2007 Boston College Eagles football team
Appearance
2007 Boston College Eagles football | |
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ACC Atlantic Division champion Champs Sports Bowl champion | |
ACC Championship Game, L 16–30 vs. Virginia Tech | |
Champs Sports Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Michigan State | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 11–3 (6–2 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Logan (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Frank Spaziani (9th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 10 Boston College x | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 9 Virginia Tech x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AP Poll
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The 2007 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Boston College's third season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Eagles were led by Jeff Jagodzinski in his first season as Boston College head coach. Boston College has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference's (ACC) Atlantic Division since joining the league in 2005, after leaving the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games in 2007 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | ABC Bob Wischusen, David Norrie, Jeannine Edwards | W 38–28 | 42,292 | |||
September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | NC State |
| ESPN2 Bob Wischusen, David Norrie, Wendi Nix | W 37–17 | 42,513 | |
September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Georgia Tech | No. 21 | ESPN2 Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Stacey Dales | W 24–10 | 51,112 | |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Army* | No. 14 |
| ESPNC Mike Crispino, Bill Curry | W 37–17 | 40,329 |
September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | UMass* | No. 12 |
| ESPN 360 Frank Giardina, Ron Brown | W 24–14 | 44,111 |
October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | No. 7 |
| ESPNU Clay Matvick, Larry Coker, Gerard Phelan | W 55–24 | 40,117 |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | No. 4 | NBC Tom Hammond, Pat Haden, Alex Flanagan | W 27–14 | 80,795 | |
October 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 8 rivalry) | ESPN Chris Fowler, Todd Blackledge, Craig James, Erin Andrews | W 14–10 | 66,233 | ||
November 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida State | No. 2 |
| ABC Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Lisa Salters | L 17–27 | 40,065 |
November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 8 | ABC Dave LaMont, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich | L 35–42 | 52,827 | |
November 17 | 7:45 p.m. | at No. 15 Clemson | No. 18 | ESPN Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Stacey Dales | W 20–17 | 83,472 | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami | No. 15 |
| ESPN Pam Ward, Ray Bentley, Rob Simmelkjaer | W 28–14 | 44,500 |
December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech | No. 12 | ABC Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire, Bonnie Bernstein | L 16–30 | 53,212 | |
December 28 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Michigan State* | No. 14 | ESPN Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe | W 24–21 | 46,554 | |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
Harris | Not released | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | Not released | |||
BCS | Not released | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | Not released |
Roster
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- Offense
- QB Matt Ryan
- RB Andre Callender
- RB L. V. Whitworth
- WR Rich Gunnell
- WR Kevin Challenger
- WR Brandon Robinson
- TE Ryan Purvis
- OL Anthony Castonzo
- OL Gosder Cherilus
- Defense
- DL Ron Brace
- DL Nick Larkin
- DL/LB Alex Albright
- LB Mark Herzlich
- LB Jolonn Dunbar
- LB/DB Kevin Akins
- DB Jamie Silva
- DB Dejuan Tribble
- DB Paul Anderson
- Special Teams
- K Steve Aponavicius
- P Johnny Ayers
Drafted Players (2008 NFL Draft)
2008 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta Falcons | QB |
1 | 17 | 17 | Gosder Cherilus | Detroit Lions | T | |
6 | 26 | 192 | DeJuan Tribble | San Diego Chargers | DB |
References
- ^ 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
- ^ "2007-08 Football Results/News Releases". Boston College Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.