1993 Boston College Eagles football team

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1993 Boston College Eagles football
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 31–13 vs. Virginia
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Coughlin (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Steve Szabo (3rd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1992
1994  →
1993 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 West Virginia $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 15 Miami (FL) 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 13 Boston College 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 22 Virginia Tech 4 –3 –09 –3 –0
Syracuse 3 –4 –06 –4 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Rutgers 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Temple 0 –7 –01 –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.

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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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4No. 3 Miami (FL) No. 20
L 7–2333,298
September 18at Northwestern *No. 22
L 21–2231,086
September 25 Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 66–1433,298
October 2at No. 13 Syracuse
W 33–2948,839
October 9at Rutgers
W 31–2137,035
October 23 Army *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–1433,298
October 30 Tulane *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 42–1433,298 [5]
November 6No. 25 Virginia Tech
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 48–3432,698 [6]
November 13at Pittsburgh No. 22
W 33–010,892
November 20at No. 1 Notre Dame *No. 17
W 41–3959,075
November 26No. 5 West Virginia No. 11
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 14–1733,298 [7]
January 1, 1994vs. Virginia *No. 15
W 31–1338,516 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9]

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1234Total
•Boston College101471041
Notre Dame01432239
Scoring summary
18:02BCDavid Gordon 28 yard field goalBC 3-0
1BCIvan Boyd 5 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick)BC 10-0
211:58NDRay Zellars 39 yard pass from Kevin McDougal (Pendergast kick)BC 10-7
2BCIvan Boyd 35 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick)BC 17-7
25:52ND#9 1 yard run (Pendergast kick)BC 17-14
20:21BCPete Mitchell 3 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick)BC 24-14
311:24BCDarnell Campbell 22 yard run (Gordon kick)BC 31-14
33:20NDPendergast 29 yard field goalBC 31-17
411:13BCPete Mitchell 2 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick)BC 38-17
410:12NDLee Becton 29 yard run (Becton pass to McDougal)BC 38-25
44:02NDRay Zellars 4 yard run (Pendergast kick)BC 38-32
41:09NDDawson 4 yard pass from McDougal (Pendergast kick)ND 39-38
40:00BCDavid Gordon 41 yard field goalBC 41-39

[10] [11]

Roster

1993 Boston College Eagles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13 Glenn Foley Sr
RB 30 David Green Jr
QB 10 Mark Hartsell Fr
QB 7 Matt Hasselbeck Fr
TE 88Gordon LaroJr
TE 82 Pete Mitchell Jr
C 64 Tom Nalen Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Stephen Boyd Jr
LB 91Dan KerrSr
DE 59 Mike Mamula So
DB 17 Michael Reed Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14David GordonSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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  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.
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  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.
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