The 1987 Boston College Eagles football team represented

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as an

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during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by seventh-year head coach

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, and played their home games at

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. They also played an alternate-site home game at Sullivan Stadium (later known as

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) in

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