1994 Boston College Eagles football team

1994 Boston College Eagles football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 12–7 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 23
Record	7–4–1 (3–3–1 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Henning (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dirk Koetter (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Stephen Boyd Pete Mitchell Michael Reed Eric Shorter [1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Syracuse	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	6	–	0
No. 23 Boston College	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Rutgers	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Temple	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Dan Henning and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference, finishing fifth with a conference record of 3–3–1. Boston College was invited to the 1994 Aloha Bowl, where they defeated then-No. 11 Kansas State, 12–7. They finished the season ranked 23rd in the AP Poll and 22nd in the Coaches' Poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at No. 5 Michigan *		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 26–34	105,936
September 17	No. 18 Virginia Tech		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 7–12	44,500	[2]
September 24	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 21–9	34,623
October 8	No. 8 Notre Dame *		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	W 30–11	44,500
October 15	Temple	No. 24	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 45–28	44,500
October 22	Rutgers	No. 22	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	T 7–7	44,500
October 29	at Army *		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 30–3	39,304
November 3	at Louisville *		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 35–14	38,711
November 12	No. 14 Syracuse	No. 25	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 31–0	44,500
November 19	at West Virginia	No. 17	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 20–21	44,890	[3]
November 26	at No. 5 Miami (FL)	No. 25	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–23	60,579
December 25	vs. No. 11 Kansas State *		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	W 12–7	44,862
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1994 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 30 David Green Sr QB 10 Mark Hartsell Jr QB 7 Matt Hasselbeck  Fr G 66 Pete Kendall Jr TE 88 Gordon Laro Sr TE 82 Pete Mitchell Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 50 Stephen Boyd Sr DE 59 Mike Mamula Jr DB 17 Michael Reed Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dan Henning Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Mamula	Defensive end	1	7	Philadelphia Eagles
Pete Mitchell	Tight end	4	122	Miami Dolphins
Stephen Boyd	Linebacker	5	141	Detroit Lions
Michael Reed	Defensive back	7	249	Carolina Panthers

References

1. 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
2. "Va. Tech stops BC". The Daily News Leader. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "West Virginia win puts a kink in Eagles' plans". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "1994 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.