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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  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Tom OBrien enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Boston College.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. West Virginia  34   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Stanford  22   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Navy  38   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Army  31   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Temple  23   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Virginia Tech  20   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Pittsburgh  45   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Notre Dame  21   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Miami (Florida)  7   18   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Rutgers  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Syracuse  28   39   L       
 Fri., Dec. 28   Georgia  20   16   W    @ Nashville, TN   Music City Bowl
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored327
  Scoring Average27.3
  Points Allowed227
  Defense Average18.9
  Opponents Record59-67
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-3
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
23 8-4-0 AP
23 8-4-0 Coaches
23 8-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2001 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami 12-0512117Won  37-147-029055  Larry Coker
Syracuse 10-3334247 6-1196144  Paul Pasqualoni
Boston College 8-4327227Won  20-164-3195125  Tom OBrien
Virginia Tech 8-4376177Lost  17-304-3199106  Frank Beamer
Pittsburgh 7-5296245Won  34-194-3174161  Walt Harris
Temple 4-7198301 2-567193  Bobby Wallace
West Virginia 3-8235268 1-6137185  Rich Rodriguez
Rutgers 2-9119397 0-736325  Greg Schiano

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 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

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