2018 Boston College Eagles football team

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2018 Boston College Eagles football
Boston College Eagles wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Uniform
Boston eagles football unif.png
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^  8 0   15 0  
No. 15 Syracuse  6 2   10 3  
NC State  5 3   9 4  
Boston College  4 4   7 5  
Wake Forest  3 5   7 6  
Florida State  3 5   5 7  
Louisville  0 8   2 10  
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x  6 2   7 7  
Georgia Tech  5 3   7 6  
Miami (FL)  4 4   7 6  
Virginia  4 4   8 5  
Virginia Tech  4 4   6 7  
Duke  3 5   8 5  
North Carolina  1 7   2 9  
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Steve Addazio. They finished the season 7–5 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place the fourth in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the First Responder Bowl against Boise State. With 5:08 left in the first quarter and Boston College leading 7–0, the bowl game was stopped because of bad weather and ultimately canceled and ruled a no contest.

Contents

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Eagles signed a total of 20 recruits.

College recruiting information (2018)
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Jehlani Galloway
WR
Providence, Rhode Island Classical High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)Mar 19, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  2 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Joey Luchetti
TE
Groton, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (110 kg)Mar 20, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
John Tessitore
K
Wallingford, Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)Mar 25, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  2 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Kyiev Bennermon
DT
Poughkeepsie, New York Spackenkill High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)280 lb (130 kg)Mar 28, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
John Langan
QB
Wayne, New Jersey Bergen Catholic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)220 lb (100 kg)Apr 29, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Matt Valecce
QB
The Bronx, New York Fordham Preparatory School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)May 6, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Evan Stewart
S
Sparta, New Jersey Saint Joseph Regional High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)May 7, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Finn Dirstine
OG
Acton, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)320 lb (150 kg)May 10, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Ryan Betro
DT
Groton, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)280 lb (130 kg)May 11, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Hugh Davis
LB
Indianapolis, Indiana Cathedral High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg)May 26, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Vinny DePalma
LB
Wayne, New Jersey DePaul Catholic High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg)May 27, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Joe Sparacio
LB
Naples, Florida First Baptist Academy6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)215 lb (98 kg)Jun 6, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
David Bailey
RB
Ridgely, Maryland North Caroline High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)235 lb (107 kg)Jun 6, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Aaron Gethers
CB
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Bishop McDevitt High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jun 9, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Tyler Days
DB
Mattydale, New York Cicero – North Syracuse High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jun 11, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Elijah Jones
DB
East Harlem, New York Cardinal Hayes High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jun 16, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Thomas Shelmire
OG
Dallas, Texas Highland Park High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)285 lb (129 kg)Jun 17, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Nick DeNucci
LB
Sparta, New Jersey Pope John XXIII Regional High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)230 lb (100 kg)Jun 18, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Jason Maitre
WR
Everett, Massachusetts Everett High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg)Jun 19, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Tyler Vrabel
OT
Bellaire, Texas St. Pius X High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)255 lb (116 kg)Jun 26, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Lott Trophy [1] Zach Allen DESR
Chuck Bednarik Award [2] Zach AllenDESR
Lukas Denis SSR
Maxwell Award [3] A. J. Dillon RBSO
Doak Walker Award [4] A. J. DillonRBSO
John Mackey Award [5] Tommy Sweeney TEJR
Jim Thorpe Award [6] Lukas DenisDBSR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [7] Zach AllenDESR
Lukas DenisDBSR
Outland Trophy [8] Chris Lindstrom OLSR
Paul Hornung Award [9] Michael Walker WR/KRSR
Wuerffel Trophy [10] Zach AllenDESR
Walter Camp Award [11] A. J. DillonRBSO
Ted Hendricks Award [12] Zach AllenDESR

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Media poll (Atlantic)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Clemson1,031 (145)
2Florida State789 (1)
3NC State712 (2)
4Boston College545
5Louisville422
6Wake Forest413
7Syracuse232

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 1:00 p.m. UMass *ESPN appW 55–21 30,112
September 8 1:00 p.m. Holy Cross *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
ESPN appW 62–14 40,311
September 13 5:30 p.m. [a] at Wake Forest ESPN W 41–34 25,309
September 22 12:00 p.m. at Purdue *No. 23 ESPN2 L 13–30 47,119
September 29 12:00 p.m. Temple *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPNU W 45–35 40,111
October 6 12:30 p.m. at No. 23 NC State NESNL 23–28 57,241
October 13 12:30 p.m. Louisville Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
NESNW 38–20 31,478
October 26 7:00 p.m. Miami (FL)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN W 27–14 41,892
November 3 3:45 p.m. at Virginia Tech No. 22 ACCN W 31–21 65,632
November 10 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Clemson No. 17
ABC L 7–27 44,500
November 17 3:30 p.m. at Florida State No. 20 ESPN2 L 21–22 57,274
November 24 12:00 p.m. No. 20 Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN L 21–42 34,959
December 26 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 25 Boise State *ESPNNC 7–0 [b]
  1. The Wake Forest game was originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m., but the game was moved up to 5:30 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. [13]
  2. The First Responder Bowl was cancelled due to inclement weather. Boston College was leading. [14]

[15]

Game summaries

UMass

1234Total
Minutemen7001421
Eagles14340755

In the Battle of the Bay State, BC used their RB A. J. Dillon early and often and cruised to an opening day victory

Holy Cross

1234Total
Crusaders007714
Eagles2113141462

QB Anthony Brown continued his stellar start to the season and led BC to an easy win over FCS Holy Cross

At Wake Forest

1234Total
Eagles71471341
Demon Deacons71431034

In a redemption game from last season, Anthony Brown threw for a career high 5 touchdowns in BC’s ACC opening win over Wake Forest. BC would get into the AP Poll at #23 the next day

At Purdue

1234Total
No. 23 Eagles700613
Boilermakers7167030

In their first game as a ranked team since 2009, the Eagles excitement got the better of them as they lost for the first time this season to winless Purdue. It knocked BC out of the rankings

Temple

1234Total
Owls1477735
Eagles13187745

A. J. Dillon led his team to a bounce back win over Temple with two touchdowns as the Eagles stayed undefeated at Alumni Stadium in 2018

At NC State

1234Total
Eagles3071323
No. 23 Wolfpack7147028

Despite causing turnovers in Raleigh, the Eagles offense could not answer without Dillon and lost their first ACC game of 2018 to the Wolfpack

Louisville

1234Total
Cardinals1370020
Eagles141001438

In a must win ACC game, BC would jump out to an early 14-0 lead. Sloppy play and miscues allowed Louisville to take a 20-14 lead in the half. But BC used a blocked punt TD to retake the lead and would score the final 24 points of the game to defeat the Cardinals and get to the off week with a 5-2 record

Miami (FL)

1234Total
Hurricanes770014
Eagles14310027

In the 5th edition of the Red Bandanna Game, A. J. Dillon returned to give the Eagles and their wild crowd their best victory over the season over the #25 Hurricanes. Anthony Brown also had two TDs (1 Pass 1 Rush) and BC’s defense caused two interceptions in the second half that led to 10 points

At Virginia Tech

1234Total
No. 24 Eagles70141031
Hokies770721

The Eagles visited Virginia Tech and pulled out a 31–21 victory. Sophomore Travis Levy gave BC a boost with two rushing TDs in the second half after falling behind 14–7. A. J. Dillon left the game with an injury

Clemson

1234Total
No. 2 Tigers1037727
No. 17 Eagles70007

In what was deemed the biggest game of the year for the Boston College Eagles, the defense played a role in holding Clemson to a 13-7 lead at halftime. But without Anthony Brown, who was injured on BC’s first possession of the game, the Eagles could not muster enough offense and dropped a tough matchup to the second ranked Tigers

At Florida State

1234Total
No. 20 Eagles077721
Seminoles067922

The Eagles were big favorites even after a tough loss last week. But with both Brown and Dillon not one hundred percent, the Eagles offense struggled and the Seminoles picked up a late TD pass in the final two minutes of regulation to get an upset

Syracuse

1234Total
No. 19 Orange14147742
Eagles777021

Eric Dungey was in full form even after getting injured against Notre Dame the week before and the Eagles could not stop him or the Orange offense in another lackluster game for the Eagles. Brown accounted for all of BC’s touchdowns but Dillon was still banged up and BC finished the regular season 7–5 for the third straight year

Vs. Boise State (first responder bowl)

1234Total
Eagles77
No. 23 Broncos00

With Boston College leading 7–0 with 5:08 remaining in the 1st quarter, the game was delayed due to inclement weather. After an hour and a half delay, the game was canceled and ruled a no contest [16]

A. J. Dillon scored on the Eagles' first possession; a 19-yard touchdown run. He had 33 yards on six carries. Anthony Brown was 4-for-6 passing for 54 yards, while Kobay White made two catches for 35 yards.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRVRV23RVRV241722
Coaches RVRVRV25RVRVRV251422RV
CFP Not released221720Not released

Roster

2018 Boston College Eagles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1Elijah RobinsonSr
RB 2 A. J. Dillon So
WR 3 Michael Walker Sr
QB 4 E. J. Perry So
WR 6 Jeff Smith Sr
QB 7Matt ValecceFr
WR 9Kobay White Redshirt.svg  So
QB 10Matt McDonald Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 11C. J. LewisSo
QB 13 Anthony Brown Redshirt.svg  So
RB 15John FaduleSr
WR 17Aidan Hegarty Redshirt.svg  So
WR, RB 19Ben Glines Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 20Dennis Grosel Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 21Johnny LanganFr
RB 23Travis LevySo
RB 38Peter StehrFr
RB 39Andrew Strader Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 41Joey LuchettiFr
RB 42Javian DayneFr
TE 43Tito PasqualoniFr
TE 44Brenden SmithFr
FB 47Colton CardinalSr
OL 52Cam ReddyFr
OL 55Wyatt Knopfke Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 56Adam Korutz Redshirt.svg  So
OL 64Ben PetrulaSo
OL 65Thomas ShelmireFr
OL 66Anthony Palazzolo Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 67Aaron MonteiroSr
OL 69Eddy Fish Redshirt.svg  So
OL 70John Phillips Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 71Nate Emer Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 72 Alec Lindstrom Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 73Sam Schmal Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 74Finn DirstineFr
OL 75 Chris Lindstrom Sr
OL 76Elijah Johnson Redshirt.svg  So
OL 77John Baker Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 78 Tyler Vrabel Fr
OL 79Sean Ragan Redshirt.svg  So
TE 80 Hunter Long Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 81Chris Garrison Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 83 Jehlani Galloway Fr
TE 84 Jake Burt Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 85Korab IdriziJr
TE 86Ray MartenJr
WR 87Noah Jordan-Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 88Patrick Brown Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 89 Tommy Sweeney Redshirt.svg  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 2 Zach Allen Sr
DB 4 Hamp Cheevers Jr
DB 5Nolan Borgersen Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 7Tate Haynes Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 8 Will Harris Sr
DB 10 Brandon Sebastian Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 11 Wyatt Ray Sr
LB 13Connor Strachan Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 14Max Richardson Redshirt.svg  So
LB 16Davon Jones Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 18Mike Palmer Redshirt.svg  So
DB 20 Elijah Jones Fr
DB 21 Lukas Denis Sr
DB 24Taj-Amir TorresSr
DB 25Mehdi El AttrachJr
LB 28John Lamot Redshirt.svg  So
DB 29Tyler DaysFr
DB 30Jahmin Muse Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 32Nick DeNucciFr
LB 33Curt Bletzer Redshirt.svg  So
LB 34Joseph SparacioFr
DB 35Aaron GethersFr
LB 36Paul Theobald Jr. Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 37Ezechiel TieideFr
DB 38Jason MaitreFr
LB 41Thomas Hovsepian Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 43Isaiah Miranda Redshirt.svg  So
DL 44Brandon Barlow Redshirt.svg  So
DB 45Ben Stewart Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 46Jimmy Martin Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 48Tanner Karafa Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 49Kevin Bletzer Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 50Doug Rodier Redshirt.svg  So
LB 51Hugh DavisFr
LB 54Evan StewartFr
LB 55 Isaiah McDuffie So
LB 57Ryan Whittelsey Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 58Reggie Terry Jr. Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 90Bryce Morais Redshirt.svg  So
DT 91Jaleel Berry Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 93Drew McQuarrie Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 94Ryan BetroFr
DL 95Taylor Hill Redshirt.svg  So
DT 96Ray SmithSr
DE 97 Marcus Valdez Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 98Kyiey BennermonFr
DT 99 T. J. Rayam So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 34Garrett ReillyFr
K 37Danny LongmanFr
P 95Grant Carlson Redshirt.svg  So
K, P 98John TessitoreFr
K 99Colton LichtenbergSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 22, 2018

2019 NFL draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Chris Lindstrom Atlanta Falcons 1st14 G
Zach Allen Arizona Cardinals 3rd65 DE
Will Harris Detroit Lions 3rd81st S
Tommy Sweeney Buffalo Bills 7th228th TE

References

  1. "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist" (Press release). July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  8. "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  9. "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  10. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  11. Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"" . Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  12. "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  13. "BREAKING: Boston College vs. Wake Forest Football Game Moved Up To 5:30pm Thursday". BC Interruption. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  14. First Responder Bowl: Boise State vs. Boston College canceled, ruled no contest due to inclement weather
  15. "2018 Boston College Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  16. "First Responder Bowl: Boise State vs. Boston College canceled, ruled no contest due to inclement weather".