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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: Bill OBrien
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Boston College

Team Timeline
First Team: 1893
1935 - Harry Downes coached the last five games of the season after McNamara resigned.
2006 - OBrien coached the first 12 games of the season before resigning to become head coach at NC State. Frank Spaziani coached Boston College in Meineke Car Care.
2019 - Steve Addazio was dismissed on December 1st. For their bowl game, the Eagles were led by interim head coach Rich Gunnell.

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
2004, 2007, 2008
Division Championships

Team Records
Overall Record	700-529-36
Winning Pct.	57%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	700-529-36
Winning Pct.	57%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	3
Division Titles	0
Conference Record	115-134-2
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	432-216-16
Away Record	225-266-12

By The Numbers
Seasons	127
Winning Seasons (#1)	89
Losing Seasons (#1)	37
Most Wins in A Season	11 (2007)
Most Loses in A Season	11 (1978)
10 Win Seasons	4
Most Points Scored in a Game	78 (9/20/1941)
Most Points Scored in a Season	449 (1984)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	62 (12/31/1999)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	418 (2019)
Largest Margin of Victory	78 (9/20/1941)
Largest Margin of Defeat	55 (1912)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	92 (11/23/1984)
Last Shutout	9/7/2024
Last Time Shutout	11/19/2022
Shutouts All-Time	203
Been Shutout All-Time	126

Streaks
Longest Win	13 (11/19/1927-10/5/1929)
Longest Losing	14 (9/30/1950-10/27/1951)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	15-13-0
Rose	0-0-0
Cotton	1-1-0
Orange	0-1-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	1-0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	27-31
2010-19	57-69
2000-09	88-40
1990-99	57-57
1980-89	62-52-1
1970-79	62-47
1960-69	52-43-1
1950-59	49-38-4
1940-49	57-25-4
1930-39	59-27-7
1920-29	63-17-6

Next Game
11/23/2024 (Sat) vs. North Carolina in a Conference Game
Last Time: Boston College lost 22-26 in 2020.
All-Time:
Boston College vs. North Carolina	2-6-0	25.0%

2024 Season

Mon., Sep. 2	@ Florida State	28-13 W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Duquesne	56-0 W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Missouri	21-27 L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Michigan State	23-19 W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Western Kentucky	21-20 W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Virginia	14-24 L
Sat., Oct. 12	OPEN
Thu., Oct. 17	@ Virginia Tech	21-42 L
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Louisville	27-31 L
Sat., Nov. 2	OPEN
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Syracuse	37-31 W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Southern Methodist	28-38 L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. North Carolina
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Pittsburgh

2024 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Scoring	276-245
Conference Record	2-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-4

2024 Atlantic Coast Standings
Season		Conference
Clemson	8-2	3-1
Miami	9-1	3-0
Southern Methodist	9-1	3-0
Boston College	5-5	2-1
Duke	7-3	2-1
Georgia Tech	6-4	2-1
Pittsburgh	7-3	2-2
Stanford	3-7	2-3
Syracuse	7-3	2-1
Virginia	5-5	2-2
Virginia Tech	5-5	2-2
Florida State	1-9	1-3
Louisville	6-4	1-2
North Carolina	6-4	1-2
North Carolina State	5-5	1-4
California	5-5	0-4
Wake Forest	4-6	0-3

Longest Running Rivalry
Boston College & Holy Cross have played 84 games.
Boston College has won 49 games.
Holy Cross has won 32 games.
with 3 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-27
10 or more	172-113
20 or more	156-48
30 or more	93-13
40 or more	39-0

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	39-2
10 or more	133-138
20 or more	62-120
30 or more	15-75
40 or more	1-34

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.