1990 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1990 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in 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 a Division I-A independent, as the Big East Conference, of which the Eagles were a founding member, began sponsoring football in 1991.[2]

1990 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1990 record	4–7
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (10th season)
Captains	Ray Hilvert Kevin Pearson Mike Sanders[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami			–					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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	at No. 17 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–29
September 15	No. 17 Ohio State	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 10–31
September 29	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–17
October 6	Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 19–14
October 13	Army	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 41–20
October 20	Penn State	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 21–40
October 27	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 27–14
November 3	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 6–35
November 10	at No. 22 Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 10–17
November 17	at No. 3 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 12–42
November 24	Temple	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 10–29
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[3]

References

1. 2009-10 Boston College Record Book pg. 114
2. "Big East Football Timeline". Philly.com. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on August 27, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
3. "1990 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.