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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.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (10th season)
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1990 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSeymour "Red" Kelin (10th season)
Captains
  • Ray Hilvert
  • Kevin Pearson
  • Mike Sanders[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
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1990 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Penn State $6–0–09–3–0
Syracuse4–1–17–4–2
Temple3–2–07–4–0
West Virginia2–3–04–7–0
Pittsburgh2–3–13–7–1
Boston College2–4–04–7–0
Rutgers0–6–03–8–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 17 PittsburghL 6–2935,409[3]
September 15No. 17 Ohio StateL 10–3132,432[4]
September 29at NavyW 28–1725,551[5]
October 6Rutgers
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 19–1431,262[6]
October 13Army
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–2025,463[7]
October 20Penn State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 21–4032,000[8]
October 27at West VirginiaW 27–1456,685[9]
November 3Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 6–3532,213[10]
November 10at No. 22 LouisvilleL 10–1737,636[11]
November 17at No. 3 Miami (FL)L 12–4250,942[12]
November 24Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 10–2921,067[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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