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
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Ed Chlebek (3rd season)
Captains	Mike Mayock Tim Sherwin
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at No. 3 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–14	44,820	[3]
September 20	No. 11 Stanford	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 30–13	32,037	[4]
September 27	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 9–20	13,300	[5]
October 4	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–21	27,405	[6]
October 11	Yale	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 27–9	26,000	[7]
October 18	at No. 7 Florida State	Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–41	52,396	[8]
October 25	Army	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 30–14	23,000	[9]
November 1	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 23–0	16,018	[10]
November 15	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 27–16	22,000	[11]
November 22	at No. T–10 (I-AA) UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 13–12	15,216	[12]
November 29	Holy Cross	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 27–26	27,400	[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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 Ed Chlebek Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt