1984 Boston College Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1984

| team = Boston College Eagles

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| CoachRank = 4

| APRank = 5

| record = 10–2

| head_coach = Jack Bicknell

| hc_year = 4th

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Seymour "Red" Kelin

| dc_year = 4th

| def_scheme =

| captain = Mark MacDonald

| captain2 = David Thomas

| captain3 = Scott Harrington

| stadium = Alumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium

| champion = Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Eastern champion

| bowl = Cotton Bowl Classic

| bowl_result = W 45–28 vs. Houston

}}

The 1984 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Doug Flutie gained national attention in 1984 when he quarterbacked the Eagles to victory in a high-scoring, back-and-forth game against the Miami Hurricanes (led by QB Bernie Kosar). The game was nationally televised on CBS the day after Thanksgiving and thus had a huge audience. Miami staged a dramatic drive to take the lead, 45–41, in the closing minute of the game. Boston College then took possession at its own 22-yard line with 28 seconds to go. After two passes moved the ball another 30 yards, only 6 seconds remained. On the last play of the game, Flutie scrambled away from the defense and threw a Hail Mary pass that was caught in the end zone by senior wide receiver Gerard Phelan, giving BC a 47–45 win. Although many people think that play clinched the Heisman Trophy for Flutie, the voting was already complete before that game.{{cite web |url=http://www.heisman.com/handbook/notes-trivia.html |publisher=Heisman.com |title=Heisman Trophy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921063932/http://www.heisman.com/handbook/notes-trivia.html |archive-date=21 September 2009}}

Boston College finished the season with a 10–2 record and a No. 5 ranking in the final AP Poll. The Eagles defeated the Southwest Conference champion Houston Cougars 45–28 in the 1985 Cotton Bowl. The team also captured the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy (emblematic of the 'Eastern championship' in Division I FBS).

Flutie left school as the NCAA's all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards and was a consensus All-American as a senior. He earned Player of the Year awards from UPI, Kodak, The Sporting News, and the Maxwell Football Club.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1984

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 1

| w/l = w

| rank = 19

| opponent = Western Carolina

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 44–24

| attend = 32,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-bc-flutie-get-it-done/159093424/|work=The Boston Globe|title=BC, Flutie get it done, 44–24|date=September 2, 1984|accessdate=November 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = Alabama

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Legion Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| tv = ABC

| score = 38–31

| attend = 67,821

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71538398/bss-greatest-comeback-swamps/|work=The Boston Globe|title=BC's 'greatest comeback' swamps Alabama, 38–31|date=September 9, 1984|accessdate=February 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| w/l = w

| rank = 10

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Sullivan Stadium

| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA

| tv = ESPN

| score = 52–20

| attend = 44,672

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-bcs-flutie-passes-tar-heels/139934086/|work=Tulsa World|title=BC's Flutie passes Tar Heels dizzy|date=September 23, 1984|accessdate=January 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = w

| rank = 4

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 24–10

| attend = 32,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-boston-college-downs-temple/166858430/|work=Star Tribune|title=Boston College downs Temple|date=October 14, 1984|accessdate=February 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = West Virginia

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| tv = ABC

| score = 20–21

| attend = 60,286

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-west-virginia/139865546/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=West Virginia edges BC, 21–20, on a late TD drive|date=October 21, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = w

| rank = 11

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 35–23

| attend = 32,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post-bc-flips-rutgers-3523-as/166927622/|work=Courier-Post|title=BC flips Rutgers, 35–23 as Flutie nears record|date=October 28, 1984|accessdate=February 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| tv = ABC

| score = 30–37

| attend = 85,690

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-penn-st-downs-boston/166857663/|work=Asbury Park Press|title=Penn St. downs Boston College|date=November 4, 1984|accessdate=February 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = w

| rank = 16

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| tv = KATZ

| score = 45–31

| attend = 32,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-fluties-td-toss/166928490/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Flutie's TD tosses bury Army, 45–31|date=November 11, 1984|accessdate=February 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = w

| rank = 13

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Sullivan Stadium

| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA

| tv = KATZ

| score = 24–16

| attend = 60,890

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-boston-college-i/166833046/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Boston College is 'unofficially' invited to Cotton Bowl|date=November 18, 1984|accessdate=February 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| tv = CBS

| score = 47–45

| attend = 30,325

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-hail-flutie-desperation/166925754/|work=The Miami News|title=Hail Flutie; Desperation pass gives Boston College a 47–45 victory over U–M|date=November 24, 1984|accessdate=February 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 1

| w/l = w

| rank = 8

| opponent = at Holy Cross

| site_stadium = Fitton Field

| site_cityst = Worcester, MA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 45–10

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Small Wonder, No Wonder; Eagles Wrap Up HC, 45-10 |first=Ian |last=Thomsen |date=December 2, 1984 |page=57 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57172916/1984-holy-cross-bc/}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = January 1, 1985

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Houston

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl

| gamename = Cotton Bowl Classic

| tv = CBS

| score = 45–28

| attend = 67,381

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-boston-college-shows-more-than/166929024/|work=USA Today|title=Boston College shows more than Flutiie, 45–28|date=January 2, 1985|accessdate=February 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

Personnel

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{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=Sr|first=Kevin|last=Snow|pos=K}}

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Rankings

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| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 15

| poll1_0=19

| poll1_1=18

| poll1_2=10

| poll1_3=10

| poll1_4=5

| poll1_5=4

| poll1_6=4

| poll1_7=4

| poll1_8=11

| poll1_9=9

| poll1_10=16

| poll1_11=13

| poll1_12=10

| poll1_13=8

| poll1_14=8

| poll1_15=5

| poll1_16=

| poll1_17=

| poll1_18=

| poll1_19=

| poll2title = Coaches

| poll2firstweek =0

| poll2lastweek =15

| poll2_0=20

| poll2_1=16

| poll2_2=9

| poll2_3=7

| poll2_4=7

| poll2_5=5

| poll2_6=4

| poll2_7=5

| poll2_8=10

| poll2_9=7

| poll2_10=16

| poll2_11=13

| poll2_12=10

| poll2_13=8

| poll2_14=8

| poll2_15=4

| poll2_16=

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{{cite web|website=collegepollarchive.com|title=Boston College 1984 AP Football Rankings|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/teams/by_season.cfm?seasonid=1984&teamid=65 |access-date=November 17, 2018 }}

Game summaries

=Western Carolina=

=At Alabama=

=North Carolina=

=Temple=

=At West Virginia=

=Rutgers=

=At Penn State=

=Army=

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|attendance=32,000

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| VisPasser = Nate Sassaman

| VisPassStats = 4/10, 38 Yds, INT

| VisRusher = Nate Sassaman

| VisRushStats = 25 Rush, 136 Yds, TD

| VisReceiver = Scott Spellmon

| VisReceivingStats = 2 Rec, 26 Yds

| HomePasser = Doug Flutie

| HomePassStats = 19/29, 311 Yds, 3 TD

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| HomeRushStats = 15 Rush, 81 Yds, 2 TD

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=Syracuse=

=At Miami (FL)=

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|Visitor=No. 10 Eagles

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|Host=No. 12 Hurricanes

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{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times | title=FLUTIE'S PASS ON LAST PLAY OVERCOMES MIAMI BY 47-45 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/24/sports/flutie-s-pass-on-last-play-overcomes-miami-by-47-45.html | date=November 24, 1984 |access-date=November 17, 2018}}

{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post | title=Flutie's Desperation Pass Beats Miami, 47-45 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1984/11/24/fluties-desperation-pass-beats-miami-47-45/44a0aa7b-d7ae-48b9-adf6-3f76c60c25e1/ | date=November 24, 1984 |access-date=November 17, 2018}}

=Holy Cross=

{{see also|Holy Cross Crusaders football|Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry}}

=Vs. Houston (Cotton Bowl)=

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|Road=No. 8 Eagles

|R1=17

|R2=14

|R3=0

|R4=14

|Home=Cougars

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|H2=7

|H3=14

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{{see also|1984 Houston Cougars football team|1985 Cotton Bowl Classic}}

{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times | title=FLUTIE PASSES FOR 3 SCORES AS BOSTON COLLEGE WINS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/02/sports/flutie-passes-for-3-scores-as-boston-college-wins.html | date=January 2, 1985 |access-date=November 4, 2019}}

{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post | title=Flutie Short of Miracles but BC Wins, 45-28 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1985/01/02/flutie-short-of-miracles-but-bc-wins-45-28/9f4ab201-b511-4d2f-b203-a4ea40054030/ | date=January 2, 1985 |access-date=November 4, 2019}}

Awards and honors

File:Boston college 1985 cotton bowl pin foto by andy hemmer cincinnati.jpg

Doug Flutie, QB, Heisman Trophy{{cite web |url=http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html |publisher=Heisman |title=Heisman Winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916003323/http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html |archive-date=16 September 2009}}
Doug Flutie, QB, Walter Camp Award{{Cite web|url=http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm|title=Football|access-date=2008-12-12|archive-date=2008-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107193656/http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm|url-status=dead}}
Doug Flutie, QB, Maxwell Award
Doug Flutie, QB, Davey O'Brien Award

1984 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1985 NFL draft.{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071221193413/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm| archive-date = 2007-12-21| title = 1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com| website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

class="wikitable" width="80%"
align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Boston College Eagles\|color=white}}" \| Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Gerard Phelan	Wide receiver	4	108	New England Patriots
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Mark MacDonald	Guard	5	115	Minnesota Vikings
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Doug Flutie	Quarterback	11	285	Los Angeles Rams
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Steve Strachan	Running back	11	303	Los Angeles Raiders
align="center" bgcolor=""

Bill Romanowski was also a member of the team and was drafted in 1988.

References

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