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1984 Boston College Eagles football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record10–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Mark MacDonald
  • David Thomas
  • Scott Harrington
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 South Carolina   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Florida State   –   –   7 – 3 – 2
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 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 State   –   –   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.

The Eagles finished the season with a 10–2 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Western CarolinaNo. 19
W 44–2432,000
September 8at No. 9 AlabamaNo. 18
ABCW 38–3167,821
September 22North CarolinaNo. 10
ESPNW 52–2044,672
October 13TempleNo. 4
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 24–1032,000
October 20at No. 20 West VirginiaNo. 4
ABCL 20–2160,286
October 27RutgersNo. 11
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 35–2332,000
November 3at Penn StateNo. 9
ABCL 30–3785,690
November 10ArmyNo. 16
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
KATZW 45–3132,000
November 17SyracuseNo. 13
  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA (rivalry)
KATZW 24–1660,890
November 23at No. 12 Miami (FL)No. 10
CBSW 47–4530,325
December 1at Holy CrossNo. 8
W 45–1025,000
January 1, 1985vs. HoustonNo. 8
CBSW 45–2867,381
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 22 Doug Flutie Sr
WR 20 Gerard Phelan Sr
WR 3 Chris Tripucka Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 81 Andy Hemmer Jr
DE 97 John Bosa So
DT 52 Scott Harrington Sr
FS 49 Carl Pellegata Jr
DB 17 Tony Thurman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP191810105444119161310885
Coaches2016977545107161310884

[3]

Game summaries

Western Carolina

at Alabama

See also: 1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football team


North Carolina

See also: 1984 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Temple

See also: Temple Owls football

at West Virginia

See also: 1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Rutgers

See also: 1984 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

at Penn State

See also: 1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Army

See also: 1984 Army Cadets football team

Syracuse

See also: 1984 Syracuse Orangemen football team and Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry

at Miami (FL)

Boston College at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
• No. 10 Eagles 14 14316 47
No. 12 Hurricanes 7 141014 45


Main article: Hail Flutie
See also: 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team

[4] [5]

Holy Cross

See also: Holy Cross Crusaders football and Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry

vs. Houston (Cotton Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Eagles 17 14 0 14 45
Cougars 7 7 14 0 28
See also: 1984 Houston Cougars football team and 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic

[6] [7]

Awards and honors

See also: 1984 College Football All-America Team

1984 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1985 NFL Draft.[10]

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.

References

  1. ^ "Boston College-1984". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Heisman.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Boston College 1984 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "FLUTIE'S PASS ON LAST PLAY OVERCOMES MIAMI BY 47-45". The New York Times. November 24, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Flutie's Desperation Pass Beats Miami, 47-45". The Washington Post. November 24, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "FLUTIE PASSES FOR 3 SCORES AS BOSTON COLLEGE WINS". The New York Times. January 2, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Flutie Short of Miracles but BC Wins, 45-28". The Washington Post. January 2, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Heisman Winners". Heisman. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009.
  9. ^ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm
  10. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm
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