American college football season
The 2017 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2017 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 (ACC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Steve Addazio . They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for third in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl , where they lost to Iowa .
Schedule [ ]
Boston College announced its 2017 football schedule on January 24, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home, 5 away and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Eagles hosted ACC foes Florida State , NC State , Virginia Tech , and Wake Forest , and traveled to Clemson , Louisville , Syracuse , and Virginia .[1]
The Eagles hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Central Michigan from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Notre Dame , an independent, and traveled to Northern Illinois who is also from the MAC. Boston College met UConn from the American Athletic Conference at Fenway Park in late November.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 9:30 p.m. at Northern Illinois * CBSSN W 23–2016,421
September 9 1:00 p.m. Wake Forest ACCN Extra L 10–3438,082
September 16 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame * Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War ) ESPN L 20–4944,500
September 23 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 Clemson ESPN2 L 7–3480,525
September 30 1:00 p.m. Central Michigan * Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN app W 28–827,036
October 7 7:15 p.m. No. 16 Virginia Tech Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry ) ESPN2 L 10–2332,057
October 14 12:20 p.m. at Louisville ACCN W 45–4244,679
October 21 12:30 p.m. at Virginia ESPN app W 41–1039,216
8:00 p.m. Florida State Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN W 35–340,629
November 11 12:00 p.m. NC State Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ABC/ESPN2 L 14–1733,242
November 18 7:00 p.m. vs. UConn * CBSSN W 39–1620,133
November 25 12:20 p.m. at Syracuse ACCN W 42–1430,202
December 27 5:15 p.m. vs. Iowa * ESPN L 20–2737,667
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ ]
at Northern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
3
10
7
3
23
Huskies
3
7
7
3
20
Wake Forest [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Demon Deacons
7
14
10
3
34
Eagles
0
7
3
0
10
Notre Dame [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Irish
7
7
14
21
49
Eagles
3
7
3
7
20
at Clemson [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
0
7
0
7
Tigers
0
7
0
27
34
Central Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
2
6
0
0
8
Eagles
14
7
7
0
28
Virginia Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hokies
7
10
3
3
23
Eagles
3
0
0
7
10
at Louisville [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
7
14
17
45
Cardinals
14
7
0
21
42
at Virginia [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
17
7
10
7
41
Cavaliers
0
7
0
3
10
Florida State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Seminoles
0
3
0
0
3
Eagles
7
14
14
0
35
NC State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolfpack
0
10
0
7
17
Eagles
0
7
7
0
14
vs UConn [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
3
0
0
13
16
Eagles
0
14
19
6
39
at Syracuse [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
14
14
7
7
42
Orange
7
7
0
0
14
vs Iowa–Pinstripe Bowl [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawkeyes
3
7
7
10
27
Eagles
7
10
0
3
20
2018 NFL Draft [ ]
References [ ]
Venues
South End Grounds (1893–1899, 1902)
American League Baseball Grounds (1901)
Alumni Field (1915–1921, 1923, 1932–1941, 1943–1945, 1955)
Fenway Park (1914–1917, 1919–1920, 1927–1931, 1936–1945, 1953–1956)
Braves Field (1918–1927, 1944, 1946–1952)
Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold