1990 Boston College Eagles football team

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1990 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Seymour "Red" Kelin (10th season)
Captains
  • Ray Hilvert
  • Kevin Pearson
  • Mike Sanders [1]
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1989
1991  →
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0
Syracuse 4 –1 –17 –4 –2
Temple 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
West Virginia 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Pittsburgh 2 –3 –13 –7 –1
Boston College 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Rutgers 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville  – 10 –1 –1
No. 3 Miami (FL)  – 10 –2 –0
No. 4 Florida State  – 10 –2 –0
No. 6 Notre Dame  – 9 –3 –0
No. 11 Penn State  – 9 –3 –0
Louisiana Tech  – 8 –3 –1
Southern Miss  – 8 –4 –0
Temple  – 7 –4 –0
Syracuse  – 7 –4 –2
Army  – 6 –5 –0
Northern Illinois  – 6 –5 –0
South Carolina  – 6 –5 –0
Virginia Tech  – 6 –5 –0
East Carolina  – 5 –6 –0
Southwestern Louisiana  – 5 –6 –0
Navy  – 5 –6 –0
Memphis State  – 4 –6 –1
Boston College  – 4 –7 –0
Tulane  – 4 –7 –0
West Virginia  – 4 –7 –0
Akron  – 3 –7 –1
Pittsburgh  – 3 –7 –1
Rutgers  – 3 –8 –0
Tulsa  – 3 –8 –0
Cincinnati  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by head coach Jack Bicknell, in his 10th and final season with Boston College, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. This was the last season in which Boston College competed as an independent, as the Big East Conference, of which the Eagles were a founding member, began sponsoring football in 1991. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at No. 17 Pittsburgh
L 6–2935,409
September 15No. 17 Ohio State
L 10–3132,432
September 29at Navy
W 28–1725,551
October 6 Rutgers
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 19–1431,262
October 13 Army
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–2025,463
October 20 Penn State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 21–4032,000
October 27at West Virginia
W 27–1456,685
November 3 Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
L 6–3532,213
November 10at No. 22 Louisville
L 10–1757,636
November 17at No. 3 Miami (FL)
L 12–4250,942
November 24 Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 10–2921,067
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

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References

  1. ↑ 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
  2. ↑ "Big East Football Timeline". Philly.com. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1990 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.


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