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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

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 702-529-36
 Winning Pct. 57%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 702-529-36
 Winning Pct. 57%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 3
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 117-137-2
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 434-216-16
 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  29-31
 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
 12/28/2024 (Sat)  
 Nebraska in Pinstripe Bowl
@ New York, NY
Last Meeting: Boston College and Nebraska have never met in a game.
 
     
 
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  41-21 W
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Pittsburgh  34-23 W
 Sat., Dec. 28  vs. Nebraska  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Scoring351-289
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record1-4
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Southern Methodist 11-28-0
Clemson 10-37-1
Miami 10-26-2
Duke 9-35-3
Georgia Tech 7-55-3
Louisville 8-45-3
Syracuse 9-35-3
Boston College 7-54-4
Virginia Tech 6-64-4
North Carolina 6-63-5
North Carolina State 6-63-5
Pittsburgh 7-53-5
Virginia 5-73-5
California 6-62-6
Stanford 3-92-6
Wake Forest 4-82-6
Florida State 2-101-7
 
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 174-113
 20 or more  158-48
 30 or more 95-13
 40 or more 40-0
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 39-2
 10 or more 135-138
 20 or more 64-120
 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

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