1982 Boston College Eagles football team

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1982 Boston College Eagles football
Tangerine Bowl, L 26–33 vs. Auburn
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Seymour "Red" Kelin (2nd season)
Captains
  • Jack Belcher
  • Russell Joyner
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  1981
1983  
1982 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh 4 1 09 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia 4 2 09 3 0
Boston College 3 2 08 3 1
Rutgers 1 5 05 6 0
Temple 1 5 04 7 0
Syracuse 1 5 02 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Texas A&M W 38–1655,177
September 18at No. 16 Clemson T 17–1763,118 [1]
September 25at Navy W 31–023,016
October 2 Temple No. 18W 17–732,000
October 9at No. 16 West Virginia No. 19L 13–2055,554
October 16 Rutgers
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 14–1328,500
October 23at Army W 32–1740,397
October 30No. 8 Penn State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 17–5233,205
November 6at UMass W 34–2116,023
November 13 Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 20–1321,500
November 20 Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 35–1032,800 [2]
December 18vs. No. 18 Auburn L 26–3351,296 [3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1982 Boston College Eagles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 32 Jim Browne So
QB 22 Doug Flutie So
WR 20 Gerard Phelan So
WR 70 Steve Lively Sr
C 62 Jack Belcher Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "New heights for Eagles, 17–17". The Boston Globe. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Roberts, Ernie (November 21, 1982). "BC Rolls; Fruitful Day for Eagles". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 69 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Auburn, Campbell can BC, 33–26". The Orlando Sentinel. December 19, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1982 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.