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) |
Head coach |
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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. They finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, and were invited to the Wasabi Fenway Bowl, where they defeated SMU, 23-14.
On February 1, Hafley resigned as head coach to become the defensive coordinator of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. [1] He was subsequently replaced by Bill O'Brien.
The Boston College Eagles football team drew an average home attendance of 36,376 in 2023, the 62nd highest in college football. [2]
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. [3] 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. [4] [5]
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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Quarter | 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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Quarter | 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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No. 3 Seminoles | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Eagles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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Quarter | 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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Quarter | 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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Quarter | 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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Quarter | 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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Quarter | 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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Quarter | 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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Quarter | 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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Quarter | 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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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hurricanes | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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No. 24 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
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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 |