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]
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 Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 at No. 3 Pittsburgh L 6–1444,820 [3] September 20 No. 11 Stanford W 30–1332,037 [4] September 27 at Villanova L 9–2013,300 [5] October 4 at Navy L 0–2127,405 [6] October 11 Yale Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA W 27–926,000 [7] October 18 at No. 7 Florida State L 7–4152,396 [8] October 25 Army Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA W 30–1423,000 [9] November 1 at Air Force W 23–016,018 [10] November 15 Syracuse Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry ) W 27–1622,000 [11] November 22 at UMass W 13–1215,216 [12] November 29 Holy Cross Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry ) W 27–2627,400 [13] Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster 1980 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
References
^ "1980 Boston College Eagles Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018 .^ "1980 Boston College Eagles Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2018 .^ "Nine turnovers, but Pitt wins" . St. Petersburg Times . September 14, 1980. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com .^ "Stanford falls 30-12 in a shocker" . Tallahassee Democrat . September 21, 1980. p. 3F – via Newspapers.com .^ "Ingram commands 'Cats to win over BC" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . September 28, 1980. p. 11F – via Newspapers.com .^ "Navy 21, Boston College 0" . The Orlando Sentinel . October 5, 1980 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Loughrey Leads BC Past Yale, 27-9" . Hartford Courant . October 12, 1980. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Seminoles soar over B.C. 41-7" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 19, 1980. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Boston College 30, Army 14" . The Akron Beacon Journal . October 26, 1980. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Boston College 23, Air Force 0" . The Orlando Sentinel . November 2, 1980 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Boston College 27, Syracuse 16" . The Palm Beach Post . November 16, 1980. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Boston College 13, Massachusetts 12" . The Tampa Tribune-Times . November 23, 1980. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com .^ "BC edges Holy Cross by 27-26" . Fort Lauderdale News . November 30, 1980. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com .
