2023 Boston College Eagles football team
2023 Boston College Eagles football | |
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Fenway Bowl champion | |
Fenway Bowl, W 23–14 vs. SMU | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 7–6 (3–5 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Shimko (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple pro-style |
Co-defensive coordinator | Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Sean Duggan (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Florida State y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Louisville y | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Hafley and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Offseason
[edit]Recruits
[edit]2023 recruiting class
[edit]Boston College signed 18 players in the class of 2023.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kahlil Ali DB |
Pennsauken, New Jersey | Pennsauken | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Dec 10, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Shawn Battle DB |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Neumann Goretti | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 5, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Michael Crounse OL |
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania | DeMatha Catholic (MD) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Jun 14, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
Eryx Daugherty DL |
Troy, Michigan | Brother Rice | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | Mar 19, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
Carter Davis DB |
Baltimore, Maryland | Mount Saint Joseph | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 29, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
Palaie Faoa LB |
Ewa Beach, Hawai'i | Bishop Gorman (NV) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 2, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
Josiah Griffin DL |
Springfield, Massachusetts | Springfield Central | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Sep 16, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 | ||||||
Reed Harris ATH |
Great Falls, Montana | Great Falls | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 14, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Nate Johnson WR |
St. Petersburg, Florida | Clearwater Central Catholic | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 16, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Datrell Jones RB |
Hyde Park, Massachusetts | Catholic Memorial | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 5, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Ryan Mickow OL |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Jun 12, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
KP Price DB |
Baltimore, Maryland | St. Frances Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 18, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
Jacobe Robinson QB |
Henderson, Texas | Henderson | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Feb 26, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Jaedn Skeete WR |
Hyde Park, Massachusetts | Catholic Memorial | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 5, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
Sam Stone K |
Austin, Texas | St. Michael's Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 3, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Holden Symonds TE |
Melrose, Massachusetts | Governor's Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | May 31, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 | ||||||
Max Tucker CB |
Hyde Park, Massachusetts | Catholic Memorial | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 20, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
Montrell Wade WR |
Tyler, Texas | Tyler | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 21, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |
Transfer portal
[edit]Outgoing transfers
[edit]Boston College lost 13 players to the NCAA transfer portal.
Name | Pos. | New school |
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Phil Jurkovec | QB | Pittsburgh |
Clinton Burton Jr. | CB | Charlotte |
Izaiah Henderson | DL | Maine |
Jason Maitre | S | Wisconsin |
Kivon Wright | DE | Boise State |
Kevin Pyne | OT | Rhode Island |
Daelen Menard | S | Bowling Green |
Josh DeBerry | CB | Texas A&M |
Finn Dirstine | IOL | Texas A&M |
Jaelen Gill | WR | Fresno State |
Shawn Battle | CB | None |
Christian Curatolo | OT | Lehigh |
Steve Lubischer | CB | Bowling Green |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Boston College received 10 players from the college football transfer portal.
Name | Pos. | Previous school |
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George Rooks | DT | Michigan |
Kye Robichaux | RB | Western Kentucky |
Ryan O'Keefe | WR | UCF |
Logan Taylor | OT | Virginia |
Victor Nelson Jr. | S | LIU |
Alex Washington | CB | Harvard |
Khari Johnson | CB | Arkansas |
Kyle Hergel | OG | Texas State |
Michael Wright | LS | Penn State |
Thomas Castellanos | QB | UCF |
Schedule
[edit]Boston College and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[1] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Boston College with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice in an (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Eagles three set conference opponents for the next four years was; Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, and Syracuse, though this annual opponent structure was abandoned after just one season due to conference expansion.[2][3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois* | ACCN | L 24–27 OT | 30,122 | |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 (FCS) Holy Cross* |
| ACCNX/ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 40,122 |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Florida State |
| ABC | L 29–31 | 41,383 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisville | ACCN | L 28–56 | 48,294 | |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| The CW | W 27–24 | 41,868 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | W 27–24 | 34,017 | |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | ACCN | W 38–23 | 35,656 | |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn* |
| ACCN | W 21–14 | 36,902 |
November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | ESPN2 | W 17–10 | 42,523 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech |
| ACCN | L 22–48 | 33,665 |
November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | ESPN | L 16–24 | 41,842 | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (FL) |
| ABC | L 20–45 | 30,569 |
December 28 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 24 SMU | ESPN | W 23–14 | 16,238 | |
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Roster
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Game summaries
[edit]vs Northern Illinois
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
- Date: September 2, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 30,122
- Referee: Billy Williams
- TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst)
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vs No. 5 (FCS) Holy Cross
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 (FCS) Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Eagles | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
- Date: September 9, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 40,122
- TV: ACCNX/ESPN+
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vs No. 3 Florida State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 3 Seminoles | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Eagles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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at Louisville
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Cardinals | 14 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, KY
- Date: September 23, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 7 mph NE
- Game attendance: 48,294
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
- TV announcers (ACC Network): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Marilyn Paine (sideline)
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vs Virginia
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cavaliers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Eagles | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
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at Army
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Black Knights | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
- Date: October 7, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: SE 1 mph • Weather: Rain
- Game attendance: 34,017
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
- ESPN – Castellanos rushes for 4 TDs, including winner with 25 seconds left, as BC beats Army 27–24[5]
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at Georgia Tech
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
Yellow Jackets | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
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vs UConn
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
- Date: October 28, 2023
- Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, Wind E 6 MPH, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 36,902
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
- TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (color analyst), Sherree Burruss (sideline)
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at Syracuse
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Orange | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
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vs Virginia Tech
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hokies | 10 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
- Date: November 11, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 33,665
- Referee: Mike Roche
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at Pittsburgh
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
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vs Miami (FL)
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hurricanes | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
- Date: Friday, November 24, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C)
- TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst)
- Pregame line: Miami −6.5
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vs SMU (Fenway Bowl)
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 24 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 10:00 a.m. CST/11:00 a.m. EST a.m.
- Game weather: Rain, 45 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 16,238
- Referee: Kevin Mar
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, and Sherree Burruss
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Players drafted into the NFL
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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3 | 90 | Elijah Jones | CB | Arizona Cardinals |
6 | 210 | Christian Mahogany | OG | Detroit Lions |
References
[edit]- ^ "ACC football schedule release: Every game for every team in 2023". ESPN. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Rich (June 28, 2022). "Boston College football goes back to the future with new ACC alignment". Boston Herald. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Boston College Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Boston College at Army – Game Summary – October 7, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2023.