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2017 Boston College Eagles football team
American college football season
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 (ACC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Steve Addazio. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for third in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl, where they lost to Iowa.
| 2017 Boston College Eagles football | |
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Pinstripe Bowl, L 20–27 vs. Iowa | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division | Atlantic Division |
| Record | 7–6 (4–4 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Scot Loeffler (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Reid (3rd season) |
| Captain | Jon Baker, Charlie Callinan, Kamrin Moore |
| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 (FL) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 1 | 9:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | CBSSN | W 23–20 | 16,421 | |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | ACCN Extra | L 10–34 | 38,082 | |
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Notre Dame* |
| ESPN | L 20–49 | 44,500 |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Clemson | ESPN2 | L 7–34 | 80,525 | |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Michigan* |
| ESPN app | W 28–8 | 27,036 |
| October 7 | 7:15 p.m. | No. 16 Virginia Tech |
| ESPN2 | L 10–23 | 32,057 |
| October 14 | 12:20 p.m. | at Louisville | ACCN | W 45–42 | 44,679 | |
| October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at Virginia | ESPN app | W 41–10 | 39,216 | |
| October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida State |
| ESPN | W 35–3 | 40,629 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State |
| ABC/ESPN2 | L 14–17 | 33,242 |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. UConn* | CBSSN | W 39–16 | 20,133 | |
| November 25 | 12:20 p.m. | at Syracuse | ACCN | W 42–14 | 30,202 | |
| December 27 | 5:15 p.m. | vs. Iowa* | ESPN | L 20–27 | 37,667 | |
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At Northern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Wake Forest
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Notre Dame
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Irish | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
At Clemson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 34 |
Central Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chippewas | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Virginia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hokies | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
At Louisville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
At Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 17 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Florida State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seminoles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
NC State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wolfpack | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
vs UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 39 |
At Syracuse
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Orange | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
vs Iowa–Pinstripe Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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| Harold Landry | Tennessee Titans | 2nd | 41 | LB |
| Isaac Yiadom | Denver Broncos | 3rd | 99 | CB |
| Kamrin Moore | New Orleans Saints | 6th | 189 | CB |
- "2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Boston College Department of Athletics. January 24, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- "2017 Boston College Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 21, 2017.