American college football season
1993 Boston College Eagles football |
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Carquest Bowl champion |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 12 |
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AP | No. 13 |
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Record | 9–3 (5–2 Big East) |
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Head coach | - Tom Coughlin (3rd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Tom Coughlin (3rd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Steve Szabo (3rd season) |
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Captain | Game captains |
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Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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Seasons |
1993 Big East Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | 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 |
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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. 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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | No. 3 Miami (FL) | No. 20 | | L 7–23 | 33,298 | |
September 18 | at Northwestern* | No. 22 | | L 21–22 | 31,086 | |
September 25 | Temple | | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| W 66–14 | 33,298 | |
October 2 | at No. 13 Syracuse | | | W 33–29 | 48,839 | |
October 9 | at Rutgers | | | W 31–21 | 37,035 | |
October 23 | Army* | | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| W 41–14 | 33,298 | |
October 30 | Tulane* | | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| W 42–14 | 33,298 | [5] |
November 6 | No. 25 Virginia Tech | | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
| W 48–34 | 32,698 | [6] |
November 13 | at Pittsburgh | No. 22 | | W 33–0 | 10,892 | |
November 20 | at No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | | W 41–39 | 59,075 | |
November 26 | No. 5 West Virginia | No. 11 | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| L 14–17 | 33,298 | [7] |
January 1, 1994 | vs. Virginia* | No. 15 | | W 31–13 | 38,516 | [8] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Notre Dame
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Boston College | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 41 | Notre Dame | 0 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 39 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 8:02 | BC | David Gordon 28 yard field goal | BC 3-0 | | 1 | | BC | Ivan Boyd 5 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick) | BC 10-0 | | 2 | 11:58 | ND | Ray Zellars 39 yard pass from Kevin McDougal (Pendergast kick) | BC 10-7 | | 2 | | BC | Ivan Boyd 35 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick) | BC 17-7 | | 2 | 5:52 | ND | #9 1 yard run (Pendergast kick) | BC 17-14 | | 2 | 0:21 | BC | Pete Mitchell 3 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick) | BC 24-14 | | 3 | 11:24 | BC | Darnell Campbell 22 yard run (Gordon kick) | BC 31-14 | | 3 | 3:20 | ND | Pendergast 29 yard field goal | BC 31-17 | | 4 | 11:13 | BC | Pete Mitchell 2 yard pass from Glenn Foley (Gordon kick) | BC 38-17 | | 4 | 10:12 | ND | Lee Becton 29 yard run (Becton pass to McDougal) | BC 38-25 | | 4 | 4:02 | ND | Ray Zellars 4 yard run (Pendergast kick) | BC 38-32 | | 4 | 1:09 | ND | Dawson 4 yard pass from McDougal (Pendergast kick) | ND 39-38 | | 4 | 0:00 | BC | David Gordon 41 yard field goal | BC 41-39 | |
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Roster
1993 Boston College Eagles football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 50 | Stephen Boyd | Jr | LB | 91 | Dan Kerr | Sr | DE | 59 | Mike Mamula | So | DB | 17 | Michael Reed | Jr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 14 | David Gordon | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ Fighting Irish Win Game of the Century The Tech (MIT newspaper) Mike Duffy and Andrew Heitner. Volume 113, Issue 59 : Friday, November 19, 1993
- ^ Moran, Malcolm (November 21, 1993). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Boston College Knocks the Smile Off the Irish". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "1993 Boston College Eagles Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "2016 Boston College football media guide" (PDF). p. 148.
- ^ "Eagles toss Tulane aside for fifth straight win". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech not ready to fly with Eagles". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers rally to finish 11–0". The Burlington Free Press. November 27, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 15 B.C. bombs Virginia 31–13". St. Lucie News Tribune. January 2, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1993 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "BC sends No. 1-ranked Notre Dame to first loss". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1993.
- ^ "Boston College Knocks the Smile Off the Irish". The New York Times. November 21, 1993.
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- Braves Field (1918–1927, 1944, 1946–1952)
- Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
- Sullivan Stadium (alternate)
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