1994 Boston College Eagles football team

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1994 Boston College Eagles football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 12–7 vs. Kansas State
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 23
Record7–4–1 (3–3–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Reid (1st season)
Captains
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →
1994 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
Virginia Tech 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Syracuse 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
West Virginia 4 –3 –07 –6 –0
No. 23 Boston College 3 –3 –17 –4 –1
Rutgers 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Temple 0 –7 –02 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at No. 5 Michigan *
L 26–34105,936
September 17No. 18 Virginia Tech
L 7–1244,500 [2]
September 24at Pittsburgh
W 21–934,623
October 8No. 8 Notre Dame *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)
W 30–1144,500
October 15 Temple No. 24
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 45–2844,500
October 22 Rutgers No. 22
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
T 7–744,500
October 29at Army *
W 30–339,304
November 3at Louisville *
W 35–1438,711
November 12No. 14 Syracuse No. 25
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 31–044,500
November 19at West Virginia No. 17
L 20–2144,890 [3]
November 26at No. 5 Miami (FL) No. 25
L 7–2360,579
December 25vs. No. 11 Kansas State *
W 12–744,862
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Mike Mamula Defensive end17 Philadelphia Eagles
Pete Mitchell Tight end4122 Miami Dolphins
Stephen Boyd Linebacker5141 Detroit Lions
Michael Reed Defensive back7249 Carolina Panthers

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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.


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