1993 Boston College Eagles football team

1993 Boston College Eagles football
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 31–13 vs. Virginia
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Tom Coughlin (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Coughlin (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Szabo (3rd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 West Virginia $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Miami (FL)	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Boston College	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Virginia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by head coach Tom Coughlin, in his third and final year with the team, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference.

After opening the year with two consecutive losses, Boston College went on an eight-game win streak, the last of which was a monumental upset over rival Notre Dame. Notre Dame had been the favorites to win the national title after beating Florida State the week prior, ^[1] but their title hopes were dashed by Boston College when Eagles kicker David Gordon hit a 41-yard field goal as time expired to win 41–39. ^[2] After losing to eventual Big East champions West Virginia in the final game of the regular season, they were invited to the 1994 Carquest Bowl, where they defeated Virginia, 31–13. The Eagles were ranked 13th in the season's final AP Poll.

Quarterback Glenn Foley was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year, throwing for 3,397 yards and 25 touchdowns. ^[3] He was joined on the First Team All-Big East by tight end Pete Mitchell and linebacker Stephen Boyd. ^[4]

After the season, Coughlin left Boston College to become the head coach of the soon-to-be-launched Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	No. 3 Miami (FL)	No. 20	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–23	33,298
September 18	at Northwestern *	No. 22	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 21–22	31,086
September 25	Temple		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 66–14	33,298
October 2	at No. 13 Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 33–29	48,839
October 9	at Rutgers		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	W 31–21	37,035
October 23	Army *		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 41–14	33,298
October 30	Tulane *		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 42–14	33,298	[5]
November 6	No. 25 Virginia Tech		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	W 48–34	32,698	[6]
November 13	at Pittsburgh	No. 22	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 33–0	10,892
November 20	at No. 1 Notre Dame *	No. 17	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	W 41–39	59,075
November 26	No. 5 West Virginia	No. 11	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–17	33,298	[7]
January 1, 1994	vs. Virginia *	No. 15	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl)	W 31–13	38,516	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total •Boston College 10 14 7 10 41 Notre Dame 0 14 3 22 39 Date: November 20 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game attendance: 59,075 TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond, Cris Collinsworth

Scoring summary 1 8:02 BC David Gordon 28 yard field goal BC 3-0 1 BC Ivan Boyd 5 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick) BC 10-0 2 11:58 ND Ray Zellars 39 yard pass from Kevin McDougal (Pendergast kick) BC 10-7 2 BC Ivan Boyd 35 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick) BC 17-7 2 5:52 ND #9 1 yard run (Pendergast kick) BC 17-14 2 0:21 BC Pete Mitchell 3 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick) BC 24-14 3 11:24 BC Darnell Campbell 22 yard run (Gordon kick) BC 31-14 3 3:20 ND Pendergast 29 yard field goal BC 31-17 4 11:13 BC Pete Mitchell 2 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick) BC 38-17 4 10:12 ND Lee Becton 29 yard run (Becton pass to McDougal) BC 38-25 4 4:02 ND Ray Zellars 4 yard run (Pendergast kick) BC 38-32 4 1:09 ND Dawson 4 yard pass from McDougal (Pendergast kick) ND 39-38 4 0:00 BC David Gordon 41 yard field goal BC 41-39

See also: 1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Holy War (Boston College vs. Notre Dame)

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Roster

1993 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Glenn Foley Sr RB 30 David Green Jr QB 10 Mark Hartsell Fr QB 7 Matt Hasselbeck Fr TE 88 Gordon Laro Jr TE 82 Pete Mitchell Jr C 64 Tom Nalen Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 50 Stephen Boyd Jr LB 91 Dan Kerr Sr DE 59 Mike Mamula So DB 17 Michael Reed Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 David Gordon Sr	Head coach Tom Coughlin Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Crowton (Quarterbacks) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. Fighting Irish Win Game of the Century The Tech (MIT newspaper) Mike Duffy and Andrew Heitner. Volume 113, Issue 59 : Friday, November 19, 1993
2. Moran, Malcolm (November 21, 1993). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Boston College Knocks the Smile Off the Irish". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
3. "1993 Boston College Eagles Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
4. "2016 Boston College football media guide" (PDF). p. 148.
5. "Eagles toss Tulane aside for fifth straight win". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech not ready to fly with Eagles". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mountaineers rally to finish 11–0". The Burlington Free Press. November 27, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "No. 15 B.C. bombs Virginia 31–13". St. Lucie News Tribune. January 2, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "1993 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
10. "BC sends No. 1-ranked Notre Dame to first loss". The Boston Globe . November 21, 1993.
11. "Boston College Knocks the Smile Off the Irish". The New York Times . November 21, 1993.