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1991 Boston College

4–⁠7 (2–⁠4 Big East), coached by Tom Coughlin.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1991, game by game: lost at Rutgers 13–20; lost vs. No. 2 Michigan 13–35; lost vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech 14–30; lost at No. 10 Penn State 21–28; won vs. Louisville 33–3; lost vs. West Virginia 24–31; won at Army 28–17; won vs. Pittsburgh 38–12; won at Temple 33–13; lost at No. 17 Syracuse 16–38; lost vs. No. 1 Miami 14–19+30−22Lost 13–20 at Rutgers-7RutgersLost 13–35 vs. No. 2 Michigan-22No. 2 MichiganLost 14–30 vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech-16No. 17 Georgia TechLost 21–28 at No. 10 Penn State-7No. 10 Penn StateWon 33–3 vs. Louisville+30LouisvilleLost 24–31 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaWon 28–17 at Army+11ArmyWon 38–12 vs. Pittsburgh+26PittsburghWon 33–13 at Temple+20TempleLost 16–38 at No. 17 Syracuse-22No. 17 SyracuseLost 14–19 vs. No. 1 Miami-5No. 1 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atRutgersL 13–⁠2048%
Sep 7vs2MichiganL 13–⁠3524%
Sep 14vs17Georgia TechL 14–⁠3029%
Sep 28at10Penn StateL 21–⁠2814%
Oct 12vsLouisvilleW 33–⁠340%
Oct 19vsWest VirginiaL 24–⁠3147%
Oct 26atArmyW 28–⁠1735%
Nov 2vsPittsburghW 38–⁠1243%
Nov 9atTempleW 33–⁠1349%
Nov 16at17SyracuseL 16–⁠3822%
Nov 23vs1MiamiL 14–⁠1919%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 19–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big East.

In program history: The 62nd-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 1991.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠246
Coach
Tom Coughlin
Elo
1496 +53 this season
SP+ rating
6.9 No. 42 of 104; offense No. 42, defense No. 45
SRS
4.3 No. 40 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Coughlin
Defensive coordinator
Steve Szabo

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 6Mark Chmura TEGreen Bay Packers

1991 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse5–⁠010–⁠211
Miami2–⁠012–⁠01
Virginia Tech1–⁠05–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠26–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠46–⁠5
Rutgers2–⁠36–⁠5
Boston College2–⁠44–⁠7
Temple0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.