1990 Boston College Eagles football team

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]

1990 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Seymour "Red" Kelin (10th season)
Captains	Ray Hilvert Kevin Pearson Mike Sanders[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	2
Temple	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at No. 17 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–29	35,409	[3]
September 15	No. 17 Ohio State	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 10–31	32,432	[4]
September 29	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–17	25,551	[5]
October 6	Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 19–14	31,262	[6]
October 13	Army	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 41–20	25,463	[7]
October 20	Penn State	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 21–40	32,000	[8]
October 27	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 27–14	56,685	[9]
November 3	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 6–35	32,213	[10]
November 10	at No. 22 Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 10–17	37,636	[11]
November 17	at No. 3 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 12–42	50,942	[12]
November 24	Temple	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 10–29	21,067	[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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