2017 Boston College Eagles football team

The 2017 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2017 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 fifth-year head coach Steve Addazio. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they lost to Iowa.

2017 Boston College Eagles football
Pinstripe Bowl, L 20–27 vs. Iowa
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
2017 record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Addazio (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scot Loeffler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 23 NC State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisville		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Florida State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami xy		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 24 Virginia Tech		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					7	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		3	–	5					6	–	7
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Boston College announced its 2017 football schedule on January 24, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home, 5 away and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Eagles hosted ACC foes Florida State, NC State, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest, and traveled to Clemson, Louisville, Syracuse, and Virginia.[1]

The Eagles hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Central Michigan from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Notre Dame, an independent, and traveled to Northern Illinois who is also from the MAC. Boston College met UConn from the American Athletic Conference at Fenway Park in late November.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	9:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	W 23–20	16,421
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Extra	L 10–34	38,082
September 16	3:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ESPN	L 20–49	44,500
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 7–34	80,525
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Central Michigan*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN app	W 28–8	27,036
October 7	7:15 p.m.	No. 16 Virginia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 10–23	32,057
October 14	12:20 p.m.	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	W 45–42	44,679
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN app	W 41–10	39,216
October 27	8:00 p.m.	Florida State	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 35–3	40,629
November 11	12:00 p.m.	NC State	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC/ESPN2	L 14–17	33,242
November 18	7:00 p.m.	vs. UConn*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	CBSSN	W 39–16	20,133
November 25	12:20 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCN	W 42–14	30,202
December 27	5:15 p.m.	vs. Iowa*	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–27	37,667
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	10	7	3	23
Huskies	3	7	7	3	20

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	7	14	10	3	34
Eagles	0	7	3	0	10

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	7	7	14	21	49
Eagles	3	7	3	7	20

at Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	7	0	7
Tigers	0	7	0	27	34

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	2	6	0	0	8
Eagles	14	7	7	0	28

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	7	10	3	3	23
Eagles	3	0	0	7	10

at Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	14	17	45
Cardinals	14	7	0	21	42

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	17	7	10	7	41
Cavaliers	0	7	0	3	10

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	3	0	0	3
Eagles	7	14	14	0	35

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	10	0	7	17
Eagles	0	7	7	0	14

vs UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	0	13	16
Eagles	0	14	19	6	39

at Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	14	7	7	42
Orange	7	7	0	0	14

vs Iowa–Pinstripe Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	3	7	7	10	27
Eagles	7	10	0	3	20

2018 NFL Draft

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Harold Landry	Tennessee Titans	2nd	41	LB
Isaac Yiadom	Denver Broncos	3rd	99	CB
Kamrin Moore	New Orleans Saints	6th	189	CB

References

1. "2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Boston College Department of Athletics. January 24, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
2. "2017 Boston College Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 21, 2017.