1987 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Seymour "Red" Kelin (7th season)
Captains	Peter Casparriello Dave Nugent Jim Turner
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium Sullivan Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Syracuse $	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	1
Penn State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Temple	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–		11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by seventh-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They also played an alternate-site home game at Sullivan Stadium (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	TCU		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 38–20	30,000
September 12	Temple		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 28–7	27,500
September 19	at USC	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 17–23	46,205
September 26	No. 15 Penn State		Sullivan Stadium Foxborough, MA	L 17–27	50,267
October 3	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 13–10	46,238
October 10	Army		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 29–24	31,500
October 17	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 24–38	30,253
October 24	West Virginia		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 16–37	31,500	^[1]
October 31	No. 13 Tennessee		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 20–18	31,800
November 7	at No. 9 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	L 25–32	59,075
November 14	at No. 6 Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 17–45	49,892
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 Boston College Eagles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`24`	Darren Flutie	Jr
WR	`16`	Tom Waddle	Jr
OT	`69`	Dave Widell	Sr
G	`74`	Doug Widell	Jr
OL	`64`	Joe Wolf	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`55`	John Galvin	Sr
LB	`53`	Bill Romanowski	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jack Bicknell

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "BC gets thrashed by West Virginia". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1987 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

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