Bicknell Fired by Boston College
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NEWTON, Mass. — Jack Bicknell, who coached Boston College to four bowl games in his first six seasons but had losing records in his last four, was fired Tuesday.
Bicknell departs after a 4-7 season in which the Eagles lost their last four games. His 10-year record was 59-55-1.
“I have no bitterness,” Bicknell said after a meeting with Boston College President J. Donald Monan. “I think they made a mistake. I think they got rid of a good coach.”
The Eagles went 5-6 in 1981, Bicknell’s first season as football coach, but a freshman named Doug Flutie emerged as the quarterback.
Boston College went 8-3-1, 9-3 and 10-2 the next three seasons. The Eagles lost the Tangerine Bowl to Auburn, 33-26, in 1982 and the Liberty Bowl to Notre Dame, 19-18, in 1983. In 1984, Flutie’s senior season, they beat Houston, 45-28, in the Cotton Bowl.
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