1993 Boston College Eagles football team

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.

1993 Boston College Eagles football
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 31–13 vs. Virginia
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1993 record9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coachTom Coughlin (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
1993 Big East Conference 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

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. The Eagles were ranked 13th in the season's final AP Poll.

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 First Team All-Big East by tight end Pete Mitchell and linebacker Stephen Boyd.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 4No. 3 Miami (FL)No. 20
L 7–23
September 18at Northwestern*No. 22
L 21–22
September 25Temple
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 66–14
October 2at No. 13 Syracuse
W 33–29
October 9at Rutgers
W 31–21
October 23Army*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 41–14
October 30Tulane*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 42–14
November 6No. 25 Virginia Tech
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
W 48–34
November 13at PittsburghNo. 22
W 33–0
November 20at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 17
W 41–39
November 26No. 5 West VirginiaNo. 11
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 14–17
January 1, 1994vs. Virginia*No. 15
W 31–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[5]

Roster
1993 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13 Glenn Foley Sr
RB 30 David Green Jr
QB 10 Mark Hartsell Fr
QB 7 Matt Hasselbeck Fr
TE 88 Gordon Laro Jr
TE 82 Pete Mitchell Jr
C 64 Tom Nalen Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Stephen Boyd Jr
LB 91 Dan Kerr Sr
DE 59 Mike Mamula So
DB 17 Michael Reed Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14 David Gordon Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game Summaries

Notre Dame
1 234Total
• Boston College 10 14710 41
Notre Dame 0 14322 39
See also: 1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Holy War (Boston College vs. Notre Dame)

[6] [7]

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.
  6. "BC sends No. 1-ranked Notre Dame to first loss". Boston Globe. November 21, 1993.
  7. "Boston College Knocks the Smile Off the Irish". New York Times. November 21, 1993.
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