2020 Boston College Eagles football team
The 2020 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Led by first-year head coach Jeff Hafley, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, and a 5–5 record in ACC games.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–5 (5–5 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Frank Cignetti (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tem Lukabu (1st season) |
Home stadium | Alumni Stadium (capacity: 44,500) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Notre Dame y^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Clemson y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 North Carolina | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the regular season concluded, the Eagles opted out from playing in a bowl game.[1] Boston College was the first team to opt out of bowl season due to concerns over COVID-19.
Schedule
Boston College had games scheduled against Holy Cross, Kansas, Ohio and Purdue, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4][5]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | ACCRSN | W 26–6 | 0 | ||
September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State* | ACCRSN | W 24–21 | 0 | ||
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 North Carolina |
| ABC | L 22–26 | 0 | |
October 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| ACCN | W 31–30 OT | 0 | |
October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Virginia Tech | ACCN | L 14–40 | 1,000 | [6] | |
October 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech |
| ACCN | W 48–27 | 0 | |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Clemson | ABC | L 28–34 | 18,690 | ||
November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | ACCRSN | W 16–13 | 0 | ||
November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 Notre Dame |
| ABC | L 31–45 | 0 | |
November 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisville |
| ACCN | W 34–27 | 0 | |
December 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia | ACCRSN | L 32–43 | 1,000 | ||
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The ACC released their schedule on July 29, 2020, with specific dates selected at a later date.[2]
Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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3 | 81 | Hunter Long | TE | Miami Dolphins |
6 | 220 | Isaiah McDuffie | ILB | Green Bay Packers |
References
- "BC Concludes 2020 Football Season". bceagles.com. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- Rittenberg, Adam (August 8, 2020). "MAC postpones all fall sports, including footballl". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- "Boston College unable to stop sabotaging itself in loss to depleted Virginia Tech - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
Further reading
- Benbow, Julian (October 12, 2020). "For the most part, Boston College football has passed the stress tests". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 12, 2020.