1984 Boston College Eagles football team
1984 Boston College Eagles football | |
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Eastern champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 5 |
1984 record | 10–2 |
Head coach | Jack Bicknell |
Home stadium |
Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Boston College | – | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#11 South Carolina | – | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | – | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#17 Florida State | – | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | – | – | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | – | – | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#18 Miami (FL) | – | – | 8 | – | 5 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | – | – | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | – | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | – | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | – | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | – | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | – | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | – | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | – | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | – | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | – | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | – | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | – | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1984 Boston College Eagles football team represented the Boston College in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule
The Eagles finished the season with a 9–2–0 record.[1] 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 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.[2]
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
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 1 | Western Carolina | No. 19 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | W 44–24 | 32,000 | ||||
September 8 | at No. 9 Alabama | No. 18 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ABC | W 38–31 | 67,821 | |||
September 22 | North Carolina | No. 10 | Sullivan Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts | ESPN | W 52–20 | 44,672 | |||
October 13 | Temple | No. 4 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | W 24–10 | 32,000 | ||||
October 20 | at No. 20 West Virginia | No. 4 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ABC | L 20–21 | 60,286 | |||
October 27 | Rutgers | No. 11 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | W 35–23 | 32,000 | ||||
November 3 | at Penn State | No. 9 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania | ABC | L 30–37 | 85,690 | |||
November 10 | Army | No. 16 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | KATZ | W 45–31 | 32,000 | |||
November 17 | Syracuse | No. 13 | Sullivan Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | KATZ | W 24–16 | 60,890 | |||
November 23 | at No. 12 Miami (FL) | No. 10 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida | CBS | W 47–45 | 30,325 | |||
December 1 | Holy Cross | No. 8 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | W 45–10 | 25,000 | ||||
January 1 | vs. Houston | No. 8 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | W 45–28 | 67,381 | |||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
1984 team players in the NFL
The following players were claimed in the 1985 NFL Draft.[3]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Gerard Phelan | Wide Receiver | 4 | 108 | New England Patriots |
Mark MacDonald | Guard | 5 | 115 | Minnesota Vikings |
Doug Flutie | Quarterback | 11 | 285 | Los Angeles Rams |
Steve Strachan | Running Back | 11 | 303 | Los Angeles Raiders |
Bill Romanowski was also a member of the team and was drafted in 1988.
Awards and honors
- Doug Flutie, QB, Heisman Trophy[4]
- Doug Flutie, QB, Walter Camp Award[5]
- Doug Flutie, QB, Maxwell Award
- Doug Flutie, QB, Davey O'Brien Award
References
- ↑ "Boston College-1984". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "Heisman Trophy". Heisman.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm
- ↑ "Heisman Winners". Heisman. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009.
- ↑ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm