The 2018 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2018 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. They were led by sixth-year head coach Steve Addazio. They finished the season 7–5 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place the fourth in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the First Responder Bowl against Boise State. With 5:08 left in the first quarter and Boston College leading 7–0, the bowl game was stopped because of bad weather and ultimately canceled and ruled a no contest.
2018 Boston College Eagles football | |
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First Responder Bowl, no contest vs. Boise State | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
Record | 7–5 (4–4 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Scot Loeffler (3rd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Jim Reid (4th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Anthony Campanile (1st season) |
Captain | Jon Baker, Will Harris |
Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Clemson x$#^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Syracuse | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh x | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Recruiting edit
Position key edit
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Recruits edit
The Eagles signed a total of 20 recruits.
Preseason edit
Award watch lists edit
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Lott Trophy[1] | Zach Allen | DE | SR |
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] | Zach Allen | DE | SR |
Lukas Denis | S | SR | |
Maxwell Award[3] | A. J. Dillon | RB | SO |
Doak Walker Award[4] | A. J. Dillon | RB | SO |
John Mackey Award[5] | Tommy Sweeney | TE | JR |
Jim Thorpe Award[6] | Lukas Denis | DB | SR |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[7] | Zach Allen | DE | SR |
Lukas Denis | DB | SR | |
Outland Trophy[8] | Chris Lindstrom | OL | SR |
Paul Hornung Award[9] | Michael Walker | WR/KR | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy[10] | Zach Allen | DE | SR |
Walter Camp Award[11] | A. J. Dillon | RB | SO |
Ted Hendricks Award[12] | Zach Allen | DE | SR |
ACC media poll edit
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
Media poll (Atlantic) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Clemson | 1,031 (145) |
2 | Florida State | 789 (1) |
3 | NC State | 712 (2) |
4 | Boston College | 545 |
5 | Louisville | 422 |
6 | Wake Forest | 413 |
7 | Syracuse | 232 |
Schedule edit
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | UMass* | ESPN app | W 55–21 | 30,112 | ||||
September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Holy Cross* |
| ESPN app | W 62–14 | 40,311 | |||
September 13 | 5:30 p.m.[a] | at Wake Forest | ESPN | W 41–34 | 25,309 | ||||
September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Purdue* | No. 23 | ESPN2 | L 13–30 | 47,119 | |||
September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple* |
| ESPNU | W 45–35 | 40,111 | |||
October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 23 NC State | NESN | L 23–28 | 57,241 | ||||
October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | Louisville |
| NESN | W 38–20 | 31,478 | |||
October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami (FL) |
| ESPN | W 27–14 | 41,892 | |||
November 3 | 3:45 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | No. 22 | ACCN | W 31–21 | 65,632 | |||
November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | No. 17 |
| ABC | L 7–27 | 44,500 | ||
November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Florida State | No. 20 | ESPN2 | L 21–22 | 57,274 | |||
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Syracuse |
| ESPN | L 21–42 | 34,959 | |||
| | vs. | | NC 7–0[b] | |||||
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- ^ The Wake Forest game was originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m., but the game was moved up to 5:30 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.[13]
- ^ The First Responder Bowl was cancelled due to inclement weather. Boston College was leading.[14]
Game summaries edit
UMass edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Minutemen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Eagles | 14 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 55 |
In the Battle of the Bay State, BC used their RB A. J. Dillon early and often and cruised to an opening day victory
Holy Cross edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Eagles | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 62 |
QB Anthony Brown continued his stellar start to the season and led BC to an easy win over FCS Holy Cross
At Wake Forest edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
In a redemption game from last season, Anthony Brown threw for a career high 5 touchdowns in BC’s ACC opening win over Wake Forest. BC would get into the AP Poll at #23 the next day
At Purdue edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Boilermakers | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
In their first game as a ranked team since 2009, the Eagles excitement got the better of them as they lost for the first time this season to winless Purdue. It knocked BC out of the rankings
Temple edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Eagles | 13 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
A. J. Dillon led his team to a bounce back win over Temple with two touchdowns as the Eagles stayed undefeated at Alumni Stadium in 2018
At NC State edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
No. 23 Wolfpack | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Despite causing turnovers in Raleigh, the Eagles offense could not answer without Dillon and lost their first ACC game of 2018 to the Wolfpack
Louisville edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Eagles | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
In a must win ACC game, BC would jump out to an early 14-0 lead. Sloppy play and miscues allowed Louisville to take a 20-14 lead in the half. But BC used a blocked punt TD to retake the lead and would score the final 24 points of the game to defeat the Cardinals and get to the off week with a 5-2 record
Miami (FL) edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Eagles | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
In the 5th edition of the Red Bandanna Game, A. J. Dillon returned to give the Eagles and their wild crowd their best victory over the season over the #25 Hurricanes. Anthony Brown also had two TDs (1 Pass 1 Rush) and BC’s defense caused two interceptions in the second half that led to 10 points
At Virginia Tech edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 24 Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
Hokies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
The Eagles visited Virginia Tech and pulled out a 31–21 victory. Sophomore Travis Levy gave BC a boost with two rushing TDs in the second half after falling behind 14–7. A. J. Dillon left the game with an injury
Clemson edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 2 Tigers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
No. 17 Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
In what was deemed the biggest game of the year for the Boston College Eagles, the defense played a role in holding Clemson to a 13-7 lead at halftime. But without Anthony Brown, who was injured on BC’s first possession of the game, the Eagles could not muster enough offense and dropped a tough matchup to the second ranked Tigers
At Florida State edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 20 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Seminoles | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
The Eagles were big favorites even after a tough loss last week. But with both Brown and Dillon not one hundred percent, the Eagles offense struggled and the Seminoles picked up a late TD pass in the final two minutes of regulation to get an upset
Syracuse edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Orange | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Eric Dungey was in full form even after getting injured against Notre Dame the week before and the Eagles could not stop him or the Orange offense in another lackluster game for the Eagles. Brown accounted for all of BC’s touchdowns but Dillon was still banged up and BC finished the regular season 7–5 for the third straight year
Vs. Boise State (first responder bowl) edit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 7 | 7 | |||
No. 23 Broncos | 0 | 0 |
With Boston College leading 7–0 with 5:08 remaining in the 1st quarter, the game was delayed due to inclement weather. After an hour and a half delay, the game was canceled and ruled a no contest[16]
A. J. Dillon scored on the Eagles' first possession; a 19-yard touchdown run. He had 33 yards on six carries. Anthony Brown was 4-for-6 passing for 54 yards, while Kobay White made two catches for 35 yards.
Rankings edit
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | 23 | — | RV | — | — | RV | 24 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | — | RV | — | 25 | 14 | 22 | RV | — | — | |
CFP | Not released | 22 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | Not released |
Roster edit
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2019 NFL Draft edit
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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Chris Lindstrom | Atlanta Falcons | 1st | 14 | G |
Zach Allen | Arizona Cardinals | 3rd | 65 | DE |
Will Harris | Detroit Lions | 3rd | 81st | S |
Tommy Sweeney | Buffalo Bills | 7th | 228th | TE |
References edit
- ^ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist" (Press release). July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "BREAKING: Boston College vs. Wake Forest Football Game Moved Up To 5:30pm Thursday". BC Interruption. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ First Responder Bowl: Boise State vs. Boston College canceled, ruled no contest due to inclement weather
- ^ "2018 Boston College Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ "First Responder Bowl: Boise State vs. Boston College canceled, ruled no contest due to inclement weather".