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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Tom OBrien enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Boston College.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Baylor  30   29   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Navy  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Rutgers  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Northeastern  33   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Temple  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Pittsburgh  20   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Miami (Florida)  28   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Syracuse  24   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. West Virginia  34   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Notre Dame  31   29   W       
 Fri., Nov. 26  @ Virginia Tech  14   38   L       
 Fri., Dec. 31   Colorado  28   62   L    @ Tucson, AZ   Insight Bowl
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored297
  Scoring Average24.8
  Points Allowed308
  Defense Average25.7
  Opponents Record48-67
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-2
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1999 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 11-1484162Lost  29-467-031588  Frank Beamer
Miami 9-4432220Won  28-136-1257107  Butch Davis
Boston College 8-4297308Lost  28-624-3161156  Tom OBrien
Syracuse 7-5300256Won  20-133-4138189  Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia 4-7292289 3-4198168  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 5-6281278 2-5167198  Walt Harris
Temple 2-9153366 2-5138261  Bobby Wallace
Rutgers 1-10155427 1-6110317  Terry Shea

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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