2011 Boston College Eagles football team

2011 Boston College Eagles football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
2011 record	4–8 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Spaziani (3rd as head coach, 14th overall year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Rogers (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill McGovern (11th year)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

2011 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#22 Clemson x$		6	–	2		10	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3		6	–	7
#23 Florida State		5	–	3		9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4		8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5		4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7		2	–	10
Coastal Division
#21 Virginia Tech x%		7	–	1		11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3		8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3		8	–	5
Miami		3	–	5		6	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5		7	–	6
Duke		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles were led by third year head coach Frank Spaziani and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in ACC play to finish the season to finish in fifth place in Atlantic Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 PM	Northwestern*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	L 17–24	37,561
September 10	8:00 PM	at UCF*	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 3–30	45,671
September 17	12:30 PM	Duke	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 19–20	35,812
September 24	1:00 PM	No. 19 (FCS) Massachusetts*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	ESPN3	W 45–17	30,176
October 1	12:30 PM	Wake Forest	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 19–27	38,265
October 8	3:00 PM	at No. 8 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	FSN	L 14–36	76,315^[1]
October 22	3:00 PM	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	FSN	L 14–30	66,233^[2]
October 29	3:00 PM	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	FSN	W 28–17	29,945^[3]
November 3	8:00 PM	Florida State	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 7–38	38,729^[4]
November 12	12:30 PM	North Carolina State	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	W 14–10	33,712^[5]
November 19	4:00 PM	at No. 25 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	NBC	L 14–16	80,795
November 25	3:30 PM	at Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ABC	W 24–17	44,954
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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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