1987 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1987 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by seventh-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They also played an alternate-site home game at Sullivan Stadium (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

1987 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (7th season)
Captains
  • Peter Casparriello
  • Dave Nugent
  • Jim Turner
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Syracuse $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –1
Penn State 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Pittsburgh 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
West Virginia 2 –3 –06 –6 –0
Rutgers 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Boston College 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Temple 1 –3 –03 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 4 Syracuse   –  – 11 –0 –1
No. 2 Florida State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 15 South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 8 –4 –0
Penn State   –  – 8 –4 –0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –  – 8 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  – 5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –  – 5 –5 –1
West Virginia   –  – 6 –6 –0
Tulane   –  – 6 –6 –0
Army   –  – 5 –6 –0
Boston College   –  – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Akron   –  – 4 –7 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –7 –1
Temple   –  – 3 –8 –0
Tulsa   –  – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 2 –9 –0
Navy   –  – 2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
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