2023 Boston College Eagles football | |
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Fenway Bowl champion | |
Fenway Bowl, W 23–14 vs. SMU | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 7–6 (3–5 ACC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Shimko (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple pro-style |
Co-defensive coordinator | Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Sean Duggan (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Florida State y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Louisville y | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Hafley and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Boston College signed 18 players in the class of 2023.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kahlil Ali DB | Pennsauken, New Jersey | Pennsauken | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Dec 10, 2022 | |
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Shawn Battle DB | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Neumann Goretti | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 5, 2022 | |
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Michael Crounse OL | Schnecksville, Pennsylvania | DeMatha Catholic (MD) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Jun 14, 2022 | |
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Eryx Daugherty DL | Troy, Michigan | Brother Rice | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | Mar 19, 2022 | |
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Carter Davis DB | Baltimore, Maryland | Mount Saint Joseph | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 29, 2022 | |
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Palaie Faoa LB | Ewa Beach, Hawai'i | Bishop Gorman (NV) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 2, 2022 | |
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Josiah Griffin DL | Springfield, Massachusetts | Springfield Central | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Sep 16, 2022 | |
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Reed Harris ATH | Great Falls, Montana | Great Falls | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 14, 2022 | |
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Nate Johnson WR | St. Petersburg, Florida | Clearwater Central Catholic | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 16, 2022 | |
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Datrell Jones RB | Hyde Park, Massachusetts | Catholic Memorial | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 5, 2020 | |
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Ryan Mickow OL | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Jun 12, 2022 | |
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KP Price DB | Baltimore, Maryland | St. Frances Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 18, 2022 | |
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Jacobe Robinson QB | Henderson, Texas | Henderson | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Feb 26, 2022 | |
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Jaedn Skeete WR | Hyde Park, Massachusetts | Catholic Memorial | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 5, 2020 | |
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Sam Stone K | Austin, Texas | St. Michael's Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 3, 2023 | |
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Holden Symonds TE | Melrose, Massachusetts | Governor's Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | May 31, 2022 | |
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Max Tucker CB | Hyde Park, Massachusetts | Catholic Memorial | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 20, 2022 | |
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Montrell Wade WR | Tyler, Texas | Tyler | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 21, 2022 | |
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Boston College lost 13 players to the NCAA transfer portal.
Name | Pos. | New school |
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Phil Jurkovec | QB | Pittsburgh |
Clinton Burton Jr. | CB | Charlotte |
Izaiah Henderson | DL | Maine |
Jason Maitre | S | Wisconsin |
Kivon Wright | DE | Boise State |
Kevin Pyne | OT | Rhode Island |
Daelen Menard | S | Bowling Green |
Josh DeBerry | CB | Texas A&M |
Finn Dirstine | IOL | Texas A&M |
Jaelen Gill | WR | Fresno State |
Shawn Battle | CB | None |
Christian Curatolo | OT | Lehigh |
Steve Lubischer | CB | Bowling Green |
Boston College received 10 players from the college football transfer portal.
Name | Pos. | Previous school |
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George Rooks | DT | Michigan |
Kye Robichaux | RB | Western Kentucky |
Ryan O'Keefe | WR | UCF |
Logan Taylor | OT | Virginia |
Victor Nelson Jr. | S | LIU |
Alex Washington | CB | Harvard |
Khari Johnson | CB | Arkansas |
Kyle Hergel | OG | Texas State |
Michael Wright | LS | Penn State |
Thomas Castellanos | QB | UCF |
Boston College and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. [1] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Boston College with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice in an (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Eagles three set conference opponents for the next four years was; Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, and Syracuse, though this annual opponent structure was abandoned after just one season due to conference expansion. [2] [3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois * | ACCN | L 24–27 OT | 30,122 | |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 (FCS) Holy Cross * |
| ACCNX/ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 40,122 |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Florida State |
| ABC | L 29–31 | 41,383 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisville | ACCN | L 28–56 | 48,294 | |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| The CW | W 27–24 | 41,868 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army * | CBSSN | W 27–24 | 34,017 | |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | ACCN | W 38–23 | 35,656 | |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn *![]() |
| ACCN | W 21–14 | 36,902 |
November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | ESPN2 | W 17–10 | 42,523 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech |
| ACCN | L 22–48 | 33,665 |
November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | ESPN | L 16–24 | 41,842 | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (FL) |
| ABC | L 20–45 | 30,569 |
December 28 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 24 SMU | ESPN | W 23–14 | 16,238 | |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 (FCS) Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Eagles | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 3 Seminoles | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Eagles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Cardinals | 14 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, KY
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cavaliers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Eagles | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Black Knights | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
Yellow Jackets | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Orange | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hokies | 10 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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3 | 90 | Elijah Jones | CB | Arizona Cardinals |
6 | 210 | Christian Mahogany | OG | Detroit Lions |
The 1981 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The one-loss Panthers were selected as national champion by NCAA-designated major selector National Championship Foundation and also by Montgomery Full Season Championship. The school does not claim a national championship for this season.
The 1980 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite losing one game, the Panthers were named national champion by NCAA-designated major selectors DeVold System, Football Research, and The New York Times, while also named co-national champion by Rothman (FACT) and Sagarin. The university does not claim a national championship for this season, nor are the Panthers popularly recognized for winning that year's national championship. Pitt was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East.
The 2004 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
The 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by fourth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last in the Coastal Division.
The 2014 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville after eight years away, seven of which were spent as a head coach at other colleges and in the National Football League (NFL). The team played its 17th season at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They were in their first season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, having replaced departed member Maryland in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, where they lost to Georgia.
The 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by Dave Clawson, who is coaching his second season at the school, and plays its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference as part of the Atlantic Division, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.
The 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Tyson Summers. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place.
The 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by second-year head coach Lance Leipold. The team played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium and competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.
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The 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place in the Atlantic Division.
The 2020 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by eighth-year head coach Dave Doeren. The Wolfpack finished the regular season 8–3, 7–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the conference. They received an invite to the 2021 Gator Bowl where they lost to opponent Kentucky of the SEC.
The 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by second-year head coach Geoff Collins. They played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium and competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
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The 2023 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by eighth-year head coach Dino Babers before his firing on November 19, 2023. Tight ends' coach Nunzio Campanile served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
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