List of Boston College Eagles bowl games

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The Boston College Eagles college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Boston College in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1892, Boston College has appeared in 29 bowl games. [1] [2] Included in these games are 4 combined appearances in the traditional "major" bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Fiesta, and Orange), all of which came in their first six bowl appearances. [2] [3] Their victory in the 1941 Sugar Bowl over Tennessee gave Boston College a claim on the national championship, having received votes from various selectors. However, the NCAA only lists Minnesota as having won that year.

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BC's 15-13 bowl record in 29 bowl games (with one no-contest) place the school tied for 38th in all-time bowl wins.

Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, and location [A 1] [4]
#SeasonBowl [2] ScoreDateOpponentStadiumLocation
1 1939 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic January 1, 1940 Clemson Tigers Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX
2 1940 1941 Sugar Bowl January 1, 1941 Tennessee Volunteers Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA
3 1942 1943 Orange Bowl January 1, 1943 Alabama Crimson Tide Burdine Stadium Miami, FL
4 1982 1982 Tangerine Bowl December 18, 1982 Auburn Tigers Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL
5 1983 1983 Liberty Bowl December 29, 1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN
6 1984 1985 Cotton Bowl January 1, 1985 Houston Cougars Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX
7 1986 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl December 23, 1986 Georgia Bulldogs Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL
8 1992 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl January 1, 1993 Tennessee Volunteers Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL
9 1993 1994 Carquest Bowl January 1, 1994 Virginia Cavaliers Joe Robbie Stadium Miami, FL
10 1994 1994 Aloha Bowl December 25, 1994 Kansas State Wildcats Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI
11 1999 1999 Insight.com Bowl December 31, 1999 Colorado Buffaloes Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ
12 2000 2000 Aloha Bowl December 25, 2000 Arizona State Sun Devils Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI
13 2001 2001 Music City Bowl December 28, 2001 Georgia Bulldogs LP Field Nashville, TN
14 2002 2002 Motor City Bowl December 26, 2002 Toledo Rockets Ford Field Detroit, MI
15 2003 2003 San Francisco Bowl December 31, 2003 Colorado State Rams AT&T Park San Francisco, CA
16 2004 2004 Continental Tire Bowl December 30, 2004 North Carolina Tar Heels Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC
17 2005 2005 MPC Computers Bowl December 28, 2005 Boise State Broncos Bronco Stadium Boise, ID
18 2006 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl December 30, 2006 Navy Midshipmen Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC
19 2007 2007 Champs Sports Bowl December 28, 2007 Michigan State Spartans Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL
20 2008 2008 Music City Bowl December 31, 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores LP Field Nashville, TN
21 2009 2009 Emerald Bowl December 26, 2009 USC Trojans AT&T Park San Francisco, CA
22 2010 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl January 9, 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack AT&T Park San Francisco, CA
23 2013 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl December 31, 2013 Arizona Wildcats Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA
24 2014 2014 Pinstripe Bowl December 27, 2014 Penn State Nittany Lions Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY
25 2016 2016 Quick Lane Bowl December 26, 2016 Maryland Terrapins Ford Field Detroit, MI
26 2017 2017 Pinstripe Bowl December 27, 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY
27 2018 2018 First Responder Bowl December 26, 2018 Boise State Broncos Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX
28 2019 2020 Birmingham Bowl January 2, 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats Legion Field Birmingham, AL
29 2021 2021 Military Bowl December 27, 2021 East Carolina Pirates Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD
30 2023 2023 Fenway Bowl December 28, 2023 SMU Mustangs Fenway Park Boston, MA

† After Boston College led 7–0 in first quarter, the 2018 First Responder Bowl was delayed and eventually canceled due to dangerous lightning strikes. It is considered a no-contest for both teams.
‡ The 2021 Military Bowl was cancelled the day before it was scheduled, due to a large number COVID-19 cases within the Boston College program.

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistics correct as of 2010–11 NCAA football bowl games.

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References

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  1. ↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records , p. 14
  2. 1 2 3 2011 Media Guide , p. 70
  3. ↑ Dunnavant, Keith (2004). The Fifty-Year Seduction: How Television Manipulated College Football, from the Birth of the Modern NCAA to the Creation of the BCS. Macmillan. pp. 93–99. ISBN   978-0-312-32345-5 . Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ 2011 Media Guide Supplement , pp. 119–135
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