2020 Boston College Eagles football team

The 2020 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Led by first-year head coach Jeff Hafley, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, and a 5–5 record in ACC games.

2020 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020 record	6–5 (5–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Hafley (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Cignetti (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tem Lukabu (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Notre Dame y^		9	–	0					10	–	2
No. 3 Clemson y$^		8	–	1					10	–	2
No. 22 Miami (FL)		7	–	2					8	–	3
No. 18 North Carolina		7	–	3					8	–	4
NC State		7	–	3					8	–	4
Boston College		5	–	5					6	–	5
Pittsburgh		5	–	5					6	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	5					5	–	6
Virginia		4	–	5					5	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	5
Georgia Tech		3	–	6					3	–	7
Louisville		3	–	7					4	–	7
Florida State		2	–	6					3	–	6
Duke		1	–	9					2	–	9
Syracuse		1	–	9					1	–	10
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

After the regular season concluded, the Eagles opted out from playing in a bowl game.[1] Boston College was the first team to opt out of bowl season due to concerns over COVID-19.

Schedule

Boston College had games scheduled against Holy Cross, Kansas, Ohio and Purdue, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4][5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Noon	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 26–6	0
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCRSN	W 24–21	0
October 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 North Carolina	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 22–26	0
October 10	4:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	W 31–30 ^OT	0
October 17	8:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 14–40	1,000	[6]
October 24	4:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	W 48–27	0
October 31	Noon	at No. 1 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ABC	L 28–34	18,690
November 7	2:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 16–13	0
November 14	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 Notre Dame	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC	L 31–45	0
November 28	4:00 p.m.	Louisville	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	W 34–27	0
December 5	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 32–43	1,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, 2020, with specific dates selected at a later date.[2]

References

1. "BC Concludes 2020 Football Season". bceagles.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
2. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
4. "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
5. Rittenberg, Adam (8 August 2020). "MAC postpones all fall sports, including footballl". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
6. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/17/sports/sloppy-play-dooms-boston-college-loss-virginia-tech/

Further reading

• Benbow, Julian (October 12, 2020). "For the most part, Boston College football has passed the stress tests". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 12, 2020.