2020 Boston College Eagles football team

2020 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (5–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Hafley (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Cignetti (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tem Lukabu (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Notre Dame y^		9	–	0					10	–	2
No. 3 Clemson y$^		8	–	1					10	–	2
No. 22 Miami (FL)		7	–	2					8	–	3
No. 18 North Carolina		7	–	3					8	–	4
NC State		7	–	3					8	–	4
Boston College		5	–	5					6	–	5
Pittsburgh		5	–	5					6	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	5					5	–	6
Virginia		4	–	5					5	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	5
Georgia Tech		3	–	6					3	–	7
Louisville		3	–	7					4	–	7
Florida State		2	–	6					3	–	6
Duke		1	–	9					2	–	9
Syracuse		1	–	9					1	–	10
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Led by first-year head coach Jeff Hafley, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, and a 5–5 record in ACC games.

After the regular season concluded, the Eagles opted out from playing in a bowl game. ^[1] Boston College was the first team to opt out of bowl season due to concerns over COVID-19.

Schedule

Boston College had games scheduled against Holy Cross, Kansas, Ohio and Purdue, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN Tom Werme, Dave Archer, Lyndsey Rowley	W 26–6	0
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Texas State *	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCRSN Evan Lepler, Charles Arbuckle, Abby LaBar	W 24–21	0
October 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 North Carolina	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNews/ABC Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy	L 22–26	0
October 10	4:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs	W 31–30 OT	0
October 17	8:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ACCN Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George	L 14–40	1,000	[6]
October 24	4:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs	W 48–27	0
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ABC Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe	L 28–34	18,690
November 7	2:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Kelly Crull	W 16–13	0
November 14	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 Notre Dame	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay, Molly McGrath	L 31–45	0
November 28	4:00 p.m.	Louisville	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Eric Wood	W 34–27	0
December 5	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Abby LaBar	L 32–43	1,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, 2020, with specific dates selected at a later date. ^[2]

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	81	Hunter Long	TE	Miami Dolphins
6	220	Isaiah McDuffie	ILB	Green Bay Packers

References

1. "BC Concludes 2020 Football Season". bceagles.com. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
2. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
5. Rittenberg, Adam (August 8, 2020). "MAC postpones all fall sports, including football". ESPN.com . Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. "Boston College unable to stop sabotaging itself in loss to depleted Virginia Tech - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe .

Further reading

• Benbow, Julian (October 12, 2020). "For the most part, Boston College football has passed the stress tests" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved October 12, 2020.