1987 Boston College Eagles football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = Boston College Eagles
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 5–6
| head_coach = Jack Bicknell
| hc_year = 7th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Seymour "Red" Kelin
| dc_year = 7th
| def_scheme =
| captain = Peter Casparriello
| captain2 = Dave Nugent
| captain3 = Jim Turner
| stadium = Alumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium
}}
{{1987 Major eastern college football independents records}}
{{1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1987
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| score = 38–20
| attend = 30,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| score = 28–7
| attend = 27,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = USC
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 17–23
| attend = 46,205
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Sullivan Stadium
| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA
| score = 17–27
| attend = 50,267
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| score = 13–10
| attend = 46,238
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| score = 29–24
| attend = 31,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Rutgers
| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| score = 24–38
| attend = 30,253
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| score = 16–37
| attend = 31,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-bc-gets-thrashed-by-wes/140068325/|work=The Boston Globe|title=BC gets thrashed by West Virginia|date=October 25, 1987|accessdate=February 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| score = 20–18
| attend = 31,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename = Holy War
| score = 25–32
| attend = 59,075
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 17–45
| attend = 49,892
}}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1987
| team = Boston College Eagles
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=24|class=Jr|first=Darren|last=Flutie|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=Jr|first=Tom|last=Waddle|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=69|class=Sr|first=Dave|last=Widell|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=74|class=Jr|first=Doug|last=Widell|pos=G|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=64|class=Jr|first=Joe|last=Wolf|dab=Joe Wolf (American football)|pos=OL|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=55|class=Sr|first=John|last=Galvin|dab=John Galvin (American football)|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=53|class=Sr|first=Bill|last=Romanowski|pos=LB|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Jack Bicknell
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
References
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{{Boston College Eagles football navbox}}
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