American college football season
The2019 Boston College Eagles football team representedBoston College during the2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Eagles played their home games atAlumni Stadium inChestnut Hill, Massachusetts and competed in the Atlantic Division of theAtlantic Coast Conference . They were led by seventh-year head coachSteve Addazio until his dismissal on December 1, 2019.[ 1] Rich Gunnell .[ 2]
In January 2019, head coach Steve Addazio announced the hiring ofMike Bajakian as the new offensive coordinator, replacingScot Loeffler , who left to take the head coaching job atBowling Green .[ 3] Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
Preseason media poll [ edit ] In the preseason ACC media poll, Boston College was predicted to finish in fifth in the Atlantic Division.[ 4]
Listed in the order that they were released
Boston College's 2019 schedule began with their conference home opener againstVirginia Tech on August 31. In non-conference play, the Eagles played home games againstRichmond of theColonial Athletic Association andKansas of theBig 12 Conference , and road games againstRutgers of theBig Ten Conference andNotre Dame , afootball independent . InACC play, they faced the other members of the Atlantic Division as well as Virginia Tech andPittsburgh 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 September 13 7:30 p.m. Kansas * Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN L 24–4832,848 September 21 12:00 p.m. atRutgers * 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. atLouisville 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. 4Clemson ACCN L 7–5981,081 November 2 12:00 p.m. atSyracuse 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. 16Notre Dame * NBC L 7–4071,827 November 30 3:30 p.m. atPittsburgh ACCN W 26–1940,889 January 2, 2020 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 21Cincinnati * ESPN L 6–3827,193
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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 backPooka 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. RetrievedDecember 2, 2019 .^ Bailin, Arthur (December 1, 2019)."Rich Gunnell Will Be Boston College Football's Interim Coach" .BC Interruption . RetrievedDecember 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. RetrievedJuly 22, 2019 .^ "2019 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 15, 2019. Archived fromthe original on July 15, 2019. RetrievedJuly 15, 2019 .^ "2019 Doak Walker Award Watch List" . July 17, 2019. RetrievedJuly 21, 2019 .^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 18, 2019. RetrievedJuly 21, 2019 .^ "2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List" . July 19, 2019. RetrievedJuly 21, 2019 .^ "2019 Boston College Football Schedule" .FBSchedules.com . RetrievedFebruary 24, 2019 .^a b "Jayhawks break 48-game road skid vs. Power 5" .ESPN . September 13, 2019. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019 .
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