1984 Boston College Eagles football team

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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 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.[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, Massachusetts

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

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

  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

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

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

  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

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

  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, Massachusetts (Rivalry)

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, Massachusetts (Rivalry)

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. ^ "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. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm
  4. ^ "Heisman Winners". Heisman. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009.
  5. ^ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm