1987 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1987 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during 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 (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

1987 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Seymour "Red" Kelin (7th season)
Captains	Peter Casparriello Dave Nugent Jim Turner
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium Sullivan Stadium

1987 Major eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Syracuse $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
Penn State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Temple	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

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	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	TCU		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 38–20	30,000
September 12	Temple		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 28–7	27,500
September 19	at USC	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 17–23	46,205
September 26	No. 15 Penn State		Sullivan Stadium Foxborough, MA	L 17–27	50,267
October 3	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 13–10	46,238
October 10	Army		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 29–24	31,500
October 17	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 24–38	30,253
October 24	West Virginia		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 16–37	31,500
October 31	No. 13 Tennessee		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 20–18	31,800
November 7	at No. 9 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	L 25–32	59,075
November 14	at No. 6 Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 17–45	49,892
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 24 Darren Flutie Jr WR 16 Tom Waddle Jr OT 69 Dave Widell Sr G 74 Doug Widell Jr OL 64 Joe Wolf Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 John Galvin Sr 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