1993 Boston College Eagles football team

1993 Boston College Eagles football
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 31–13 vs. Virginia
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 13
1993 record 9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach Tom Coughlin (3rd season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
1993 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 West Virginia $ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 15 Miami (FL) 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 13 Boston College 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 22 Virginia Tech 4 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Syracuse 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Rutgers 1 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Temple 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by head coach Tom Coughlin, in his third and final year with the team, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference.

After opening the year with two consecutive losses, Boston College went on an eight-game win streak, the last of which was a monumental upset over rival Notre Dame. Notre Dame had been the favorites to win the national title after beating Florida State the week prior,[1] but their title hopes were dashed by Boston College when Eagles kicker David Gordon hit a 41-yard field goal as time expired to win 41–39.[2] After losing to eventual Big East champions West Virginia in the final game of the regular season, they were invited to the 1994 Carquest Bowl, where they defeated Virginia, 31–13.

Quarterback Glenn Foley was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year, throwing for 3,397 yards and 25 touchdowns.[3] He was joined on the 1st Team All-Big East by tight end Pete Mitchell and linebacker Stephen Boyd.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 4 No. 3 Miami (FL) No. 20 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts L 7–23  
September 18 at Northwestern* No. 22 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 21–22  
September 25 Temple Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts W 66–14  
October 2 at No. 13 Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York (Rivalry) W 33–29  
October 9 at Rutgers Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey W 31–21  
October 23 Army* Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts W 41–14  
October 30 Tulane* Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts W 42–14  
November 6 No. 25 Virginia Tech Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) W 48–34  
November 13 at Pittsburgh No. 22 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh W 33–0  
November 20 at No. 1 Notre Dame* No. 17 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War) W 41–39  
November 26 No. 5 West Virginia No. 11 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts L 14–17  
January 1 vs. Virginia* No. 15 Joe Robbie Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida (Carquest Bowl) W 31–13  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Roster

1993 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13 Glenn Foley Sr
RB 30 David Green Jr
TE 82 Pete Mitchell Jr
C 64 Tom Nalen Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Stephen Boyd Jr
DE 59 Mike Mamula So
DB 17 Michael Reed Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ Fighting Irish Win Game of the Century The Tech (MIT newspaper) Mike Duffy and Andrew Heitner. Volume 113, Issue 59 : Friday, November 19, 1993
  2. ↑ Moran, Malcolm (November 21, 1993). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Boston College Knocks the Smile Off the Irish". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1993 Boston College Eagles Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2016 Boston College football media guide" (PDF). p. 148.
  5. ↑ "1993 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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