1982 Boston College Eagles football team

1982 Boston College Eagles football
Tangerine Bowl, L 26–33 vs. Auburn
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3–1
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Seymour "Red" Kelin (2nd season)
Captains	Jack Belcher Russell Joyner
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1982 Major eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Boston College	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Temple	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Sophomore quarterback Doug Flutie threw for over 2,700 yards, leading Boston College to the 1982 Tangerine Bowl, their first bowl game since 1942.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 38–16	55,177
September 18	at No. 16 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	T 17–17	63,118
September 25	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 31–0	23,016
October 2	Temple	No. 18	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 17–7	32,000
October 9	at No. 16 West Virginia	No. 19	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 13–20	55,554
October 16	Rutgers		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 14–13	28,500
October 23	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 32–17	40,397
October 30	No. 8 Penn State		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 17–52	33,205
November 6	at UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 34–21	16,023
November 13	Syracuse		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 20–13	21,500
November 20	Holy Cross		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 35–10	32,800
December 18	vs. No. 18 Auburn		Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	L 26–33	51,296
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 32 Jim Browne So QB 22 Doug Flutie So OL 79 Mark MacDonald So WR 20 Gerard Phelan So WR 70 Steve Lively Sr C 62 Jack Belcher Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 17 Tony Thurman So LB 81 Andy Hemmer Fr DE 97 John Bosa Fr LB 41 David Pereira So DE 88 Russ Joyner Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jack Bicknell Coordinators/assistant coaches Tom Coughlin – Quarterbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt