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American college football season
The 2019 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They were led by seventh-year head coach Steve Addazio until his dismissal on December 1, 2019.[ 1] Rich Gunnell .[ 2]
In January 2019, head coach Steve Addazio announced the hiring of Mike Bajakian as the new offensive coordinator, replacing Scot Loeffler , who left to take the head coaching job at Bowling Green .[ 3] Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
In the preseason ACC media poll, Boston College was predicted to finish in fifth in the Atlantic Division.[ 4]
Media poll (Atlantic Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Clemson
1209 (171)
2
Syracuse
913 (2)
3
Florida State
753
4
NC State
666
5
Boston College 588
6
Wake Forest
462
7
Louisville
253
Listed in the order that they were released
Boston College's 2019 schedule began with their conference home opener against Virginia Tech on August 31. In non-conference play, the Eagles played home games against Richmond of the Colonial Athletic Association and Kansas of the Big 12 Conference , and road games against Rutgers of the Big Ten Conference and Notre Dame , a football independent . In ACC play, they faced the other members of the Atlantic Division as well as Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh from the Coastal Division.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31, 2019 4:00 p.m. Virginia Tech ACCN W 35–2835,213 September 7 3:30 p.m. Richmond * Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN Extra W 45–1330,111 7:30 p.m. Kansas * Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN L 24–4832,848 September 21 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers * BTN W 30–1632,217 September 28 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN L 24–2739,352 October 5 12:30 p.m. at Louisville ACCRSN L 39–4146,007 October 19 12:00 p.m. NC State Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCRSN W 45–2430,275 October 26 7:30 p.m. at No. 4 Clemson ACCN L 7–5981,081 November 2 12:00 p.m. at Syracuse ACCN W 58–2742,857 November 9 12:00 p.m. Florida State Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN L 31–3837,312 November 23 2:30 p.m. at No. 16 Notre Dame * NBC L 7–4071,827 November 30 3:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh ACCN W 26–1940,889 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 21 Cincinnati * ESPN L 6–3827,193
[ 9]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hokies
7
7
7
7
28
Eagles
7
21
0
7
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Spiders
0
10
0
3
13
Eagles
21
14
10
0
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
7
21
13
7
48
Eagles
17
7
0
0
24
The Kansas Jayhawks came into the game as a three touchdown underdog, but performances by quarterback Carter Stanley (238 yards passing) and running back Pooka Williams Jr. (121 yards rushing) combined with other efforts to give the Jayhawks their first road win against a "power 5" team in almost 11 years.[ 10]
Boston College scored first and had the lead 10-0 until the Jayhawks scored on six straight possessions. Kansas took the lead 28-24 at the half thanks to an 82 yard run with 40 seconds remaining before the break to set up a 3-yard score just two plays later. Kansas continued to score in the second half but Boston College could not match the effort. The final score was Kansas 48, Boston College 24.[ 10]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
10
7
6
30
Scarlet Knights
7
6
0
3
16
1
2
3
4
Total
Demon Deacons
10
7
3
7
27
Eagles
0
17
0
7
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
15
7
10
39
Cardinals
14
14
3
10
41
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolfpack
0
3
7
14
24
Eagles
7
17
7
14
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
7
0
0
7
No. 4 Tigers
17
21
14
7
59
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
10
34
7
7
58
Orange
17
3
7
0
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Seminoles
3
7
14
14
38
Eagles
7
7
0
17
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
7
0
0
7
No. 16 Fighting Irish
3
13
17
7
40
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
6
7
10
3
26
Panthers
0
9
7
3
19
[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
0
7
0
7
No. 21 Bearcats
7
10
7
14
38
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
^ "Boston College fires Addazio after seven seasons" . ESPN.com . December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .^ Bailin, Arthur (December 1, 2019). "Rich Gunnell Will Be Boston College Football's Interim Coach" . BC Interruption . Retrieved December 2, 2019 . ^ Thompson, Rich (January 15, 2019). "New Boston College offensive coordinator has plenty of experience" . Boston Herald . ^ "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run" . theACC.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .^ "2019 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019 .^ "2019 Doak Walker Award Watch List" . July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .^ "2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List" . July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .^ "2019 Boston College Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .^ a b "Jayhawks break 48-game road skid vs. Power 5" . ESPN . September 13, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
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Senior
