Boston College Eagles

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Boston College Eagles college football
First Season
1893
Team History
Boston College Eagles (1893-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (2005-present)
Big East Conference (1991-2004)
Division I-A Independent (1978-90)
Division I Independent (1973-77)
Independent (1892-1972)
Venue
Alumni Stadium (1957-present)
Fenway Park (1929-30, 1936-45, 1953-56, alternate)
Braves Field (1920-30, 1944, 1946-52, alternate)
Alumni Field (1915-57)
Key People
Players • Coaches


The Boston College Eagles football team represents Boston College in the sport of American college football. The Eagles compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Formed in 1892, Boston College's football team was one of six "Major College" football programs in New England as designated by NCAA classifications, starting in 1938.

Publications

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1940
January 1, 1941 vs. Tennessee Tulane Stadium
1941
September 27 at Tulane Tulane Stadium
October 11 vs. Clemson Fenway Park
1942
January 1, 1943 vs. Alabama Burdine Stadium
1947
October 17 vs. LSU Braves Field
November 8 vs. Wake Forest Braves Field

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
September 30 at Oklahoma Owen Field
1951
September 21 vs. Wake Forest Braves Field
1957
September 28 vs. Florida State Alumni Stadium
October 19 vs. Villanova Alumni Stadium
1959
September 26 at Army Michie Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
September 24 at Army Michie Stadium
1962
September 29 at Villanova Villanova Stadium
1963
September 21 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium
1966
September 17 at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1974
September 28 at Temple Veterans Stadium
October 5 at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1975
September 20 at Temple Veterans Stadium
1979
October 6 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1982
September 18 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1983
September 10 vs. Clemson Alumni Stadium
November 5 at Army Michie Stadium
December 29 vs. Notre Dame Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1984
January 1, 1985 vs. Houston Cotton Bowl
1985
October 12 at Army Michie Stadium
1986
September 20, 1986 vs. Penn State Sullivan Stadium
1989
November 4 at Syracuse Carrier Dome

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1993
November 20 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1996
November 6 vs. Notre Dame Alumni Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2002
November 2 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
2007
December 28 vs. Michigan State Florida Citrus Bowl
2008
November 1 vs. Clemson Alumni Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2013
December 31 vs. Arizona Independence Stadium
2014
December 27 vs. Penn State Yankee Stadium
2015
November 21 at Notre Dame Fenway Park
2016
December 26 vs. Maryland Ford Field
2017
December 27 vs. Iowa Yankee Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s 1971 • 1974
1980s 1981
2000s 2004
2010s 2014 • 2019
2020s 2020 • 2021
Atlantic Coast Conference
Current Members Boston College Eagles • Clemson Tigers • Duke Blue Devils • Florida State Seminoles • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Louisville Cardinals • Miami Hurricanes • NC State Wolfpack • North Carolina Tar Heels • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Pittsburgh Panthers • SMU Mustangs • Stanford Cardinal • Syracuse Orange • Virginia Cavaliers • Virginia Tech Hokies • Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Former Members South Carolina Gamecocks • Maryland Terrapins
Basketball Venues Littlejohn Coliseum
Football Venues Alumni Stadium • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Hard Rock Stadium • Kenan Memorial Stadium • Lane Stadium • Scott Stadium • Stanford Stadium • Wallace Wade Stadium