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1982 Boston College

8–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Jack Bicknell.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1982, game by game: won at Texas A&M 38–16; tied at No. 16 Clemson 17–17; won at Navy 31–0; won vs. Temple 17–7; lost at No. 16 West Virginia 13–20; won vs. Rutgers 14–13; won at Army 32–17; lost vs. No. 8 Penn State 17–52; won at Massachusetts 34–21; won vs. Syracuse 20–13; won vs. Holy Cross 35–10; lost vs. No. 18 Auburn 26–33+31−35Won 38–16 at Texas A&M+22Texas A&MTied 17–17 at No. 16 Clemson0No. 16 ClemsonWon 31–0 at Navy+31NavyWon 17–7 vs. Temple+10TempleLost 13–20 at No. 16 West Virginia-7No. 16 West VirginiaWon 14–13 vs. Rutgers+1RutgersWon 32–17 at Army+15ArmyLost 17–52 vs. No. 8 Penn State-35No. 8 Penn StateWon 34–21 at Massachusetts+13MassachusettsWon 20–13 vs. Syracuse+7SyracuseWon 35–10 vs. Holy Cross+25Holy CrossLost 26–33 vs. No. 18 Auburn-7No. 18 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atTexas A&MW 38–⁠1637%
Sep 11at16ClemsonT 17–⁠1729%
Sep 25atNavyW 31–⁠044%
Oct 2vsTempleW 17–⁠768%
Oct 9at16West VirginiaL 13–⁠2039%
Oct 16vsRutgersW 14–⁠1370%
Oct 23atArmyW 32–⁠1767%
Oct 30vs8Penn StateL 17–⁠5239%
Nov 6atMassachusettsW 34–⁠2176%
Nov 13vsSyracuseW 20–⁠1377%
Nov 20vsHoly CrossW 35–⁠1077%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvs18AuburnTangerine BowlL 26–⁠3351%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 33–⁠26 in the Tangerine Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18
  2. Wk 6: 19

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 1982.

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2 4th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
294–⁠219
Coach
Jack Bicknell
Elo
1598 +92 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 35 of 109; offense No. 40, defense No. 37
SRS
8.4 No. 33 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Seymour “Red” Kelin
Captains
Jack Belcher and Russell Joyner

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 6Gary Kowalski OTLos Angeles Rams