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1986 Boston College

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

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1986, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 9–11; won vs. California 21–15; lost vs. No. 5 Penn State 14–26; lost at SMU 29–31; won at Maryland 30–25; won vs. Louisville 41–7; won at West Virginia 19–10; won at Army 27–20; won at Temple 38–29; won vs. Syracuse 27–9; won at Holy Cross 56–26; won vs. No. 17 Georgia 27–24+34−12Lost 9–11 vs. Rutgers-2RutgersWon 21–15 vs. California+6CaliforniaLost 14–26 vs. No. 5 Penn State-12No. 5 Penn StateLost 29–31 at SMU-2SMUWon 30–25 at Maryland+5MarylandWon 41–7 vs. Louisville+34LouisvilleWon 19–10 at West Virginia+9West VirginiaWon 27–20 at Army+7ArmyWon 38–29 at Temple+9TempleWon 27–9 vs. Syracuse+18SyracuseWon 56–26 at Holy Cross+30Holy CrossWon 27–24 vs. No. 17 Georgia+3No. 17 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsRutgersL 9–⁠1166%
Sep 13vsCaliforniaW 21–⁠1562%
Sep 20vs5Penn StateL 14–⁠2637%
Oct 4atSMUL 29–⁠3128%
Oct 11atMarylandW 30–⁠2522%
Oct 18vsLouisvilleW 41–⁠778%
Oct 25atWest VirginiaW 19–⁠1046%
Nov 1atArmyW 27–⁠2053%
Nov 8atTempleW 38–⁠2944%
Nov 15vsSyracuseW 27–⁠968%
Nov 22atHoly CrossW 56–⁠2678%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvs17GeorgiaHall of Fame BowlW 27–⁠2446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 27–⁠24 in the Hall of Fame Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. 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 1986.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 2nd in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 19
Points
338–⁠233
Coach
Jack Bicknell
Elo
1637 +137 this season
SP+ rating
11.4 No. 28 of 101; offense No. 30, defense No. 27
SRS
9.5 No. 24 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Seymour “Red” Kelin
Captains
John Bosa, Kelvin Martin, Troy Stradford and Steve Trapilo

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 1John Bosa DEMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Kelvin Martin WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Steve Trapilo OGNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Troy Stradford QBMiami Dolphins