1995 Boston College Eagles football team

1995 Big East Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Boston College Eagles football
1995 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Big East Conference
1995 record	4–8 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Henning (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Dirk Koetter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton (1st season)
Captains	Pete Kendall; Tim Morabito;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (capacity: 44,500)
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Dan Henning and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Despite high preseason expectations, Boston College finished with a disappointing overall record of 4–8 (4–3 Big East), tied for 4th in the Big East Conference.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 27	vs. No. 12 Ohio State*	No. 22	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	L 6–38	62,711
September 7	at No. 20 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	W 20–14	44,426
September 16	No. 11 Michigan*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 13–23	44,500
September 30	at Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 21–25	72,981
October 7	Pittsburgh		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 17–0	44,500
October 14	West Virginia		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 19–31	44,500
October 21	Army*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–49	44,500
October 28	at No. 12 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	L 10–20	59,075
November 4	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 10–9	5,182
November 11	Miami (FL)		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–17	44,500
November 18	at No. 23 Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 29–58	49,384
November 24	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 41–38	20,114
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1995 Boston College Eagles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`83`	Scott Dragos	So
QB	`10`	Mark Hartsell	Sr
QB	`7`	Matt Hasselbeck	So
G	`66`	Pete Kendall	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`99`	Stalin Colinet	Jr
DB	`44`	Daryl Porter	Jr
DT	`93`	Chris Sullivan	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Dan Henning

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Ohio State[]

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Boston College Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	14	10	7	38
Boston College	0	3	3	0	6

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: August 27, 1995
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Partly Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), no wind
Game attendance: 62,711
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OSU - Eddie George 12-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 7:34

Second quarter

BC - McGuire 24-yard field goal 11:35
OSU - Shawn Springs 97-yard kickoff return (Josh Jackson kick) 11:21
OSU - Rickey Dudley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 0:37

Third quarter

OSU - Josh Jackson 23-yard field goal 7:25
BC - McGuire 50-yard field goal 4:51
OSU - Eddie George 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 2:13

Fourth quarter

OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 2:47

Top Passers

OSU - Bobby Hoying - 17/26, 269 yards, 1 TD
BC - Mark Hartsell - 17/31, 187 yards, 2 INTs

Top Rushers

BC - Justice Smith - 24 rushes, 123 yards
OSU - Eddie George - 17 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TDs

Top Receivers

OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 105 yards
BC - Kenyatta Watson - 6 receptions, 73 yards

Top Tacklers

BC - Terence Wiggins - 10 (8 solo, 2 assisted)
OSU - Luke Fickell - 8 (5 solo, 3 assited)

Interceptions

OSU - 3 - Shawn Springs (1), Roedell Dupree (1), Che Bryant (1)

Virginia Tech[]

Boston College Eagles at #22 Virginia Tech Hokies

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	7	7	6	0	20
Virginia Tech	0	7	0	7	14

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

Date: September 7, 1995
Game attendance: 44,426
Box score

Game information

First quarter

BC - Pollack 11 pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)

Second quarter

BC - Harding 4 pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)
VT - Still 80 pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick)

Third quarter

BC - Hemmert 3 pass from Hartsell (kick failed)

Fourth quarter

VT - B. Edmonds 1 run (Larsen kick)

Michigan[]

Michigan Wolverines at Boston College Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	10	14	7	3	34
Boston College	3	0	7	7	17

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Date: October 21, 1995
Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Warm, 64°F, wind 22 SE
Game attendance: 44,500
Referee: Buddy Ward
TV: ESPN
Box score and Game recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

BC - Walker 4-yard run (pass failed)
MICH - Hamilton 25-yard field goal
MICH - Biakabutuka 18-yard run (Hamilton kick)
MICH - Hamilton 39-yard field goal

Third quarter

MICH - Hamilton 29-yard field goal
MICH - Davis 1-yard run (Hamilton kick)

Fourth quarter

BC - Pollack 5-yard pass from Hasselback (McGuire kick)

Top Rushers

MICH - Biakabutuka - 32 rushes, 117 yards, 1 TD
BC - Smith - 24 rushes, 76 yards

Top Passers

MICH - Dreisbach - 9/21, 177 yards, 1 INT
BC - Hartsell - 8/20, 74 yards, 3 INTs

Top Receivers

MICH - Toomer - 4 receptions, 76 yards
BC - Grice - 3 receptions, 47 yards

Michigan State[]

Boston College Eagles at Michigan State Spartans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	0	15	6	0	21
Michigan State	3	6	13	3	25

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

Date: September 30, 1995
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 72,981
Box score and Game recap

Game information

First quarter

MSU - FG C Gardner 27

Second quarter

BC - Watson 38 run (Mcguire kick)
MSU - Muhammad 34 pass from Schultz (kick failed)
BC - Harding 4 pass from Hartsell (Hemmert reception for two-point conversion)

Third quarter

BC - Hemmert 4 pass from Hartsell (two-point conversion failed)
MSU - Chapman 3 pass from Schultz (C Gardner kick)
MSU - S Greene 1 run (two-point conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

MSU - FG C Gardner 19

Pitt[]

Pitt Panthers at Boston College Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pitt	0	0	0	0	0
Boston College	7	3	0	7	17

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Date: October 7, 1995
Game attendance: 44,500
Box score

Game information

First quarter

BC - O. Walker 8-yard run (D. McGuire kick)

Second quarter

BC - D. McGuire 41-yard field goal

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

BC - M. Cloud 11-yard run (D. McGuire kick)

West Virginia[]

West Virginia Mountaineers at Boston College Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	10	0	14	7	31
Boston College	0	0	6	13	19

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Date: October 14, 1995
Game attendance: 44,500
Box score

Game information

First quarter

WVU - K. Barber 1-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick)
WVU - B. Baumann 22-yard field goal

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

WVU - R. Vanterpool 36-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick)
WVU - K. Barber 24-yard run (B. Baumann kick)
BC - K. Watson 84-yard punt return (2-pt. conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

BC - K. Watson 30-yard pass from T. Pollack (2-pt. conversion failed)
WVU - R. Walker 1-yard run (B. Baumann kick)
BC - T. Pollack 1-yard pass from M. Hasselbeck (D. McGuire kick)

Army[]

Army Cadets at Boston College Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	14	28	0	7	49
Boston College	0	0	7	0	7

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Date: October 21, 1995
Game attendance: 44,500
Box score

Game information

First quarter

ARMY - R. Hodge 3-yard run (J. Parker kick)
ARMY - J. Conroy 1-yard run (J. Parker kick)

Second quarter

ARMY - R. McAda 14-yard run (J. Parker kick)
ARMY - R. McAda 25-yard run (J. Parker kick)
ARMY - J. Graves 26-yard pass from R. McAda (J. Parker kick)
ARMY - R. Hodge 1-yard run (J. Parker kick)

Third quarter

BC - M. Hasselbeck 1-yard run (D. McGuire kick)

Fourth quarter

ARMY - A. Thompson 4-yard run (J. Parker kick)

Notre Dame[]

Boston College Eagles at #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	0	7	3	0	10
Notre Dame	7	3	7	3	20

at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: October 28, 1995
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 59,075
TV: NBC
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

ND - Edwards 17 pass from Powlus (Cengia kick)

Second quarter

BC - O. Walker 2 run (McGuire kick)
ND - FG Cengia 22

Third quarter

ND - Edwards 2 run (Cengia kick)
BC - FG McGuire 41

Fourth quarter

ND - FG Cengia 26

Temple[]

Boston College Eagles at Temple Owls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	7	0	3	0	10
Temple	7	0	0	2	9

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 4, 1995
Game attendance: 5,182
Box score

Game information

First quarter

BC - O. Walker 5-yard run (D. McGuire kick)
TEM - H. Burris 10-yard run (Z. Michalski kick)

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

BC - D. McGuire 47-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

TEM - Safety

Miami (FL)[]

Miami Hurricanes at Boston College Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	0	7	3	17
Boston College	0	0	0	14	14

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Date: November 11, 1995
Game attendance: 44,500
Box score

Game information

First quarter

UM - G. Daphnis 56-yard pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick)

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

UM - D. Ferguson 85-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)

Fourth quarter

BC - S. Everson 3-yard pass from M. Hartsell (D. McGuire kick)
BC - O. Walker 1-yard run (D. McGuire kick)
UM - D. Prewitt 24-yard field goal

Syracuse[]

Boston College Eagles at #23 Syracuse Orangemen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	0	15	0	14	29
Syracuse	23	14	7	14	58

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Date: November 18, 1995
Game attendance: 49,384
Box score

Game information

First quarter

SYR - Konrad 2 run (O. Mare kick)
SYR - FG O Mare 35
SYR - Konrad 20 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
SYR - Konrad 27 run (kick failed)

Second quarter

BC - King 21 pass from Hartsell (Harding reception for two-point conversion)
SYR - Harrison 62 punt return (O. Mare kick)
BC - Anderson 4 run (McGuire kick)
SYR - S Wilson 9 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Third quarter

SYR - R Williams 4 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Fourth quarter

SYR - Thomas 21 run (O. Mare kick)
BC - Cloud 6 run (Hemmert reception for two-point conversion)
BC - Dragos 1 pass from Hartsell (two-point conversion failed)
SYR - Thomas 4 run (O. Mare kick)

Rutgers[]

Boston College Eagles at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	14	7	7	13	41
Rutgers	7	17	7	7	38

at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: November 24, 1995
Game attendance: 20,114
Box score and Game recap

Game information

First quarter

BC - Watson 63 yard punt return (McGuire kick)
RUT - Lucas 1 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)
BC - Pollack 11 yard pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)

Second quarter

RUT - Lucas 7 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)
BC - Walker 2 yard run (McGuire kick)
RUT - Mike-Mayer 20 yard field goal
RUT - Presly 8 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)

Third quarter

BC - Tardio 2 yard pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)
RUT - Presley 6 yard run (Kucowski kick)

Fourth quarter

RUT - Battaglia 34 yard pass from Lucas (Kucowski kick)
BC - Harding 8 yard pass from Hartsell (pass failed)
BC - Pollack 7 yard pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)

References[]

^ 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
^ "1995 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

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[1] 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114

[2] "1995 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

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1995 Big East Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech +		6	–	1		10	–	2
No. 20 Miami (FL) +		6	–	1		8	–	3
No. 19 Syracuse		5	–	2		9	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	3		5	–	6
Boston College		4	–	3		4	–	8
Rutgers		2	–	5		4	–	7
Temple		1	–	6		1	–	10
Pittsburgh		0	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll