1983 Boston College Eagles football
Liberty Bowl, L 18–19 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record9–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (3rd season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  – 11 –1 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 9 –2 –0
No. 19 Boston College   –  – 9 –3 –0
No. 16 West Virginia   –  – 9 –3 –0
No. 20 East Carolina   –  – 8 –3 –0
No. 18 Pittsburgh   –  – 8 –3 –1
Penn State   –  – 8 –4 –1
Southern Miss   –  – 7 –4 –0
Memphis State   –  – 6 –4 –1
Florida State   –  – 8 –4 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 7 –5 –0
Syracuse   –  – 6 –5 –0
South Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Cincinnati   –  4 –6 –1
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 4 –6 –0
Temple   –  – 4 –7 –0
Tulane   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –8 –0
Navy   –  – 3 –8 –0
Rutgers   –  – 3 –8 –0
Army   –  – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Sullivan Stadium (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Junior quarterback Doug Flutie threw for over 2,700 yards and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting, leading Boston College to their first ranked finish in 41 years. They met their rivals, Notre Dame, in the 1983 Liberty Bowl.

Boston College finished the season ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll, and captured the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy (emblematic of the 'Eastern championship' in Division I FBS).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Morgan State
W 45–1231,300
September 10Clemson
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 31–1632,000
September 17at Rutgers
W 42–2223,561
September 24No. 12 West VirginiaNo. 19
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ABCL 17–2732,000
October 1at Temple
W 18–157,033
October 8at Yale
W 42–731,108[1]
October 29Penn StateNo. 19
ABCW 27–1756,605
November 5at ArmyNo. 16
W 34–1440,749
November 12at SyracuseNo. 13
L 10–2141,225
November 19vs. Holy CrossNo. 18
  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA (rivalry)
ABCW 47–738,512[2]
November 25No. 13 AlabamaNo. 15
  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
CBSW 20–1358,047[3]
December 29vs. Notre DameNo. 13
L 18–1947,071
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1983 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 13 Brian Brennan Sr
QB 22 Doug Flutie Jr
WR 20 Gerard Phelan Jr
RB 23 Troy Stradford Fr
WR 3 Chris Tripucka Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
NG 68 Mike Ruth So
LB 81 Andy Hemmer So
DB 17 Tony Thurman Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

No. 12 West Virginia

No. 13 Alabama

Vs. Notre Dame (Liberty Bowl)

References

  1. ↑ Thomsen, Ian (October 9, 1983). "BC Scores Early and Often". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ May, Peter (November 20, 1983). "BC Pounds Holy Cross, Expects New Bowl Foe". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Turnovers turn back Tide; BC finishes with 9–2 record". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1983. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1983 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.


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