| Year: | 1988 |
| Team: | Boston College Eagles |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Bicknell |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Def Coach: | Seymour "Red" Kelin |
| Dc Year: | 8th |
| Captain: | Joe Wolf |
| Captain2: | Mark Murphy[1] |
The 1988 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by eighth-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. On November 19, the team participated in one of the first American college football game played in Europe, in the Emerald Isle Classic, played in Dublin, Ireland.