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September 1, IS
Eagles’ Flutie says tean
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by Frank L. Christlieb
Sports Editor
Doug Flutie watched from the
sideline as the Penn State Nit-
tany Lions rolled up a 31-0 lead
over his Boston College team
mates during the fourth game of
the 1981 season.
Fellow quarterback John
Loughery, a First-string quarter
back who had completed one of
15 passes for Five yards during
the first three quarters, couldn’t
move the Eagles downField. Af
ter watching that scene through
out most of the game, Coach
Jack Bicknell made his best
move of the year.
He sent Flutie, a freshman,
into the game to replace
Loughery. Most people ex
pected Flutie, the fourth-string
quarterback entering the sea
son, to fumble his First snap, to
stumble while handing off to
one of his backs or to throw an
interception deep in Eagle terri
tory.
But Flutie stayed calm, passed
for 135 yards and threw a touch
down pass — all in one quarter.
Although the Eagles lost 38-7,
Flutie had won the starting
quarterback job by virtue of his
performance in those 12 mi
nutes of play.
While Loughery had been the
starter entering the season,
juniors Dennis Scala and Doug
Guyer had been the second- and
third-stringers until getting in
jured during the first part of the
season. Flutie made the Penn
State trip as the third-string
quarterback, but had no idea
he’d get a chance to take his first
snap in college football.
“Guyer hadn’t done that well
during the first of the season.”
Flutie said, “so after Loughery
had a poor game, they put me in.
I guess being in the situation I
was in, there was no pressure on
me. I thought that if I did well,
great, and if I didn’t, people
wouldn’t really care because it
wasn’t expected.”
Eagle QB Doug Fluti
With Boston College losing to
Navy 23-10 in his first start, Flu
tie completed 14 of 25 passes for
118 yards with one interception.
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was yet to come.
In fact, the best c
the Eagles’ next gam
Jackie Sherrill and
narrowly won 29-24
prised the Panthers by complet
ing 23 of 42 passes for 347 yards
and two touchdowns. In
game, Boston College outga
Pitt offensively 415-405.
“1 was pleased with my
formance, but there were
things we could have done
ter to win the game,” Flutie said.
“The team played well that day,
and I happened to be throwing
the ball and w’e racked up some
points.”
The Eagles, who trailed 20-10
at halftime, missed chances to
win the game when they fum
bled with a first-and-goal situa
tion at the 8-yard line. Boston
College also couldn't capitalize
on a first-and-goal at the 9-yard
line, and missed a field goal in
the process.
The Eagles won four of their
final five games, while Flutie
passed for 234, 251, 244, 201
and 122 yards, along«
touchdowns. The Bosia
lege coaches and playtn
to look toward the 5-lt
pounder for leadership
But leadership fn
freshman?
"Toward the endofdi
I was starting to feel lib
playing that part,” Flutki
like that kind of thing
being in the limelight. &
I was a freshman, eventlii
was staring me in th<i
didn't provide as mudu
ship as I could have.
"I was not as muchah
1 should have been,and!
not. Coming into thissa
was still worried about(vi]
the starting position. &
I've got it and I can b
more of a leader.”
But becoming the Bos;
lege starter so early in hit
wasn't simple, Flutie said
"It was very difficultfa
learn our offense coming
freshman,” he said, 'll
that we have so manydt
types of things really m
hard.
"We try to use things
advantage to confused
fenses." Flutie said. “1 In
last year during the fire
of games I played, 1 n
confused than the defen
Flutie, who finished hi
games having completed
192 passes for 1,652 yar
10 touchdowns, was rai
ninth best passer in then:
1981.
“I feel like I’m reallys
to mature and I'm tab
more responsibility," Flui
“There wasn't a lot of pi
last year because I was:
man, but now there is."
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face the Sherrill and iht
Aggies in Kyle Field at 6:
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