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1990 Boston College

4–⁠7, coached by Jack Bicknell.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1990, game by game: lost at No. 17 Pittsburgh 6–29; lost vs. No. 17 Ohio State 10–31; won at Navy 28–17; won vs. Rutgers 19–14; won vs. Army 41–20; lost vs. Penn State 21–40; won at West Virginia 27–14; lost vs. Syracuse 6–35; lost at No. 22 Louisville 10–17; lost at No. 3 Miami 12–42; lost vs. Temple 10–29+21−30Lost 6–29 at No. 17 Pittsburgh-23No. 17 PittsburghLost 10–31 vs. No. 17 Ohio State-21No. 17 Ohio StateWon 28–17 at Navy+11NavyWon 19–14 vs. Rutgers+5RutgersWon 41–20 vs. Army+21ArmyLost 21–40 vs. Penn State-19Penn StateWon 27–14 at West Virginia+13West VirginiaLost 6–35 vs. Syracuse-29SyracuseLost 10–17 at No. 22 Louisville-7No. 22 LouisvilleLost 12–42 at No. 3 Miami-30No. 3 MiamiLost 10–29 vs. Temple-19Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8at17PittsburghL 6–⁠2922%
Sep 15vs17Ohio StateL 10–⁠3137%
Sep 29atNavyW 28–⁠1741%
Oct 6vsRutgersW 19–⁠1457%
Oct 13vsArmyW 41–⁠2055%
Oct 20vsPenn StateL 21–⁠4036%
Oct 27atWest VirginiaW 27–⁠1424%
Nov 3vsSyracuseL 6–⁠3541%
Nov 10at22LouisvilleL 10–⁠1725%
Nov 17at3MiamiL 12–⁠4211%
Nov 24vsTempleL 10–⁠2956%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 29–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 95th-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 1990.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 6th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
190–⁠288
Coach
Jack Bicknell
Elo
1414 −17 this season
SP+ rating
-8.1 No. 79 of 104; offense No. 87, defense No. 60
SRS
−6.7 No. 76 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Seymour “Red” Kelin
Captains
Ray Hilvert, Kevin Pearson and Mike Sanders