American college football season
1981 Boston College Eagles football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 5–6 |
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Head coach | - Jack Bicknell (1st season)
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Defensive coordinator | Seymour "Red" Kelin (1st season) |
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Captain | Jim Budness, Rich Dyer |
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Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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Seasons |
1981 Major eastern college football independents records | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 3 Penn State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 4 Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 17 West Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Temple | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Syracuse | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Rutgers | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
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- $ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1981 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Bicknell, the team compiled a 5–6 record and was outscored by a combined total of 298 to 243. Three of the team's losses were to teams then ranked among the top 10 in the AP Poll.[1]
The team was led by freshman quarterback Doug Flutie who completed 105 of 192 passes for 1,652 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Other statistical leaders included Leo Smith with 403 rushing yards, Brian Brennan with 726 receiving yards, kicker John Cooper with 55 points scored (28 extra points and 9 field goals), and defensive back George Radachowsky with seven interceptions.[2] Flutie, Brennan, and Radachowsky all went on to play in the National Football League, as did defensive tackle Joe Nash.
The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Texas A&M | | W 13–12 | 31,000 | [3][4] |
September 26 | at No. 9 North Carolina | | L 14–56 | 48,000 | [5] |
October 3 | West Virginia | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| L 10–38 | 17,235 | [6][7][8] |
October 10 | at No. 2 Penn State | | L 7–38 | 84,473 | [9] |
October 17 | Navy | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| L 10–25 | 31,000 | [10] |
October 24 | at Army | | W 41–6 | 39,357 | [11] |
October 31 | No. 2 Pittsburgh | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| L 24–29 | 25,500 | [12] |
November 7 | UMass | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
| W 52–22 | 20,400 | [13] |
November 14 | at Syracuse | | L 17–27 | 35,623 | [14] |
November 21 | Rutgers | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| W 27–21 | 16,500 | [15] |
November 28 | at Holy Cross | | W 28–24 | 22,500 | [16] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1981 Boston College Eagles football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | C | 62 | Jack Belcher | Jr | WR | 13 | Brian Brennan | So | G | | Ed Broderick | Jr | RB | 32 | Jim Browne | Fr | QB | 22 | Doug Flutie | Fr | QB | 7 | John Loughery | Jr | OT | 70 | Steve Lively | Jr | OT | 78 | Dave Paulik | So | G | 65 | Gerry Raymond | Sr | RB | 24 | Leo Smith | Sr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1981 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "1981 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Boston College upsets A&M". The Paris (TX) News. September 20, 1981. p. 9B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College 13, Texas A&M 12". Minneapolis Tribune. September 20, 1981. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bryant's 4 Touchdowns Lead North Carolina". The Palm Beach Post. September 27, 1981. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia rolls to 4–0, crushes Boston College". The News and Advance. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Undefeated West Virginia knocks off Boston College". Tallahassee Democrat. October 4, 1981. p. 4F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia 38, Boston College 10". St. Petersburg Times. October 4, 1981. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn St. Crushes B.C. 38-7". The Palm Beach Post. October 11, 1981. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Meyers, Fehr lead Navy past B.C. by 25-10". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1981. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College 41, Army 6". Sunday News Journal (Wilmington, DE). October 25, 1981. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 2-ranked Pitt escapes BC 29-24". St. Petersburg Times (AP story). November 1, 1981. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "At Chestnut Hill, Mass". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1981. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse 27, Boston College 17". Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel. November 15, 1981. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston Coll. 27, Rutgers 21". The Hartford Courant. November 22, 1981. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College 28, Holy Cross 24". Fort Myers News-Press. November 29, 1981. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
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Venues | - South End Grounds (1893–1899, 1902)
- American League Baseball Grounds (1901)
- Alumni Field (1915–1921, 1923, 1932–1941, 1943–1945, 1955)
- Fenway Park (1914–1917, 1919–1920, 1927–1931, 1936–1945, 1953–1956)
- Braves Field (1918–1927, 1944, 1946–1952)
- Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
- Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
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