2007 Boston College Eagles football team

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Atlantic Division
	Coastal Division
	Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; % – BCS at-large representative; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2007 Boston College Eagles football
2007 Boston College Eagles football
ACC Atlantic Division champion; Champs Sports Bowl champion
ACC Championship Game, L 16–30 vs. Virginia Tech
Champs Sports Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10
2007 record	11–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Jagodzinski (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Logan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (9th season)
Captains	Gosder Cherilus; Jo-Lonn Dunbar; Nick Larkin; Matt Ryan;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium; (Capacity: 44,500)
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Boston College's third season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Eagles were led by Jeff Jagodzinski in his first season as Boston College head coach. Boston College has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference's (ACC) Atlantic Division since joining the league in 2005, after leaving the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games in 2007 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 38–28	42,292
September 8	2:30 p.m.	NC State		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	W 37–17	42,513
September 15	8:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Georgia Tech	No. 21	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	W 24–10	51,112
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Army*	No. 14	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNC	W 37–17	40,329
September 29	1:00 p.m.	UMass*	No. 12	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)		W 24–14	44,111
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	No. 7	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	W 55–24	40,117
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	NBC	W 27–14	80,795
October 25	7:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Virginia Tech	No. 2	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 14–10	66,233
November 3	8:00 p.m.	Florida State	No. 2	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 17–27	40,065
November 10	8:00 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 8	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 35–42	52,827
November 17	7:45 p.m.	at No. 15 Clemson	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 20–17	83,472
November 24	12:00 p.m.	Miami	No. 15	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 28–14	44,500
December 1	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech	No. 12	Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL (ACC Championship / rivalry)	ABC	L 16–30	53,212
December 28	5:00 p.m.	vs. Michigan State*	No. 14	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–21	46,554
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	21	14	12	7	4	3 (1)	2 (2)	2 (1)	8	18	15	12	14	10
Coaches Poll	RV	RV	19	12	11	6	4	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (3)	8	18	16	12	14	11
Harris	Not released				11	6	4	2	2 (1)	2	8	18	16	12	14	Not released
BCS	Not released							3	2	2	8	17	14	11	14	Not released

Roster[]

Offense

QB Matt Ryan
RB Andre Callender
RB L. V. Whitworth
WR Rich Gunnell
WR Kevin Challenger
WR Brandon Robinson
TE Ryan Purvis
OL Anthony Castonzo
OL Gosder Cherilus

Defense

DL Ron Brace
DL Nick Larkin
DL/LB Alex Albright
LB Mark Herzlich
LB Jolonn Dunbar
LB/DB Kevin Akins
DB Jamie Silva
DB Dejuan Tribble
DB Paul Anderson

Special Teams

K Steve Aponavicius
P Johnny Ayers

References[]

^ 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
^ "2007-08 Football Results/News Releases". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

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

[2] "2007-08 Football Results/News Releases". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

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2007 Boston College Eagles football

ACC Atlantic Division champion Champs Sports Bowl champion
ACC Championship Game, L 16–30 vs. Virginia Tech
Champs Sports Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10
2007 record	11–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Jagodzinski (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Logan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (9th season)
Captains	Gosder Cherilus Jo-Lonn Dunbar Nick Larkin Matt Ryan^[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Boston College x		6	–	2		11	–	3
No. 21 Clemson		5	–	3		9	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3		9	–	4
Florida State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5		6	–	7
NC State		3	–	5		5	–	7
Coastal Division
No. 9 Virginia Tech x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Virginia		6	–	2		9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4		7	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		2	–	6		5	–	7
Duke		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll