1998 Boston College Eagles football team

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1998 Boston College Eagles football
Conference Big East Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Tim Rose (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 53:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech *
 ABC W 41–3138,229 [2]
September 1212:00 p.m. Rutgers
ESPN Plus W 41–1438,287
September 1912:00 p.m. Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 31–740,496
September 262:00 p.m.at Louisville *
L 28–5238,231
October 88:00 p.m.No. 17 Virginia Tech
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
 ESPN L 0–1737,628
October 173:30 p.m.No. 23 Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
 CBS L 25–4243,413
October 2412:00 p.m. Navy *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN PlusL 31–3242,877
October 316:00 p.m.at No. 25 Miami (FL)
ESPN2 L 17–3532,917
November 712:00 p.m.No. 13 Notre Dame *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)
CBSL 26–3144,500
November 1412:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ESPN PlusW 23–1532,129
November 2112:00 p.m.at West Virginia
ESPNL 10–3540,573
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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.


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