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1986 Boston College Eagles football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame, W 27–24 vs. Georgia
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record9–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (6th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 19 Boston College 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Syracuse 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Rutgers 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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

The 1986 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during 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 (later known as 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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Rutgers
L 9–1130,000
September 13California
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 21–1530,544
September 20No. 5 Penn State
L 14–2642,329
October 4at SMU
L 29–3126,432
October 11at Maryland
W 30–2545,380[2]
October 18Louisville
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–728,105
October 25at West Virginia
W 19–1047,760[3]
November 1at Army
W 27–2040,315
November 8at Temple
W 38–2917,952
November 15Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 27–932,000
November 22at Holy Cross
W 56–2623,271[4]
December 23vs. No. 17 Georgia
MizlouW 27–2425,368[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1986 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Shawn Halloran Sr
WR 20 Tom Waddle So
OT 69 Dave Widell Jr
G 74 Doug Widell So
OL 64 Joe Wolf So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 97 John Bosa Sr
LB 55 John Galvin Jr
DT 72 Tom Porell Sr
LB 53 Bill Romanowski Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1986 Hall of Fame Bowl". tampabayfootball.net. Tampa Bay Football History Network. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Boston College rides Halloran past Maryland". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "BC stops W. Va., 19–10". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1986. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ MacMullan, Jackie (November 23, 1986). "Happy Ending for BC, Harvard; Eagles Outslug HC, 56-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Halloran flings BC by Georgia". Fort Lauderdale News. December 24, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1986 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.


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