1986 Boston College Eagles football team

1986 Boston College Eagles football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame, W 27–24 vs. Georgia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record9–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (6th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium
1986 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 19 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Syracuse 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Rutgers 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 19   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Army   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   3 – 6 – 2
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by sixth-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. Boston College ended the season on an eight-game winning streak, capped by the 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they defeated Georgia, 27–24 on a last-minute touchdown pass from Shawn Halloran to Kelvin Martin.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Rutgers
L 9–1130,000[2]
September 13California
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 21–1530,544[3]
September 20No. 5 Penn State
L 14–2642,329[4]
October 4at SMU
L 29–3126,432[5]
October 11at Maryland
W 30–2545,380[6]
October 18Louisville
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–728,105[7]
October 25at West Virginia
W 19–1047,760[8]
November 1at Army
W 27–2040,315[9]
November 8at Temple
W 38–2917,952[10]
November 15Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 27–932,000[11]
November 22at Holy Cross
W 56–2623,271[12]
December 23vs. No. 17 Georgia
MizlouW 27–2425,368[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Roster

1986 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Shawn Halloran Sr
C Darren Twombly Sr
WR 20 Tom Waddle So
OT 69 Dave Widell Jr
G 74 Doug Widell So
OL 64 Joe Wolf So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 97 John Bosa Sr
LB 55 John Galvin Jr
DT 72 Tom Porell Sr
LB 53 Bill Romanowski Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1986 Hall of Fame Bowl". tampabayfootball.net. Tampa Bay Football History Network. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rutgers stops Boston College in 11–9 upset". The Patriot-News. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hicks stopped; Cal opens with a whimper". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dozier leads Nittany Lions past BC, 26–14". The Scrantonian. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SMU raps Boston College". The Galveston Daily News. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boston College rides Halloran past Maryland". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eagles blast Cards". The Kentucky Advocate. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BC stops W. Va., 19–10". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BC capitalizes on Army fumbles, 27–20". The Journal News. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boston College dumps Temple". Sun-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "BC's bowl prospects improve with 27–9 win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ MacMullan, Jackie (November 23, 1986). "Happy Ending for BC, Harvard; Eagles Outslug HC, 56-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Halloran flings BC by Georgia". Fort Lauderdale News. December 24, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1986 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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