1985 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1985 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They also played two alternate-site home games at Sullivan Stadium (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Eagles failed to replicate their 1984 success after the departure of their Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Doug Flutie, finishing with a 4–8 record.

1985 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (5th season)
Captains
  • Shawn Regent
  • Mike Ruth
  • Troy Stradford
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium
1985 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 0 011 1 0
West Virginia 4 1 17 3 1
Syracuse 4 2 07 5 0
Boston College 3 3 04 8 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 15 5 1
Temple 1 5 04 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 02 8 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State      11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)      10 2 0
Army      9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State      9 3 0
West Virginia      7 3 1
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Syracuse      7 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
Pittsburgh      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Boston College      4 8 0
Memphis State      2 7 2
Rutgers      2 8 1
East Carolina      2 9 0
Louisville      2 9 0
Tulane      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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