1987_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team

1987 Boston College Eagles football
1987 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (7th season);
Defensive coordinator	Seymour "Red" Kelin (7th season)
Captains	Peter Casparriello; Dave Nugent; Jim Turner;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium ; Sullivan Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

The 1987 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during 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.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	TCU		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 38–20	30,000
September 12	Temple		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 28–7	27,500
September 19	at USC	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 17–23	46,205
September 26	No. 15 Penn State		Sullivan Stadium Foxborough, MA	L 17–27	50,267
October 3	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 13–10	46,238
October 10	Army		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 29–24	31,500
October 17	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 24–38	30,253
October 24	West Virginia		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 16–37	31,500	^[1]
October 31	No. 13 Tennessee		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 20–18	31,800
November 7	at No. 9 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	L 25–32	59,075
November 14	at No. 6 Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 17–45	49,892
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1987 Boston College Eagles football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Syracuse $	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	1
Penn State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Temple	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll