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American college football season
The 1988 Boston College Eagles football team represented
Boston College as an
independent during the
1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by eighth-year head coach
Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at
Alumni Stadium in
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. On November 19, the team participated in one of the first
American college football game played in Europe, in the
Emerald Isle Classic, played in
Dublin, Ireland.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| No. 8
USC | | L 7–34 | 32,000 | |
September 10 |
Cincinnati | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| W 41–7 | 29,279 | |
September 17 | at No. 16
Penn State | | L 20–23 | 84,000 | |
September 24 | at
TCU | | L 17–31 | 25,335 | |
October 1 |
Pittsburgh | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| W 34–31 | 32,000 | |
October 15 |
Rutgers | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| L 6–17 | 32,000 | |
October 22 | at No. 6
West Virginia | | L 19–59 | 63,145 |
[2] |
November 5 | at
Tennessee | | L 7–10 | 90,030 |
[3] |
November 12 | No. 15
Syracuse | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA (
rivalry)
| L 20–45 | 32,000 | |
November 19 | vs.
Army | | W 38–24 | 42,525 | |
November 26 | at
Temple | | L 28–45 | 12,892 | |
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[4]
References
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Venues |
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South End Grounds (1893–1899, 1902)
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American League Baseball Grounds (1901)
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Alumni Field (1915–1921, 1923, 1932–1941, 1943–1945, 1955)
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Fenway Park (1914–1917, 1919–1920, 1927–1931, 1936–1945, 1953–1956)
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Braves Field (1918–1927, 1944, 1946–1952)
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Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
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Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |