Doug Flutie gained national attention in 1984 when he quarterbacked the Eagles to victory in a
high-scoring, back-and-forth game against the
Miami Hurricanes (led by QB
Bernie Kosar). The game was nationally televised on
CBS the day after
Thanksgiving and thus had a huge audience. Miami staged a dramatic drive to take the lead, 45–41, in the closing minute of the game. Boston College then took possession at its own 22-yard line with 28 seconds to go. After two passes moved the ball another 30 yards, only 6 seconds remained. On the last play of the game, Flutie scrambled away from the defense and threw a
Hail Mary pass that was caught in the end zone by senior wide receiver
Gerard Phelan, giving BC a 47–45 win. Although many people think that play clinched the
Heisman Trophy for Flutie, the voting was already complete before that game.[1]
Flutie left school as the NCAA's all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards and was a consensus All-American as a senior. He earned Player of the Year awards from
UPI,
Kodak,
The Sporting News, and the
Maxwell Football Club.
Doug Flutie gained national attention in 1984 when he quarterbacked the Eagles to victory in a
high-scoring, back-and-forth game against the
Miami Hurricanes (led by QB
Bernie Kosar). The game was nationally televised on
CBS the day after
Thanksgiving and thus had a huge audience. Miami staged a dramatic drive to take the lead, 45–41, in the closing minute of the game. Boston College then took possession at its own 22-yard line with 28 seconds to go. After two passes moved the ball another 30 yards, only 6 seconds remained. On the last play of the game, Flutie scrambled away from the defense and threw a
Hail Mary pass that was caught in the end zone by senior wide receiver
Gerard Phelan, giving BC a 47–45 win. Although many people think that play clinched the
Heisman Trophy for Flutie, the voting was already complete before that game.[1]
Flutie left school as the NCAA's all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards and was a consensus All-American as a senior. He earned Player of the Year awards from
UPI,
Kodak,
The Sporting News, and the
Maxwell Football Club.