2020 Boston College Eagles football team

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2020 Boston College Eagles football
Boston College Eagles wordmark.png
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020 record6–5 (5–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Cignetti (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTem Lukabu (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (capacity: 44,500)
Uniform
Boston eagles football unif.png
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

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.

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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1912:00 p.m.at Duke
ACCRSNW 26–60
September 266:00 p.m.Texas State*
ACCRSNW 24–210
October 33:30 p.m.No. 12 North Carolina
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ABCL 22–260
October 104:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCNW 31–30 OT0
October 178:00 p.m.at No. 23 Virginia Tech
ACCNL 14–401,000[6]
October 244:00 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCNW 48–270
October 3112:00 p.m.at No. 1 Clemson
ABCL 28–3418,690
November 72:00 p.m.at Syracuse
ACCRSNW 16–130
November 143:30 p.m.No. 2 Notre Dame
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)
ABCL 31–450
November 284:00 p.m.Louisville
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCNW 34–270
December 53:30 p.m.at Virginia
ACCRSNL 32–431,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, 2020, with specific dates selected at a later date.[2]

Players drafted into the NFL[]

See also: 2021 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 81 Hunter Long TE Miami Dolphins
6 220 Isaiah McDuffie ILB Green Bay Packers

References[]

  1. ^ "BC Concludes 2020 Football Season". bceagles.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (8 August 2020). "MAC postpones all fall sports, including footballl". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Boston College unable to stop sabotaging itself in loss to depleted Virginia Tech - the Boston Globe".

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