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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 699-528-36
 Winning Pct. 57%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 699-528-36
 Winning Pct. 57%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 3
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 114-134-2
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 431-216-16
 Away Record 225-265-12
 
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  26-30
 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
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Syracuse in a Conference Game
Last Time: Boston College won 17-10 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Boston College vs. Syracuse 23-34-0 40.4% 
 
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  
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Southern Methodist  
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. North Carolina  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Pittsburgh  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-4
  Scoring211-176
  Conference Record1-1
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record1-3
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Clemson 6-23-1
Miami 9-03-0
Duke 6-32-1
Georgia Tech 5-42-1
Pittsburgh 7-12-0
Southern Methodist 8-12-0
Syracuse 6-22-1
Virginia 4-42-2
Virginia Tech 5-42-1
Boston College 4-41-1
Florida State 1-81-3
Louisville 6-31-2
North Carolina State 5-41-3
Stanford 2-71-3
California 4-40-3
North Carolina 5-40-2
Wake Forest 4-40-2
 
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 171-112
 20 or more  155-47
 30 or more 92-13
 40 or more 39-0
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 39-2
 10 or more 132-137
 20 or more 61-119
 30 or more 14-74
 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 college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.