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1983 Boston College

9–⁠3, coached by Jack Bicknell, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1983, game by game: won vs. Morgan State 45–12; won vs. Clemson 31–16; won at Rutgers 42–22; lost vs. No. 12 West Virginia 17–27; won at Temple 18–15; won at Yale 42–7; won vs. Penn State 27–17; won at Army 34–14; lost at Syracuse 10–21; won vs. Holy Cross 47–7; won vs. No. 13 Alabama 20–13; lost vs. Notre Dame 18–19+40−11Won 45–12 vs. Morgan State+33Morgan StateWon 31–16 vs. Clemson+15ClemsonWon 42–22 at Rutgers+20RutgersLost 17–27 vs. No. 12 West Virginia-10No. 12 West VirginiaWon 18–15 at Temple+3TempleWon 42–7 at Yale+35YaleWon 27–17 vs. Penn State+10Penn StateWon 34–14 at Army+20ArmyLost 10–21 at Syracuse-11SyracuseWon 47–7 vs. Holy Cross+40Holy CrossWon 20–13 vs. No. 13 Alabama+7No. 13 AlabamaLost 18–19 vs. Notre Dame-1Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMorgan StateW 45–⁠1295%
Sep 10vsClemsonW 31–⁠1644%
Sep 17atRutgersW 42–⁠2257%
Sep 24vs12West VirginiaL 17–⁠2753%
Oct 1atTempleW 18–⁠1559%
Oct 8atYaleW 42–⁠753%
Oct 29vsPenn StateW 27–⁠1751%
Nov 5atArmyW 34–⁠1481%
Nov 12atSyracuseL 10–⁠2171%
Nov 19vsHoly CrossW 47–⁠781%
Nov 25vs13AlabamaW 20–⁠1356%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsNotre DameLiberty BowlL 18–⁠1958%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 19–⁠18 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 19
  2. Wk 9: 19
  3. Wk 10: 16
  4. Wk 11: 13
  5. Wk 12: 18
  6. Wk 13: 15
  7. Wk 14: 13
  8. Wk 15: 13
  9. Final: 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 1983.

Heisman voteDoug Flutie, third

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 4th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 13
Points
351–⁠190
Coach
Jack Bicknell
Elo
1663 +98 this season
SP+ rating
13.0 No. 25 of 108; offense No. 32, defense No. 20
SRS
10.2 No. 30 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Seymour “Red” Kelin
Captains
Bob Biestek, Brian Brennan and Steve DeOssie

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 4Brian Brennan WRCleveland Browns
Rd 4Steve DeOssie LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 7George Radachowsky DBLos Angeles Rams