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The 1989 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by ninth-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Their 2–9 final record represented the fourth consecutive year of declining results for the Eagles, and their worst record in 11 years.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (9th season)
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1989 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (9th season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
 1988
1990 
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1989 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Penn State $600831
No. 17 Pittsburgh411831
No. 21 West Virginia311831
Syracuse330840
Temple1401100
Rutgers150272
Boston College150290
Rankings from AP Poll
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1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)  1110
No. 2 Notre Dame  1210
No. 3 Florida State  1020
Northern Illinois  920
No. 15 Penn State  831
No. 17 Pittsburgh  831
No. 21 West Virginia  831
Syracuse  840
Southwestern Louisiana  740
Akron  641
South Carolina  641
Virginia Tech  641
Louisiana Tech  541
Army  650
Louisville  650
East Carolina  551
Tulsa  660
Southern Miss  560
Tulane  480
Navy  380
Rutgers  272
Boston College  290
Memphis State  290
Cincinnati  191
Temple  1100
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 23 PittsburghL 10–2931,000[3]
September 16at RutgersL 7–917,105[4]
September 23at Penn StateL 3–785,651[5]
September 30at Ohio StateL 29–3488,936[6]
October 14Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 35–1431,000[7]
October 21Navy
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 24–2732,000[8]
October 28No. 15 West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 30–4432,000[9]
November 4at SyracuseL 11–2349,781[10]
November 11at ArmyW 24–1741,105[11]
November 18Louisville
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 22–3624,650[12]
November 25at Georgia TechL 12–1328,221[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries

Pittsburgh

At Rutgers

At Penn State

At Ohio State

Boston College Eagles (0–3) at Ohio State Buckeyes (1–1)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Boston College 0 7 16629
Ohio St 10 21 3034
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at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 88,936
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
  • Box Score
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Temple

West Virginia

At Syracuse

At Army

Louisville

At Georgia Tech

Personnel

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1989 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Mark Anken
TE Bob Bicknell
OL Mike Bumphus
WR Marcus Cherry
TE 89 Mark Chmura So
WR Jim Deines
RB Tim Frager
QB 8 Willie Hicks Jr
WR Ray Hilvert
OT 72 Mike Jovanovich Jr
QB 12 Mark Kamphaus Sr
RB 49 Kevin Lyles Jr
QB 10 Mike Power Sr
RB Mike Sanders
G 60 Bill Scavone
C 61 Brian Schoenle
WR 1 Kenrick Skeritt
RB 35 Ed Toner Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 38 Jeff Baker Sr
DL Jim Biestek
LB 88 Ivan Caesar Jr
DB Ed Duran
DL 59 Chris Gildea Sr
DT 96 Peter Gray Sr
S 44 David Johnson Jr
LB 92 Matt Kelley Jr
SS 4 Rico Labbe Sr
LB Kevin Pearson
LB Ron Perryman Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 6 Brian Lowe Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

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    Last update: 2022-Oct-20

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