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1988 Boston College

3–⁠8, coached by Jack Bicknell.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1988, game by game: lost vs. No. 8 USC 7–34; won vs. Cincinnati 41–7; lost at No. 16 Penn State 20–23; lost at TCU 17–31; won vs. Pittsburgh 34–31; lost vs. Rutgers 6–17; lost at No. 6 West Virginia 19–59; lost at Tennessee 7–10; lost vs. No. 15 Syracuse 20–45; won vs. Army 38–24; lost at Temple 28–45+34−40Lost 7–34 vs. No. 8 USC-27No. 8 USCWon 41–7 vs. Cincinnati+34CincinnatiLost 20–23 at No. 16 Penn State-3No. 16 Penn StateLost 17–31 at TCU-14TCUWon 34–31 vs. Pittsburgh+3PittsburghLost 6–17 vs. Rutgers-11RutgersLost 19–59 at No. 6 West Virginia-40No. 6 West VirginiaLost 7–10 at Tennessee-3TennesseeLost 20–45 vs. No. 15 Syracuse-25No. 15 SyracuseWon 38–24 vs. Army+14ArmyLost 28–45 at Temple-17Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs8USCL 7–⁠3447%
Sep 10vsCincinnatiW 41–⁠766%
Sep 17at16Penn StateL 20–⁠2326%
Sep 24atTCUL 17–⁠3142%
Oct 1vsPittsburghW 34–⁠3143%
Oct 15vsRutgersL 6–⁠1753%
Oct 22at6West VirginiaL 19–⁠5919%
Nov 5atTennesseeL 7–⁠1036%
Nov 12vs15SyracuseL 20–⁠4523%
Nov 19vsArmyW 38–⁠2430%
Nov 26atTempleL 28–⁠4555%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
237–⁠326
Coach
Jack Bicknell
Elo
1438 −74 this season
SP+ rating
-5.3 No. 72 of 102; offense No. 48, defense No. 79
SRS
−2.6 No. 66 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Seymour “Red” Kelin
Captains
Joe Wolf and Mark Murphy

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 1Joe Wolf OGPhoenix Cardinals
Rd 2Doug Widell OGDenver Broncos
Rd 7Eric Lindstrom LBNew England Patriots