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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.

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–8
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (5th season)
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1985 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Sullivan Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
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1985 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $6–0–011–1–0
West Virginia4–1–17–3–1
Syracuse4–2–07–5–0
Boston College3–3–04–8–0
Pittsburgh2–3–15–5–1
Temple1–5–04–7–0
Rutgers0–6–02–8–1
Rankings from AP Poll
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1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
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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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29vs. No. 10 BYUL 14–2851,227[1]
September 7TempleW 28–2531,500[2]
September 14No. 17 MarylandL 13–3130,210[3]
September 21at PittsburghW 29–2240,922[4]
September 28Miami (FL)
  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 10–4531,864[5]
October 5at Rutgers
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 20–1017,456[6]
October 12at ArmyL 14–4540,525[7]
October 19West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 6–1332,000[8]
October 26at CincinnatiL 17–2417,217[9]
November 2at No. 3 Penn StateL 12–1682,000[10]
November 16at SyracuseL 21–4145,790[11]
November 23Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 38–732,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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1985 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 26 Darren Flutie So
QB 7 Shawn Halloran Jr
WR 82 Kevin Martin Jr
RB 23 Troy Stradford Jr
G 65 Steve Trapilo Jr
C Darren Twombly Jr
WR 20 Tom Waddle Fr
OT 69 Dave Widell Jr
G 74 Doug Widell So
OL 64 Joe Wolf Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 97 John Bosa Sr
LB 55 John Galvin Jr
DT 72 Tom Porell Jr
LB 53 Bill Romanowski So
DT 68 Mike Ruth Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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