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1992 Boston College

8–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Big East), coached by Tom Coughlin, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1992, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 37–20; won vs. Northwestern 49–0; won vs. Navy 28–0; won vs. Michigan State 14–0; tied at West Virginia 24–24; won at No. 9 Penn State 35–32; won at Tulane 17–13; won vs. Temple 45–6; lost at No. 8 Notre Dame 7–54; lost vs. No. 10 Syracuse 10–27; won at Army 41–24; lost vs. No. 17 Tennessee 23–38+49−47Won 37–20 vs. Rutgers+17RutgersWon 49–0 vs. Northwestern+49NorthwesternWon 28–0 vs. Navy+28NavyWon 14–0 vs. Michigan State+14Michigan StateTied 24–24 at West Virginia0West VirginiaWon 35–32 at No. 9 Penn State+3No. 9 Penn StateWon 17–13 at Tulane+4TulaneWon 45–6 vs. Temple+39TempleLost 7–54 at No. 8 Notre Dame-47No. 8 Notre DameLost 10–27 vs. No. 10 Syracuse-17No. 10 SyracuseWon 41–24 at Army+17ArmyLost 23–38 vs. No. 17 Tennessee-15No. 17 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsRutgersW 37–⁠2063%
Sep 12vsNorthwesternW 49–⁠076%
Sep 19vsNavyW 28–⁠082%
Sep 26vsMichigan StateW 14–⁠071%
Oct 3atWest VirginiaT 24–⁠2439%
Oct 17at9Penn StateW 35–⁠3223%
Oct 24atTulaneW 17–⁠1376%
Oct 31vsTempleW 45–⁠687%
Nov 7at8Notre DameL 7–⁠5428%
Nov 14vs10SyracuseL 10–⁠2741%
Nov 21atArmyW 41–⁠2465%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs17TennesseeHall of Fame BowlL 23–⁠3836%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 38–⁠23 in the Hall of Fame Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big East.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 25
  2. Wk 6: 22
  3. Wk 7: 21
  4. Wk 8: 20
  5. Wk 9: 11
  6. Wk 10: 11
  7. Wk 11: 9
  8. Wk 12: 17
  9. Wk 13: 19
  10. Wk 14: 17
  11. Wk 15: 16
  12. Wk 16: 16
  13. Final: 21

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 1992.

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Big East
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 9
Points
330–⁠238
Coach
Tom Coughlin
Elo
1559 +62 this season
SP+ rating
10.0 No. 28 of 105; offense No. 30, defense No. 43
SRS
7.6 No. 27 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Coughlin
Defensive coordinator
Steve Szabo

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 4Ron Stone OTDallas Cowboys

1992 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami4–⁠011–⁠13
Syracuse6–⁠110–⁠26
Rutgers4–⁠27–⁠4
Boston College2–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠121
West Virginia2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠2
Pittsburgh1–⁠33–⁠9
Virginia Tech1–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
Temple0–⁠61–⁠10

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