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1987 Boston College

5–⁠6, coached by Jack Bicknell.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1987, game by game: won vs. TCU 38–20; won vs. Temple 28–7; lost at USC 17–23; lost vs. No. 15 Penn State 17–27; won at Pittsburgh 13–10; won vs. Army 29–24; lost at Rutgers 24–38; lost vs. West Virginia 16–37; won vs. No. 13 Tennessee 20–18; lost at No. 9 Notre Dame 25–32; lost at No. 6 Syracuse 17–45+21−28Won 38–20 vs. TCU+18TCUWon 28–7 vs. Temple+21TempleLost 17–23 at USC-6USCLost 17–27 vs. No. 15 Penn State-10No. 15 Penn StateWon 13–10 at Pittsburgh+3PittsburghWon 29–24 vs. Army+5ArmyLost 24–38 at Rutgers-14RutgersLost 16–37 vs. West Virginia-21West VirginiaWon 20–18 vs. No. 13 Tennessee+2No. 13 TennesseeLost 25–32 at No. 9 Notre Dame-7No. 9 Notre DameLost 17–45 at No. 6 Syracuse-28No. 6 Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsTCUW 38–⁠2081%
Sep 12vsTempleW 28–⁠767%
Sep 19atUSCL 17–⁠2355%
Sep 26vs15Penn StateL 17–⁠2745%
Oct 3atPittsburghW 13–⁠1043%
Oct 10vsArmyW 29–⁠2472%
Oct 17atRutgersL 24–⁠3861%
Oct 24vsWest VirginiaL 16–⁠3766%
Oct 31vs13TennesseeW 20–⁠1841%
Nov 7at9Notre DameL 25–⁠3224%
Nov 14at6SyracuseL 17–⁠4521%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 45–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 50th-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 1987.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
244–⁠281
Coach
Jack Bicknell
Elo
1517 −74 this season
SP+ rating
7.8 No. 39 of 101; offense No. 32, defense No. 44
SRS
4.3 No. 39 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Seymour “Red” Kelin
Captains
Peter Casparriello, Dave Nugent and Jim Turner

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 3Bill Romanowski LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Dave Widell OGDallas Cowboys