List of Boston College Eagles football seasons

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The 1893 Boston College football team.

The Boston College Eagles college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Boston College in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Boston College has played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts since 1957. [1] Boston College claims one national championship in 1940, though the NCAA doesn't recognize it, and have played in 22 Bowl Games, winning 13. With 626 wins over 120 seasons of football, Boston College ranks 51st all-time in win–loss records in the NCAA.[ citation needed ] Boston College played as an Independent until joining the Big East Conference in 1991. Boston College later joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2005.

Contents

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Joseph Drum (Independent)(1893)
1893 Boston College 3–3
William Nagle (Independent)(1894)
1894 Boston College 1–6
Joseph Lawless (Independent)(1895)
1895 Boston College 2–4–2
Frank Carney (Independent)(1896)
1896 Boston College 5–2
John Dunlop (Independent)(1897–1901)
1897 Boston College 4–3
1898 Boston College 2–5–1
1899 Boston College 8–1–1
1900 No team
1901 Boston College 2–7
Arthur White (Independent)(1902)
1902 Boston College 0–8
1903–07No team
Joe Kenney & Joe Reilly (Independent)(1908)
1908 Boston College 2–4–2
Thomas H. Maguire (Independent)(1909)
1909 Boston College 3–4–1
Hub Hart (Independent)(1910)
1910 Boston College 0–4–2
Joseph Courtney (Independent)(1911)
1911 Boston College 0–7
William Joy (Independent)(1912–1913)
1912 Boston College 2–4–1
1913 Boston College 4–3–1
Stephen Mahoney (Independent)(1914–1915)
1914 Boston College 5–4
1915 Boston College 3–4
Charles Brickley (Independent)(1916–1917)
1916 Boston College 6–2
1917 Boston College 6–2
Frank Morrissey (Independent)(1918)
1918 Boston College 5–2
Frank Cavanaugh (Independent)(1919–1926)
1919 Boston College 5–3
1920 Boston College 8–0
1921 Boston College 4–3–1
1922 Boston College 6–2–1
1923 Boston College 7–1–1
1924 Boston College 6–3
1925 Boston College 6–2
1926 Boston College 6–0–2
D. Leo Daley (Independent)(1927)
1927 Boston College 4–4
Joe McKenney (Independent)(1928–1924)
1928 Boston College 9–0
1929 Boston College 7–2–1
1930 Boston College 5–5
1931 Boston College 6–4
1932 Boston College 4–2–2
1933 Boston College 8–1
1934 Boston College 5–4
Dinny McNamara (Independent)(1935)
1935 Boston College [n 1] 6–3 [n 1]
Gil Dobie (Independent)(1936–1938)
1936 Boston College 6–1–2
1937 Boston College 4–4–1
1938 Boston College 6–1–2
Frank Leahy (Independent)(1939–1940)
1939 Boston College 9–2L Cotton
1940 Boston College 11–0W Sugar 5
Denny Myers (Independent)(1941–1942)
1941 Boston College 7–3
1942 Boston College 8–2L Orange 8
Moody Sarno (Independent)(1943–1945)
1943 Boston College 4–0–1
1944 Boston College 4–3
1945 Boston College 4–5
Denny Myers(Independent)(1946–1950)
1946 Boston College 6–3
1947 Boston College 5–4
1948 Boston College 5–2–2
1949 Boston College 4–4–1
1950 Boston College 0–9–1
Mike Holovak (Independent)(1951–1959)
1951 Boston College 3–6
1952 Boston College 4–4–1
1953 Boston College 5–3–1
1954 Boston College 8–1
1955 Boston College 5–2–1
1956 Boston College 5–4
1957 Boston College 7–2
1958 Boston College 7–3
1959 Boston College 5–4
Ernie Hefferle (Independent)(1960–1961)
1960 Boston College 3–6–1
1961 Boston College 4–6
Jim Miller (Independent)(1962–1967)
1962 Boston College 8–2
1963 Boston College 6–3
1964 Boston College 6–3
1965 Boston College 6–4
1966 Boston College 4–6
1967 Boston College 4–6
Joe Yukica (Independent)(1968–1977)
1968 Boston College 6–3
1969 Boston College 5–4
1970 Boston College 8–2
1971 Boston College 9–2
1972 Boston College 4–7
1973 Boston College 7–4
1974 Boston College 8–3
1975 Boston College 7–4
1976 Boston College 8–3
1977 Boston College 6–5
Ed Chlebek (Independent)(1978–1980)
1978 Boston College 0–11
1979 Boston College 5–6
1980 Boston College 7–4
Jack Bicknell (Independent)(1981–1990)
1981 Boston College 5–6
1982 Boston College 8–3–1L Tangerine
1983 Boston College 9–3L Liberty 2019
1984 Boston College 10–2W Cotton 45
1985 Boston College 4–8
1986 Boston College 9–3W Hall of Fame 1819
1987 Boston College 5–6
1988 Boston College 3–8
1989 Boston College 2–9
1990 Boston College 4–7
Tom Coughlin (Big East Conference)(1991–1993)
1991 Boston College 4–72–4 [n 2]
1992 Boston College 8–3–12–1–1 [n 2] L Hall of Fame 2121
1993 Boston College 9–35–23rdW Carquest 1213
Dan Henning (Big East Conference)(1994–1996)
1994 Boston College 7–4–13–3–15thW Aloha 2223
1995 Boston College 4–84–3T–4th
1996 Boston College 5–72–56th
Tom O'Brien (Big East Conference)(1997–2004)
1997 Boston College 4–73–4T–5th
1998 Boston College 4–73–45th
1999 Boston College 8–44–33rdL Insight.com
2000 Boston College 7–53–4T–5thW Aloha
2001 Boston College 8–44–3T–3rdW Music City 2321
2002 Boston College 9–43–4T–4thW Motor City
2003 Boston College 8–53–45thW Emerald
2004 Boston College 9–34–2T–1stW Continental Tire 2121
Tom O'Brien(Atlantic Coast Conference)(2005–2006)
2005 Boston College 9–35–3T–1st (Atlantic)W MPC Computers 1718
2006 Boston College [n 3] 10–3 [n 3] 5–3T–2nd (Atlantic)W Meineke Car Care 2020
Jeff Jagodzinski (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2007–2008)
2007 Boston College 11–36–21st (Atlantic)W Champs Sports 1110
2008 Boston College 9–55–31st (Atlantic)L Music City
Frank Spaziani (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2009–2012)
2009 Boston College 8–55–32nd (Atlantic)L Emerald
2010 Boston College 7–64–4T–4th (Atlantic)L Fight Hunger
2011 Boston College 4–83–55th (Atlantic)
2012 Boston College 2–101–76th (Atlantic)
Steve Addazio (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2013–2019)
2013 Boston College 7–64–4T–3rd (Atlantic) L Independence
2014 Boston College 7–64–44th (Atlantic) L Pinstripe
2015 Boston College 3–90–87th (Atlantic)
2016 Boston College 7–62–6T–6th (Atlantic) W Quick Lane
2017 Boston College 7–64–4T–3rd (Atlantic) L Pinstripe
2018 Boston College 7–54–44th (Atlantic) CX First Responder [n 4]
2019 Boston College [n 5] 6–7 [n 5] 4–4T–3rd (Atlantic) L Birmingham
Jeff Hafley (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2020–present)
2020 Boston College 6–55–5T–6th [n 6]
2021 Boston College 6–62–6T–6th (Atlantic) CX Military [n 7]
2022 Boston College 3–92–67th (Atlantic)
2023 Boston College 7–63–5T–9thW Fenway
Total:683–501–37
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. 1 2 Harry Downes coached the last five games of the season after McNamara resigned.
  2. 1 2 The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
  3. 1 2 O'Brien coached the first 12 games of the season before resigning to become head coach at NC State. Frank Spaziani coached Boston College in Meineke Car Care.
  4. The First Responder Bowl was cancelled due to inclement weather and ruled a no contest.
  5. 1 2 The team was led by seventh-year head coach Steve Addazio until his dismissal on December 1, 2019. For their bowl game, the Eagles were led by interim head coach Rich Gunnell.
  6. Despite being bowl eligible, Boston College was the first of many NCAA programs to withdraw from postseason participation, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
  7. The Military Bowl was cancelled the day before it was scheduled due to positive COVID-19 cases in the Boston College program.

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