Doug Flutie College Debut at QB-10/10/81

On an overcast fall afternoon in Happy Valley, Boston College trails nationally-ranked Penn State 38-0 in the fourth quarter. First-year BC head coach Jack Bicknell opts to insert an untried, 5-foot 9 true freshman named Doug Flutie at quarterback The rest, as they say, is history. No ownership of this content is claimed.

[@danyluk1]

Fabulous college player!!

[@geebee380]

Trivia question answer is punt returner

[@rjpsuh06]

Ray Scott on the call!

[@retromaven2159]

I can just picture Scott adjusting his glasses and scanning the BC roster. "And this #22 for Boston College is....."

[@sdfeinstein]

Keith Jackson

[@49ersmikeo]

Nice!!

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

I like your subtitles

[@retromaven2159]

So far you're the only one!!

[@davanmani556]

Speed and quickness at the QB position was the way to beat Sandusky’s defense. Oklahoma beat them the same way. But Flutie had the ability to throw accurately on the run consistently.

[@geebee380]

Pedo Defense?

[@davidalexander2058]

Please see if you can find and post the rest of the quarter.

[@FlintyCobblestone]

Greatest CFL player ever.

[@brianshaughnessy4020]

BC closed the gap fast on Penn State and beat them two years later in Foxboro.