1981 Boston College Eagles football team

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1981 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (1st season)
CaptainJim Budness, Rich Dyer
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Pittsburgh 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 West Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Boston College 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ –
    AP Poll
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1981 Boston College Eagles football team represented

AP Poll.[1]

The team was led by freshman quarterback Doug Flutie who completed 105 of 192 passes for 1,652 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Other statistical leaders included Leo Smith with 403 rushing yards, Brian Brennan with 726 receiving yards, kicker John Cooper with 55 points scored (28 extra points and 9 field goals), and defensive back George Radachowsky with seven interceptions.[2] Flutie, Brennan, and Radachowsky all went on to play in the National Football League, as did defensive tackle Joe Nash.

The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Texas A&M
W 13–1231,000[3][4]
September 26at No. 9 North Carolina
L 14–5648,000[5]
October 3West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 10–3817,235[6][7][8]
October 10at No. 2
University Park, PA
L 7–3884,473[9]
October 17Navy
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 10–2531,000[10]
October 24at Army
W 41–639,357[11]
October 31 No. 2 Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 24–2925,500[12]
November 7UMass
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 52–2220,400[13]
November 14at Syracuse
L 17–2735,623[14]
November 21Rutgers
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 27–2116,500[15]
November 28at Holy Cross
W 28–2422,500[16]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 62 Jack Belcher Jr
WR 13 Brian Brennan So
G Ed Broderick Jr
RB 32 Jim Browne Fr
QB 22 Doug Flutie Fr
QB 7 John Loughery Jr
OT 70 Steve Lively Jr
OT 78 Dave Paulik So
G 65 Gerry Raymond Sr
RB 24 Leo Smith Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 5 Vic Crawford Jr
LB 99 Steve DeOssie Fr
S 6 Rich Dyer Sr
DT 52 Scott Harrington Fr
DT 95 Joe Nash Sr
DT 73 Todd Nelson Jr
DB 15 George Radachowsky So
DE 46 Paul Shaw Jr
DE 50 Greg Storr Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1981 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "1981 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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