2019 Boston College Eagles football team

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2019 Boston College Eagles football
Boston College Eagles wordmark.svg
Birmingham Bowl, L 6–38 vs. Cincinnati
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
  • Ben Glines
  • Tanner Karafa
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Uniform
Boston eagles football unif.png
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^  8 0   14 1  
Louisville  5 3   8 5  
Wake Forest  4 4   8 5  
Florida State  4 4   6 7  
Boston College  4 4   6 7  
Syracuse  2 6   5 7  
NC State  1 7   4 8  
Coastal Division
Virginia x  6 2   9 5  
Virginia Tech  5 3   8 5  
Miami (FL)  4 4   6 7  
Pittsburgh  4 4   8 5  
North Carolina  4 4   7 6  
Duke  3 5   5 7  
Georgia Tech  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2019 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 seventh-year head coach Steve Addazio until his dismissal on December 1, 2019. [1] For their bowl game, the Eagles were led by interim head coach Rich Gunnell. [2]

Contents

Preseason

Coaching changes

In January 2019, head coach Steve Addazio announced the hiring of Mike Bajakian as the new offensive coordinator, replacing Scot Loeffler, who left to take the head coaching job at Bowling Green. [3] Bajakian had spent the previous four years as the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Boston College was predicted to finish in fifth in the Atlantic Division. [4]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Maxwell Award [5] A. J. Dillon RBJunior
Doak Walker Award [6] A. J. DillonRBJunior
Mackey Award [7] Jake Burt TE Redshirt.svg Senior
Hunter Long TE Redshirt.svg Sophomore
Rimington Trophy [8] Alec Lindstrom C Redshirt.svg Sophomore

Schedule

Boston College's 2019 schedule began with their conference home opener against Virginia Tech on August 31. In non-conference play, the Eagles played home games against Richmond of the Colonial Athletic Association and Kansas of the Big 12 Conference, and road games against Rutgers of the Big Ten Conference and Notre Dame, a football independent. In ACC play, they faced the other members of the Atlantic Division as well as Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh from the Coastal Division.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31, 20194:00 p.m. Virginia Tech ACCN W 35–2835,213
September 73:30 p.m. Richmond *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCN ExtraW 45–1330,111
September 137:30 p.m. Kansas *
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCNL 24–4832,848
September 2112:00 p.m.at Rutgers * BTN W 30–1632,217
September 283:30 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCNL 24–2739,352
October 512:30 p.m.at Louisville ACCRSN L 39–4146,007
October 1912:00 p.m. NC State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCRSNW 45–2430,275
October 267:30 p.m.at No. 4 Clemson ACCNL 7–5981,081
November 212:00 p.m.at Syracuse ACCNW 58–2742,857
November 912:00 p.m. Florida State
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCNL 31–3837,312
November 232:30 p.m.at No. 16 Notre Dame * NBC L 7–4071,827
November 303:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh ACCNW 26–1940,889
January 2, 20203:00 p.m.vs. No. 21 Cincinnati * ESPN L 6–3827,193

[9]

Game summaries

Virginia Tech

1234Total
Hokies777728
Eagles7210735

Richmond

1234Total
Spiders0100313
Eagles211410045

Kansas

1234Total
Jayhawks72113748
Eagles1770024

The Kansas Jayhawks came into the game as a three touchdown underdog, but performances by quarterback Carter Stanley (238 yards passing) and running back Pooka Williams Jr. (121 yards rushing) combined with other efforts to give the Jayhawks their first road win against a "power 5" team in almost 11 years. [10]

Boston College scored first and had the lead 10-0 until the Jayhawks scored on six straight possessions. Kansas took the lead 28-24 at the half thanks to an 82 yard run with 40 seconds remaining before the break to set up a 3-yard score just two plays later. Kansas continued to score in the second half but Boston College could not match the effort. The final score was Kansas 48, Boston College 24. [10]

At Rutgers

1234Total
Eagles7107630
Scarlet Knights760316

Wake Forest

1234Total
Demon Deacons1073727
Eagles0170724

At Louisville

1234Total
Eagles71571039
Cardinals141431041

NC State

1234Total
Wolfpack0371424
Eagles71771445

At Clemson

1234Total
Eagles07007
No. 4 Tigers172114759

At Syracuse

1234Total
Eagles10347758
Orange1737027

Florida State

1234Total
Seminoles37141438
Eagles7701731

At Notre Dame

1234Total
Eagles07007
No. 16 Fighting Irish31317740

At Pittsburgh

1234Total
Eagles6710326
Panthers097319

Vs. Cincinnati (Birmingham Bowl)

1234Total
Eagles00707
No. 21 Bearcats71071438

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
262 A. J. Dillon RB Green Bay Packers

References

  1. "Boston College fires Addazio after seven seasons". ESPN.com. December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. Bailin, Arthur (December 1, 2019). "Rich Gunnell Will Be Boston College Football's Interim Coach". BC Interruption. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. Thompson, Rich (January 15, 2019). "New Boston College offensive coordinator has plenty of experience". Boston Herald.
  4. "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  5. "2019 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  6. "2019 Doak Walker Award Watch List". July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  7. "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  8. "2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List". July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  9. "2019 Boston College Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Jayhawks break 48-game road skid vs. Power 5". ESPN. September 13, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.