1989 Boston College

2–⁠9, coached by Jack Bicknell.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1989, game by game: lost vs. No. 23 Pittsburgh 10–29; lost at Rutgers 7–9; lost at Penn State 3–7; lost at Ohio State 29–34; won vs. Temple 35–14; lost vs. Navy 24–27; lost vs. No. 15 West Virginia 30–44; lost at Syracuse 11–23; won at Army 24–17; lost vs. Louisville 22–36; lost at Georgia Tech 12–13+21−19Lost 10–29 vs. No. 23 Pittsburgh-19No. 23 PittsburghLost 7–9 at Rutgers-2RutgersLost 3–7 at Penn State-4Penn StateLost 29–34 at Ohio State-5Ohio StateWon 35–14 vs. Temple+21TempleLost 24–27 vs. Navy-3NavyLost 30–44 vs. No. 15 West Virginia-14No. 15 West VirginiaLost 11–23 at Syracuse-12SyracuseWon 24–17 at Army+7ArmyLost 22–36 vs. Louisville-14LouisvilleLost 12–13 at Georgia Tech-1Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 13–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 101st-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 1989.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 6th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠253
Coach
Jack Bicknell
Elo
1396 −62 this season
SP+ rating
-6.2 No. 72 of 103; offense No. 89, defense No. 51
SRS
−3.7 No. 65 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Seymour “Red” Kelin
Captains
Rico Labbe and Mark Kamphaus

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 4Rico Labbe DBWashington Redskins