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Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
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 Eagles 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.[dead link][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

September 1Western CarolinaNo. 19

W 44–24 32,000 September 8at No. 9 AlabamaNo. 18

ABCW 38–31 67,821 September 22North CarolinaNo. 10

ESPNW 52–20 44,672 October 13TempleNo. 4

  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA

W 24–10 32,000 October 20at No. 20 West VirginiaNo. 4

ABCL 20–21 60,286 October 27RutgersNo. 11

  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA

W 35–23 32,000 November 3at Penn StateNo. 9

ABCL 30–37 85,690 November 10ArmyNo. 16

  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA

KATZW 45–31 32,000 November 17SyracuseNo. 13

  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA

KATZW 24–16 60,890 November 23at No. 12 Miami (FL)No. 10

CBSW 47–45 30,325 December 1Holy CrossNo. 8

  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA

W 45–10 25,000 January 1vs. HoustonNo. 8

CBSW 45–28 67,381

Template:CFB Schedule End

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

References

  1. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=133&season=1984
  2. ^ Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm
  4. ^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
  5. ^ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm
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