2016 Boston College Eagles football team

2016 Boston College Eagles football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
2016 record	6–6 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Addazio (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Scot Loeffler (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Reid (1st year)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

2016 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson xy$		7	–	1		12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville x		7	–	1		9	–	3
No. 10 Florida State		5	–	3		9	–	3
NC State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		6	–	6
Boston College		2	–	6		6	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6		4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 18 Virginia Tech xy		6	–	2		9	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	4
Miami		5	–	3		8	–	4
No. 22 Pittsburgh		5	–	3		8	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4		8	–	4
Duke		1	–	7		4	–	8
Virginia		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Boston College Eagles football team represents Boston College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The, Eagles led by fourth-year head coach Steve Addazio and play their home games at Alumni Stadium. They are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Background

Previous Season

The 2015 Boston College Eagles football team finished the season 3-9 overall and 0-8 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. That season was marked by numerous injuries and inexperience at key positions but the result was nonetheless seen as major setback in Steve Addazio’s rebuild of the program, shaking the confidence of many in the Boston College athletics community.

Off-Season Coaching Changes

The one clear bright spot of the 2015 Boston College Eagles football team was the defense under 3rd year Defensive Coordinator Don Brown, under whose stewardship the Eagles led the nation in total defense and were top #10 in numerous other defensive categories. But on December 21, 2015 Jim Harbaugh hired away Brown to coach the same position for the Michigan Wolverines. On the other side of the ball Offensive Coordinator Todd Fitch, under whom the Eagles finished 126th in total offense and 122nd in scoring offense, was not retained by Steve Addazio.

Addazio turned to Iowa Hawkeyes Linebackers Coach and former Eagles Defensive Coordinator under Dan Henning, Jim Reid, to take over for Brown as Defensive Coordinator and hired former Syracuse Head Coach Paul Pasqualoni as Defensive Lines Coach. Pasqualoni had coached on the defensive side of the ball in the NFL for the previous few years.

On the offensive side of the ball Addazio hired former Virginia Tech Offensive Coordinator Scot Loeffler to take over the same position for the Eagles, replacing Fitch.

Off-season Personnel Losses

The defense lost three key contributors from the dominant 2015 team, with the graduation of Steven Daniels, Justin Simmons and Connor Wujciak. The offense lost full back/tight end Louis Addazio.

Off-season Personnel Additions

Former Kentucky Wildcat starting quarterback, Patrick Towles transferred to Boston College as a graduate student, to compete with former sophomore starter Darius Wade, whose 2015 season was cut short by injury.

2016 Recruiting Class

Coming off a disappointing 2015 football season, Steve Addazio and the Eagles managed the 74th ranked recruiting class in the nation, ranked last in the ACC by the recruiting services.

Preseason Expectations

The 2016 Boston College Eagles football team entered the season with no votes in the Preseason AP Top 25 Poll. During the ACC Media Days, the ACC Sportswriters predicted Boston College to finish 5th in the Atlantic Division. College Football News predicted a 6-6 (2-6) season, good for 6th place finish in the Atlantic Division. Athlon Sports likewise predicted the Eagles to finish 6th in the Atlantic. ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) predicted Boston College to finish with 5.7-6.3 wins.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Boston College	Alma Mater
Steve Addazio	Head Coach	3	Central Connecticut State (1982)
Scot Loeffler	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	0	Michigan (1996)
Jim Reid	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	0	Maine (1972)
Paul Pasqualoni	Defensive Line	0	Penn State (1971)
Justin Frye	Offensive Line	3	Indiana (2006)
Al Washington	Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers	4	Boston College (2006)
Anthony Campanile	Defensive backs	0	Rutgers (2004)
Frank Leonard	Tight ends	3	Central Connecticut State (1981)
Brian White	Running Backs	2	Harvard (1986)
Reference:^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 AM	vs. Georgia Tech	Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic)	ESPN2	L 14–17	40,562
September 10	12:00 PM	at UMass*	Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA (The Battle of the Bay State)	ASN	W 26–7	25,112
September 17	3:30 PM	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ESPNU	L 0–49	60,054
September 24	1:00 PM	Wagner*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN+	W 42–10	22,728
October 1	1:00 PM	Buffalo*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN+	W 35–3	24,203
October 7	7:30 PM	No. 3 Clemson	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Battle for the O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ESPN	L 10–56	44,500
October 22	12:30 PM	Syracuse	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	ACCN	L 20–28	34,647
October 29	12:30 PM	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 21–14	56,443
November 5	12:00 PM	No. 5 Louisville	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	L 7–52	30,644
November 11	7:30 PM	at No. 20 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 7–45	73,917
November 19	1:00 PM	Connecticut*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN+	W 30–0	36,220
November 26	3:00 PM	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	W 17–14	24,866
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

vs. Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	7	0	0	10	17
Eagles	0	0	7	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2012	GT, 37–17

at Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	13	6	7	26
Minutemen	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–5	2014	BC, 30–7

at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Hokies	14	7	21	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–16	2015	VT, 26–10

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	0	10
Eagles	14	14	14	0	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Buffalo

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	2006	BC, 41–0

Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Tigers	21	0	14	21	56
Eagles	3	0	7	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–14–2	2015	CLEM, 34–17

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	7	7	7	7	28
Eagles	3	7	7	3	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–30	2015	SYR, 20–17

at NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	10	3	8	21
Wolfpack	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–5	2015	NCST, 24–8

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cardinals	21	17	14	0	52
Eagles	0	0	7	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	LOU, 17–14

at Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	7	7
#20 Seminoles	14	7	14	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2015	FSU, 14–0

Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	10	10	10	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–0–2	2004	BC, 27–7

at Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	0	0	7	17
Demon Deacons	0	0	14	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–9–2	2015	WF, 3–0

References

↑ "Official Football Roster". Boston College Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
↑ "Boston College Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

Boston College Eagles football

Venues	Alumni Field (1915–1957) Braves Field (1920–1930, 1944, 1946–1952, alternate) Fenway Park (1929–1930, 1936–1945, 1953–1956, alternate) Alumni Stadium (1957–present) South End Grounds (alternate) Foxboro Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston University (Green Line Rivalry) Clemson (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Holy Cross Notre Dame: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Syracuse UMass Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" Marching band Scanlan Award Hail Flutie

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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