2009 Boston College Eagles football team

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2009 Boston College Eagles football
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Emerald Bowl, L 13–24 vs USC
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Bill McGovern (1st season)
Captains
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  2008
2010  →
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x  6 –2   9 –5  
Boston College  5 –3   8 –5  
Florida State  4 –4   7 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –5   5 –7  
NC State  2 –6   5 –7  
Maryland  1 –7   2 –10  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 10 Virginia Tech  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 19 Miami (FL)  5 –3   9 –4  
North Carolina *  0 –4   0 –5  
Duke  3 –5   5 –7  
Virginia  2 –6   3 –9  
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Frank Spaziani. He replaced Jeff Jagodzinski who was fired after the 2008 season. The Eagles finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play and lost in the Emerald Bowl 24–13 against USC.

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Preseason

Mobile quarterback Anthony Haney (New Jersey recruit) was injured in an early preseason practice due to a career ending arm injury

Mark Herzlich

Mark Herzlich, a senior linebacker and the 2008 ACC Defensive Player of the Year, revealed on May 14 that he had been diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a cancer most commonly found in bone or soft tissue. In his statement, he indicated he was unsure what his illness would mean for his football future. [2]

Season Highlights

In the Eagles 52–20 win over NC State, Sophomore RB Montel Harris set two single-game school records when he rushed for 264 yards and 5 TDs.

On October 3, College Gameday came to Boston College for the Eagles' game against the Florida State Seminoles. During the broadcast, star LB Mark Herzlich, who was forced to miss the entire 2009 season after being diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, publicly announced that he was cancer-free. BC went on to beat the Seminoles by a score of 28–21.

Early in the season, Boston College won in thrilling fashion as the Eagles defeated Wake Forest 27–24 in OT. Boston College had the ball first in OT and kicked a field goal. On Wake Forest's possession, the Demon Deacons had a First and Goal from the 3 yard line. Amazingly, Isaac Johnson stripped Riley Skinner and Wes Davis recovered the ensuing fumble to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

True freshman Luke Kuechly was pressed into service as a weakside linebacker due to the unexpected departure of Herzlich and became a national sensation. He led the team and conference and finished second in the nation in Total Tackles with 158. Kuechly was named to the CFN All-America Team, the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year, and the Defensive MVP of the Emerald Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 52:00 p.m. Northeastern *
 ESPN360 W 54–033,262 [3]
September 122:00 p.m. Kent State *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN360W 34–725,165 [4]
September 1912:00 p.m.at Clemson
Raycom L 7–2577,362 [5]
September 262:00 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN360W 27–24 OT40,892 [6]
October 33:30 p.m. Florida State
ABC/ESPN2 W 28–2140,029 [7]
October 1012:00 p.m.at No. 5 Virginia Tech
RaycomL 14–4866,233 [8]
October 173:30 p.m. NC State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ABCW 52–2035,261 [9]
October 243:30 p.m.at Notre Dame *
 NBC L 16–2080,795 [10]
October 313:30 p.m. Central Michigan *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
 ESPNU W 31–1034,128 [11]
November 143:30 p.m.at Virginia
ESPN360W 14–1044,324 [12]
November 2112:00 p.m. North Carolina
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
 ESPN2 L 13–3141,272 [13]
November 283:30 p.m.at Maryland
ESPNUW 19–1735,042 [14]
December 268:00 p.m.vs. USC *
 ESPN L 13–2440,121 [15]

Drafted Players

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