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1980 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1980 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the team compiled a 7–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 199 to 186.[1]

1980 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
CaptainMike Mayock, Tim Sherwin
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included John Loughery with 1,519 passing yards, Shelby Gamble with 702 rushing yards, and Rob Rikard with 460 receiving yards.[2]

The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at No. 3 Pittsburgh
L 6–1444,820[3]
September 20 No. 11 Stanford
W 30–1332,037[4]
September 27at Villanova
L 9–2013,300[5]
October 4at Navy
L 0–2127,405[6]
October 11Yale
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 27–926,000[7]
October 18at No. 7 Florida State
L 7–4152,396[8]
October 25Army
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 30–1423,000[9]
November 1at Air Force
W 23–016,018[10]
November 15Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 27–1622,000[11]
November 22at No. T–10 (I-AA) UMass
W 13–1215,216[12]
November 29Holy Cross
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 27–2627,400[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1980 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 83 Tim Sherwin Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 20 Mike Mayock Sr
DT 95 Joe Nash Jr
DT 89 Mark Roopenian Sr
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. ^ "1980 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "1980 Boston College Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Nine turnovers, but Pitt wins". St. Petersburg Times. September 14, 1980. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stanford falls 30-12 in a shocker". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1980. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ingram commands 'Cats to win over BC". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1980. p. 11F – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Navy 21, Boston College 0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Loughrey Leads BC Past Yale, 27-9". Hartford Courant. October 12, 1980. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Seminoles soar over B.C. 41-7". Tallahassee Democrat. October 19, 1980. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boston College 30, Army 14". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 26, 1980. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boston College 23, Air Force 0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 2, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Boston College 27, Syracuse 16". The Palm Beach Post. November 16, 1980. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Boston College 13, Massachusetts 12". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 23, 1980. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "BC edges Holy Cross by 27-26". Fort Lauderdale News. November 30, 1980. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com.


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