1984 Boston College Eagles football team

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Boston College Eagles football
1984 Boston College Eagles football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy; Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 45–28 vs. Houston
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
1984 record	10–2
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (5th season);
Captains	Mark MacDonald; David Thomas; Scott Harrington;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium; (Capacity: 32,000)

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	Western Carolina	No. 19	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 44–24	32,000
September 8	at No. 9 Alabama	No. 18	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ABC	W 38–31	67,821
September 22	North Carolina	No. 10	Sullivan Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPN	W 52–20	44,672
October 13	Temple	No. 4	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 24–10	32,000
October 20	at No. 20 West Virginia	No. 4	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ABC	L 20–21	60,286
October 27	Rutgers	No. 11	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 35–23	32,000
November 3	at Penn State	No. 9	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 30–37	85,690
November 10	Army	No. 16	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	KATZ	W 45–31	32,000
November 17	Syracuse	No. 13	Sullivan Stadium Foxborough, MA (rivalry)	KATZ	W 24–16	60,890
November 23	at No. 12 Miami (FL)	No. 10	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	W 47–45	30,325
December 1	at Holy Cross	No. 8	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)		W 45–10	25,000
January 1, 1985	vs. Houston	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 45–28	67,381
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

Jack Bicknell

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	19	18	10	10	5	4	4	4	11	9	16	13	10	8	8	5
Coaches	20	16	9	7	7	5	4	5	10	7	16	13	10	8	8	4

[3]

Game summaries

Western Carolina

at Alabama

North Carolina

Temple

at West Virginia

Rutgers

at Penn State

Army

Boston College vs. Army official game program

Boston College vs. Syracuse official game program

Syracuse

at Miami (FL)

[4] [5]

Holy Cross

vs. Houston (Cotton Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Eagles	17	14	0	14	45
Cougars	7	7	14	0	28

[6] [7]

Awards and honors

Doug Flutie, QB, Heisman Trophy[8]
Doug Flutie, QB, Walter Camp Award[9]
Doug Flutie, QB, Maxwell Award
Doug Flutie, QB, Davey O'Brien Award

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

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

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[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] ttp://football.about.com/cs/history/a/waltercampaward.htm

[10] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm

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National championship seasons in bold

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