1992 Boston College Eagles football team

1992 Boston College Eagles football
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 23–38 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
Record	8–3–1 (2–1–1 Big East)
Head coach	Tom Coughlin (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Coughlin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Szabo (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1991 1993  →

1992 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Miami (FL)	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Syracuse	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Boston College	2	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Temple	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by second-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, playing a limited conference schedule in the league's second year of football. Boston College was invited to play in the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee, 23–38.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Rutgers		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 37–20	29,110
September 12	Northwestern *		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 49–0	28,888
September 19	Navy *		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 28–0	32,116
September 26	Michigan State *	No. 25	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 14–0	32,498
October 3	at West Virginia	No. 22	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		T 24–24	55,643	[1]
October 17	at No. 9 Penn State *	No. 20	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 35–32	96,130
October 24	at Tulane *	No. 11	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 17–13	25,646	[2]
October 31	Temple	No. 11	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 45–6	32,812
November 7	at No. 8 Notre Dame *	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)		L 7–54	59,075
November 14	No. 10 Syracuse	No. 17	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 10–27	33,298
November 21	at Army *	No. 19	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 41–24	35,726
January 1, 1993	vs. No. 17 Tennessee *	No. 16	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–38	52,056	[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1992 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Glenn Foley Jr RB 30 David Green So G 66 Pete Kendall Fr TE 88 Gordon Laro So TE 82 Pete Mitchell So C 64 Tom Nalen Jr QB 8 Jeff Ryan Fr OT 67 Ron Stone Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 28 Charlie Brennan Sr LB 50 Stephen Boyd So LB 91 Dan Kerr Jr DT 75 Nelson Long Jr DE 59 Mike Mamula Fr LB 53 Tom McManus Sr DB 17 Michael Reed So DE 93 Chris Sullivan Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tom Coughlin Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Crowton (Quarterbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "West Virginia ties Boston College, 24–24". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "BC rides out Green Wave". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fame is fleeting: BC overwhelmed". The Boston Globe. January 2, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "1992 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.