Doug Flutie and BC emerge as a player on the national scene, tying the defending champs in Death Valley.
In 1981, an unheralded freshman quarterback from Natick named Doug Flutie, replaced John Loughery during a blowout loss at #2 Penn State. Under Flutie, the Eagles would start to gain momentum that season despite finishing 5-6 and head into the 1982 campaign with high expectations.
The '82 season couldn't have started any better, with Flutie leading BC to a surprisingly easy 38-16 win over Jackie Sherrill and Texas A&M in College Station before the Eagles headed to Clemson to face the defending national champion Tigers.