2012 Boston College Eagles football team

The 2012 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Frank Spaziani and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2012 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
2012 record	2–10 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Spaziani (4th as head coach, 15th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Martin (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill McGovern (12th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Clemson x		7	–	1					11	–	2
NC State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	6					4	–	8
Boston College		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy		5	–	3					7	–	7
North Carolina†		5	–	3					8	–	4
Miami‡		5	–	3					7	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					6	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1] ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

On November 25, 2012, it was announced by Athletic Director Brad Bates that head coach Frank Spaziani was relieved of duties as head coach of the Eagles.[2]

Boston College (in white) on defense versus Wake Forest (in black) during the November 3, 2012 game

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC/ESPN2	L 32–41	39,262
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Maine*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	W 34–3	30,685
September 15	3:30 p.m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 13–22	32,597
September 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Clemson	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ESPN2	L 31–45	40,138
October 6	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 31–34	39,492
October 13	5:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 7–51	81,075
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACC RSN	L 17–37	40,112
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Maryland	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	W 20–17	33,267
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACC RSN	L 14–28	28,963
November 10	8:00 p.m.	No. 4 Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC	L 6–21	44,500
November 17	12:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 23–30 ^OT	34,266
November 24	3:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	L 10–27	53,020
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
2. Benbow, Julian (November 25, 2012). "AD Brad Bates Lowers Boom on Boston College Football Coach Frank Spaziani". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 25, 2012.