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1981 Boston College

5–⁠6, coached by Jack Bicknell.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1981, game by game: won vs. Texas A&M 13–12; lost at No. 9 North Carolina 14–56; lost vs. West Virginia 10–38; lost at No. 2 Penn State 7–38; lost vs. Navy 10–25; won at Army 41–6; lost vs. No. 2 Pittsburgh 24–29; won vs. Massachusetts 52–22; lost at Syracuse 17–27; won vs. Rutgers 27–21; won at Holy Cross 28–24+35−42Won 13–12 vs. Texas A&M+1Texas A&MLost 14–56 at No. 9 North Carolina-42No. 9 North CarolinaLost 10–38 vs. West Virginia-28West VirginiaLost 7–38 at No. 2 Penn State-31No. 2 Penn StateLost 10–25 vs. Navy-15NavyWon 41–6 at Army+35ArmyLost 24–29 vs. No. 2 Pittsburgh-5No. 2 PittsburghWon 52–22 vs. Massachusetts+30MassachusettsLost 17–27 at Syracuse-10SyracuseWon 27–21 vs. Rutgers+6RutgersWon 28–24 at Holy Cross+4Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsTexas A&MW 13–⁠1259%
Sep 26at9North CarolinaL 14–⁠5623%
Oct 3vsWest VirginiaL 10–⁠3851%
Oct 10at2Penn StateL 7–⁠3817%
Oct 17vsNavyL 10–⁠2545%
Oct 24atArmyW 41–⁠644%
Oct 31vs2PittsburghL 24–⁠2920%
Nov 7vsMassachusettsW 52–⁠2273%
Nov 14atSyracuseL 17–⁠2744%
Nov 21vsRutgersW 27–⁠2154%
Nov 28atHoly CrossW 28–⁠2449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-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 1981.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 6th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
243–⁠298
Coach
Jack Bicknell
Elo
1509 −14 this season
SP+ rating
6.4 No. 49 of 132; offense No. 31, defense No. 83
SRS
1.1 No. 63 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Seymour “Red” Kelin
Captains
Jim Budness and Rich Dyer

Drafted in 1982

The 1982 draft
Rd 4Gerry Raymond OGNew York Giants
Rd 6Greg Storr LBMinnesota Vikings