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1980 Boston College

7–⁠4, coached by Ed Chlebek.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1980, game by game: lost at No. 3 Pittsburgh 6–14; won vs. No. 11 Stanford 30–13; lost at Villanova 9–20; lost at Navy 0–21; won vs. Yale 27–9; lost at No. 7 Florida State 7–41; won vs. Army 30–14; won at Air Force 23–0; won vs. Syracuse 27–16; won at Massachusetts 13–12; won vs. Holy Cross 27–26+23−34Lost 6–14 at No. 3 Pittsburgh-8No. 3 PittsburghWon 30–13 vs. No. 11 Stanford+17No. 11 StanfordLost 9–20 at Villanova-11VillanovaLost 0–21 at Navy-21NavyWon 27–9 vs. Yale+18YaleLost 7–41 at No. 7 Florida State-34No. 7 Florida StateWon 30–14 vs. Army+16ArmyWon 23–0 at Air Force+23Air ForceWon 27–16 vs. Syracuse+11SyracuseWon 13–12 at Massachusetts+1MassachusettsWon 27–26 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13at3PittsburghL 6–⁠1419%
Sep 20vs11StanfordW 30–⁠1341%
Sep 27atVillanovaL 9–⁠2057%
Oct 4atNavyL 0–⁠2132%
Oct 11vsYaleW 27–⁠935%
Oct 18at7Florida StateL 7–⁠4114%
Oct 25vsArmyW 30–⁠1471%
Nov 1atAir ForceW 23–⁠065%
Nov 15vsSyracuseW 27–⁠1658%
Nov 22atMassachusettsW 13–⁠1266%
Nov 29vsHoly CrossW 27–⁠2680%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 27–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1980.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
199–⁠186
Coach
Ed Chlebek
Elo
1534 +76 this season
SP+ rating
14.7 No. 22 of 133; offense No. 49, defense No. 16
SRS
6.4 No. 41 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mike Mayock and Tim Sherwin

Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 4Tim Sherwin TEBaltimore Colts