1980 Boston College Eagles football team

1980 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Ed Chlebek (3rd season)
Captain	Mike Mayock, Tim Sherwin
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

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 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.

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.

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
September 20	No. 11 Stanford	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 30–13	32,037
September 27	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 9–20	13,300
October 4	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–21	27,405
October 11	Yale	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 27–9	26,000
October 18	at No. 7 Florida State	Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–41	52,396
October 25	Army	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 30–14	23,000
November 1	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 23–0	16,018
November 15	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 27–16	22,000
November 22	at No. T–10 (I-AA) UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 13–12	15,216
November 29	Holy Cross	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 27–26	27,400
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