1998 Boston College Eagles football team

1998 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Jagodzinski (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Doug Brzezinski Brian Maye [1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ←  1997 1999  →

1998 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Syracuse $		6	–	1					8	–	4
No. 20 Miami (FL)		5	–	2					9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia Tech		5	–	2					9	–	3
West Virginia		5	–	2					8	–	4
Boston College		3	–	4					4	–	7
Rutgers		2	–	5					5	–	6
Temple		2	–	5					2	–	9
Pittsburgh		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference during the 1998 season. The Eagles played their home games in 1998 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech *	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 41–31	38,229	[2]
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	W 41–14	38,287
September 19	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 31–7	40,496
September 26	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville *	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 28–52	38,231
October 8	8:00 p.m.	No. 17 Virginia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 0–17	37,628
October 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	L 25–42	43,413
October 24	12:00 p.m.	Navy *	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN Plus	L 31–32	42,877
October 31	6:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN2	L 17–35	32,917
November 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Notre Dame *	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	CBS	L 26–31	44,500
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN Plus	W 23–15	32,129
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 10–35	40,573
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1998 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 76 Darnell Alford Jr WR 9 Derrick Crittenden Jr OT 75 Marc Colombo Fr QB 7 Tim Hasselbeck So QB 2 Brian St. Pierre Fr G 66 Paul Zukauskas So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 44 Frank Chamberlin Jr DT 95 Chris Hovan Jr DL 88 Adam Newman Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tom O'Brien Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
2. "BC thwarts Georgia Tech". The Record. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.