1992 Boston College Eagles football team

1992 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
Record8–3–1 (2–1–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Coughlin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Szabo (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Miami (FL) 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Syracuse 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Rutgers 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Boston College 2 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
Pittsburgh 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Temple 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Tom Coughlin, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference, playing a limited conference schedule in the league's second year of football. Boston College was invited to play in the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee, 23–38.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Rutgers
W 37–2029,110
September 12Northwestern*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 49–028,888
September 19Navy*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 28–032,116
September 26Michigan State*No. 25
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 14–032,498
October 3at West VirginiaNo. 22
T 24–2455,643
October 17at No. 9 Penn State*No. 20
W 35–3296,130
October 24at Tulane*No. 11
W 17–1325,646[1]
October 31TempleNo. 11
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 45–632,812
November 7at No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 9
L 7–5459,075
November 14No. 10 SyracuseNo. 17
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 10–2733,298
November 21at Army*No. 19
W 41–2435,726
January 1, 1993vs. No. 17 Tennessee*No. 16
ESPNL 23–3852,056[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1992 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Glenn Foley Jr
RB 30 David Green So
G 66 Pete Kendall Fr
TE 88 Gordon Laro So
TE 82 Pete Mitchell So
C 64 Tom Nalen Jr
QB 8 Jeff Ryan Fr
OT 67 Ron Stone Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 28 Charlie Brennan Sr
LB 50 Stephen Boyd So
LB 91 Dan Kerr Jr
DT 75 Nelson Long Jr
DE 59 Mike Mamula Fr
LB 53 Tom McManus Sr
DB 17 Michael Reed So
DE 93 Chris Sullivan Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "BC rides out Green Wave". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fame is fleeting: BC overwhelmed". The Boston Globe. January 2, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1992 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.


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