List of Boston College Eagles football seasons
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.[2] Boston College played as an Independent until joining the Big East Conference in 1991. Boston College later joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2005.
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Seasons
National Champions ![]() |
Conference Champions * | Division Champions ![]() |
Bowl game berth ^ |
Season | Head coach | Season results | Bowl result | Final ranking | |||||||
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Conference finish | Division finish [A 1] |
Wins | Losses | Ties[A 2] | Associated Press Poll [A 3] |
Coaches' Poll [A 4] | |||||
Boston College Eagles | |||||||||||
1893 | Joseph Drum | Independent | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
1894 | William Nagle | — | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1895 | Joseph Lawless | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1896 | Frank Carney | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1897 | John Dunlop | — | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1898 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1899 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
Boston College did not field a football team for the 1900 season | |||||||||||
1901 | John Dunlop | — | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1902 | Arthur White | — | — | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
Boston College did not field a football team for the 1903-07 seasons | |||||||||||
1908 | Joe Reilly & Joe Kenney | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1909 | Charles McCarthy | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1910 | James Hart | — | — | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1911 | Joseph Courtney | — | — | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1912 | William Joy | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1913 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1914 | Stephen Mahoney | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1915 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1916 | Charles Brickley | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1917 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1918 | Frank Morrissey | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1919 | Frank Cavanaugh | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1920 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1921 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1922 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1923 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1924 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1925 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1926 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1927 | D. Leo Daley | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1928 | Joe McKenney | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1929 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1930 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1931 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1932 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1933 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1934 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |||
1935 | Dinny McNamara (4 Games) & Harry Downes (5 Games) | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
1936 | Gil Dobie | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | N/A | ||
1937 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |||
1938 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | N/A | |||
1939 | Frank Leahy | — | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic against Clemson Tigers, 3-6 ^ | 11 | N/A | ||
1940 ![]() |
— | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won 1941 Sugar Bowl against Tennessee Volunteers, 19–13 ^ | 5 | N/A | |||
1941 | Denny Myers | — | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | N/A | ||
1942 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1943 Orange Bowl against Alabama Crimson Tide, 21-37 ^ | 8 | N/A | |||
1943 | Moody Sarno | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
1944 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
1945 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
1946 | Denny Myers | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | N/A | ||
1947 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |||
1948 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | N/A | |||
1949 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |||
1950 | — | — | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1951 | Mike Holovak | — | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1952 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1953 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1954 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1955 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1956 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1957 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1958 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1959 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1960 | Ernie Hefferle | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1961 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1962 | Jim Miller | — | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1963 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1964 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1965 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1966 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1967 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1968 | Joe Yukica | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1969 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1970 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1971 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1972 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1973 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1974 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1975 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1976 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1977 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1978 | Ed Chlebek | — | — | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1979 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1980 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1981 | Jack Bicknell | — | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1982 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost 1982 Tangerine Bowl against Auburn Tigers, 26-33 ^ | — | — | |||
1983 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1983 Liberty Bowl against Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 18-19 ^ | 19 | 20 | |||
1984 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic against Houston Cougars, 45–28 ^ | 5 | 4 | |||
1985 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1986 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl against Georgia Bulldogs, 27–24 ^ | 19 | 18 | |||
1987 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1988 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1989 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1990 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1991 | Tom Coughlin | Big East Conference | 7th | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
1992 | 3rd | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl against Tennessee Volunteers, 23-38 ^ | 21 | 21 | |||
1993 | 3rd | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won 1994 Carquest Bowl against Virginia Cavaliers, 31–13 ^ | 13 | 12 | |||
1994 | Dan Henning | 5th | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | Won 1994 Aloha Bowl against Kansas State Wildcats, 12–7 ^ | 23 | 22 | ||
1995 | 4th | — | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1996 | 6th | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |||
1997 | Tom O’Brien | 5th | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | ||
1998 | 5th | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |||
1999 | 3rd | — | 8 | 4 | — | Lost 1999 Insight.com Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 28–62 ^ | — | — | |||
2000 | 5th | — | 7 | 5 | — | Won 2000 Aloha Bowl against Arizona State Sun Devils, 31–17 ^ | — | — | |||
2001 | 3rd | — | 8 | 4 | — | Won 2001 Music City Bowl against Georgia Bulldogs, 20–16 ^ | 21 | 23 | |||
2002 | 4th | — | 9 | 4 | — | Won 2002 Motor City Bowl against Toledo Rockets, 51–25 ^ | — | — | |||
2003 | 5th | — | 8 | 5 | — | Won 2003 San Francisco Bowl against Colorado State Rams, 35–21 ^ | — | — | |||
2004 | 1st | — | 9 | 3 | — | Won 2004 Continental Tire Bowl against North Carolina Tar Heels, 37–24 ^ | 21 | 21 | |||
2005 | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | T-1st | 9 | 3 | — | Won 2005 MPC Computers Bowl against Boise State Broncos, 27-21 ^ | 18 | 17 | ||
2006 | Tom O'Brien (Regular Season) & Frank Spaziani (Bowl Game) | — | T-2nd | 10 | 3 | — | Won 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl against Navy Midshipmen, 25–24 ^ | 20 | 20 | ||
2007 ![]() |
Jeff Jagodzinski | 2nd | 1st ![]() |
11 | 3 | — | Won 2007 Champs Sports Bowl against Michigan State Spartans, 24–21 ^ | 10 | 11 | ||
2008 ![]() |
2nd | 1st ![]() |
9 | 5 | — | Lost 2008 Music City Bowl against Vanderbilt Commodores, 14-16 ^ | — | — | |||
2009 | Frank Spaziani | — | 2nd | 8 | 5 | — | Lost 2009 Emerald Bowl against USC Trojans, 13-24 ^ | — | — | ||
2010 | — | 4th | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against Nevada Wolf Pack, 13-20 ^ | — | — | |||
2011 | — | 5th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||
2012 | — | 6th | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||
2013 | Steve Addazio | — | T-3rd | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2013 Independence Bowl against Arizona Wildcats, 19-42 ^ | — | — | ||
2014 | — | 4th | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2014 Pinstripe Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions, 30-31 ^ | — | — | |||
2015 | — | 7th | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||
2016 | — | T–6th | 7 | 6 | — | Won 2016 Quick Lane Bowl against Maryland Terrapins, 36–30 ^ | — | — | |||
2017 | — | T–3rd | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 2017 Pinstripe Bowl against Iowa Hawkeyes, 20–27 ^ | — | — | |||
2018 | — | 4th | 7 | 5 | — | 2018 First Responder Bowl against Boise State Broncos, No Contest ^ | — | — | |||
2019 | Steve Addazio (Regular Season) & Rich Gunnell (Bowl Game) | — | 5th | 6 | 7 | — | Lost 2020 Birmingham Bowl against Cincinnati Bearcats, 38-6 ^ | — | — | ||
Total | 661 | 476 | 37 | (regular season games) | |||||||
0 | 2 | 0 | (ACC Championship Games; 2 appearances) | ||||||||
14 | 13 | 0 | (bowl games; 27 appearances) | ||||||||
675 | 490 | 37 | (all games) |
- The Atlantic Coast Conference introduced divisional play in 2005; the divisional winners advance to the ACC Championship Game to determine the conference champion.[3]
- Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
- The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.[5]
- The college football coaches' was created in 1950.[6]
References
- "Alumni Stadium". bceagles.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- NCAA Records, p. 70
- Mitchell, Mike (18 May 2005). "College Football Landscape Will Change Drastically With Realignment for 2005". CollegeFootballPoll.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- NCAA Records, pp. 96–99
- "USA Today/ESPN Final Polls (Coaches)" (pdf). Football Bowl Subdivision Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 104–105. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.