24 vs. Georgia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	9–3
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (6th season);
Defensive coordinator	Seymour "Red" Kelin (6th season)
Captains	John Bosa; Kelvin Martin; Troy Stradford; Steve Trapilo;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium ; Sullivan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

The 1986 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-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. Boston College ended the season on an eight-game winning streak, capped by the 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they defeated Georgia, 27–24 on a last-minute touchdown pass from Shawn Halloran to Kelvin Martin.^[1]

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 9–11	30,000
September 13	California	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 21–15	30,544
September 20	No. 5 Penn State	Sullivan Stadium Foxborough, MA		L 14–26	42,329
October 4	at SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX		L 29–31	26,432
October 11	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 30–25	45,380	^[2]
October 18	Louisville	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 41–7	28,105
October 25	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 19–10	47,760	^[3]
November 1	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 27–20	40,315
November 8	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 38–29	17,952
November 15	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)		W 27–9	32,000
November 22	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)		W 56–26	23,271	^[4]
December 23	vs. No. 17 Georgia	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	Mizlou	W 27–24	25,368	^[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1986 Boston College Eagles football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No. 19 Boston College	3	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Temple	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll