1987 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1987 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in 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 (now Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

1987 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1987 record	5–6
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (7th season)
Captains	Peter Casparriello Dave Nugent Jim Turner
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) Sullivan Stadium (alternate) (Capacity: 60,292)

1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–				11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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

Source:[1]

Roster

1987 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 53 Bill Romanowski Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jack Bicknell Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1987 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.