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Boston College Football Team History

Boston College Eagles

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Founded: 1863
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Capacity: 44,500
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Tom OBrien
Conference: Big East-

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1893 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Tom OBrien enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Boston College.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Georgia Tech	41	31	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Rutgers	41	14	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Temple	31	7	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Louisville	28	52	L
Thu., Oct. 8	vs. Virginia Tech	0	17	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Syracuse	25	42	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Navy	31	32	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Miami (Florida)	17	35	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Notre Dame	26	31	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Pittsburgh	23	15	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ West Virginia	10	35	L

1998 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	273
Scoring Average	24.8
Points Allowed	311
Defense Average	28.3
Opponents Record	63-53
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	2-3

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Syracuse	8-4	478	300	Lost 10-31	6-1	317	148	Paul Pasqualoni
Miami	9-3	448	298	Won 46-23	5-2	235	175	Butch Davis
Virginia Tech	9-3	381	149	Won 38-7	5-2	195	103	Frank Beamer
West Virginia	8-4	410	267	Lost 31-34	5-2	231	134	Don Nehlen
Boston College	4-7	273	311		3-4	147	165	Tom OBrien
Rutgers	5-6	206	376		2-5	112	270	Terry Shea
Temple	2-9	198	360		2-5	100	226	Bobby Wallace
Pittsburgh	2-9	234	334		0-7	128	244	Walt Harris

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 All Big East Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).