1990 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

1990 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Seymour "Red" Kelin (10th season)
Captains	Ray Hilvert Kevin Pearson Mike Sanders
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons← 1989 1991 →

1990 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	4	–	2
Temple	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville		–		10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		8	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	4	–	2
Army		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Akron		–		3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by head coach Jack Bicknell, in his 10th and final season with Boston College, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. This was the last season in which Boston College competed as an independent, as the Big East Conference, of which the Eagles were a founding member, began sponsoring football in 1991.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	at No. 17 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–29	35,409
September 15	No. 17 Ohio State	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 10–31	32,432
September 29	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–17	25,551
October 6	Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 19–14	31,262
October 13	Army	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 41–20	25,463
October 20	Penn State	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 21–40	32,000
October 27	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 27–14	56,685
November 3	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 6–35	32,213
November 10	at No. 22 Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 10–17	57,636
November 17	at No. 3 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 12–42	50,942
November 24	Temple	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 10–29	21,067
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
"Big East Football Timeline". Philly.com. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
"BC pays back West Virginia". The Sun-Journal. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"1990 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

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