1986 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1986 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in 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 (now 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]

1986 Boston College Eagles football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame, W 27–24 vs. Georgia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
1986 record	9–3
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (6th season)
Captains	John Bosa Kelvin Martin Troy Stradford Steve Trapilo
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) Sullivan Stadium (alternate) (Capacity: 60,292)

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 Boston College		–		–				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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 9–11
September 13	California	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 21–15
September 20	No. 5 Penn State	Sullivan Stadium Foxborough, MA	L 14–26
October 4	at SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 29–31
October 11	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 30–25
October 18	Louisville	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 41–7
October 25	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 19–10
November 1	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 27–20
November 8	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 38–29
November 15	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 27–9
November 22	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 56–26
December 23	vs. No. 17 Georgia	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	W 27–24
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

References

1. "1986 Hall of Fame Bowl". tampabayfootball.net. Tampa Bay Football History Network. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
2. "1986 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.