1999 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1999 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games in 1999 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

1999 Boston College Eagles football
Insight.com Bowl, L 28–62 vs. Colorado
Conference	Big East Conference
1999 record	8–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (3rd season)
Captains	Pedro Cirino Chris Hovan Butch Palaza[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

1999 Big East Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Virginia Tech $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 15 Miami (FL)		6	–	1					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	3					8	–	4
Syracuse		3	–	4					7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4					4	–	7
Pittsburgh		2	–	5					5	–	6
Temple		2	–	5					2	–	9
Rutgers		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Baylor*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 30–29	39,756
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	FSN	W 14–10	34,052
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 27–7	27,330
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Northeastern*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 33–22	42,302
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 14–24	15,067
October 16	5:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	W 20–16	33,574
October 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Miami (FL)		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	L 28–31	44,084
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 24–23	48,487
November 13	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 34–17	42,335
November 20	2:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	No. 25	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	NBC	W 31–29	80,012
November 26	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Virginia Tech	No. 22	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–38	53,130
December 28	1:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	No. 25	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Insight.com Bowl)	ESPN2	L 28–62	35,762
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1999 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 76 Darnell Alford Sr TE 86 Bryan Arndt Sr WR 29 Chris Barnes Fr OL 71 Leo Bell Fr WR 9 Derrick Crittenden Sr T 75 Marc Colombo So RB 1 William Green Fr QB 7 Tim Hasselbeck Jr QB 2 Brian St. Pierre  Fr G 66 Paul Zukauskas Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 18 Doug Bessette Fr LB 37 Nick Blevins So LB 54 Scott Bradley So LB 44 Frank Chamberlin Sr DT 95 Chris Hovan Sr DL 88 Adam Newman Sr DB 28 Jonathan Ordway So LB 45 Josh Ott Fr DB 40 George White Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tom O'Brien Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-10-13

1999 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 2000 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Chris Hovan	Defensive tackle	1	26	Minnesota Vikings

References

1. 2009-10 Boston College Record Book pg. 115
2. "1999 Archive". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2012.