1991 Boston College Eagles football team

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1991 Boston College Eagles football
Conference Big East Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Coughlin (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Steve Szabo (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  1990
1992  
1991 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 0 010 2 0
No. 1 Miami (FL) 2 0 012 0 0
Virginia Tech 1 0 05 6 0
Pittsburgh 3 2 06 5 0
West Virginia 3 4 06 5 0
Rutgers 2 3 06 5 0
Boston College 2 4 04 7 0
Temple 0 5 02 9 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Tom Coughlin, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference, in the conference's inaugural year of football sponsorship. As a result, Big East members, including Boston College, played a limited conference schedule in order to complete prior scheduling commitments.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Rutgers L 13–2022,185
September 7No. 2 Michigan *L 13–3532,071
September 14No. 17 Georgia Tech *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 14–3026,018 [1]
September 28at No. 10 Penn State *L 21–2895,927
October 12 Louisville *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 33–327,839
October 19 West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 24–3128,162 [2]
October 26at Army *W 28–1741,209
November 2 Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 38–1225,872
November 9at Temple W 33–1312,950
November 16at No. 17 Syracuse L 16–3845,453
November 23No. 1 Miami (FL)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 14–1932,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1991 Boston College Eagles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 89 Mark Chmura Sr
QB 13 Glenn Foley So
RB 30 David Green Fr
TE 82 Pete Mitchell Fr
C 64 Tom Nalen So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Stephen Boyd Fr
FS 28Charlie BrennanJr
LB 53 Tom McManus Jr
DB 17 Michael Reed Fr
DT 67 Ron Stone Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

After the season

NFL Draft

The Eagle was selected in the 1992 NFL draft following the season. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
6157 Mark Chmura Tight end Green Bay Packers

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References

  1. "Jones, Georgia Tech rout Boston College". The Palm Beach Post. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "W. Virginia puts its foot down". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1991 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  4. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.