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1994 Boston College Eagles football team

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1994 Boston College Eagles football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 12–7 vs. Kansas State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 23
Record7–4–1 (3–3–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDirk Koetter (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJim Reid (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Virginia Tech 5 2 0 8 4 0
Syracuse 4 3 0 7 4 0
West Virginia 4 3 0 7 6 0
No. 23 Boston College 3 3 1 7 4 1
Rutgers 2 4 1 5 5 1
Pittsburgh 2 5 0 3 8 0
Temple 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Dan Henning and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference, finishing fifth with a conference record of 3–3–1. Boston College was invited to the 1994 Aloha Bowl, where they defeated then-No. 11 Kansas State, 12–7. They finished the season ranked 23rd in the AP Poll and 22nd in the Coaches' Poll.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at No. 5 Michigan*L 26–34105,936
September 17No. 18 Virginia TechL 7–1244,500[2]
September 24at PittsburghW 21–934,623
October 8No. 8 Notre Dame*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)
W 30–1144,500
October 15TempleNo. 24
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 45–2844,500
October 22RutgersNo. 22
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
T 7–744,500
October 29at Army*W 30–339,304
November 3at Louisville*W 35–1438,711
November 12No. 14 SyracuseNo. 25
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 31–044,500
November 19at West VirginiaNo. 17L 20–2144,890[3]
November 26at No. 5 Miami (FL)No. 25L 7–2360,579
December 25vs. No. 11 Kansas State*W 12–744,862
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1994 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 30 David Green Sr
QB 10 Mark Hartsell Jr
QB 7 Matt Hasselbeck  Fr
G 66 Pete Kendall Jr
TE 88 Gordon Laro Sr
TE 82 Pete Mitchell Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 50 Stephen Boyd Sr
DE 59 Mike Mamula Jr
DB 17 Michael Reed Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Mamula Defensive end 1 7 Philadelphia Eagles
Pete Mitchell Tight end 4 122 Miami Dolphins
Stephen Boyd Linebacker 5 141 Detroit Lions
Michael Reed Defensive back 7 249 Carolina Panthers

References

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  1. ^ 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
  2. ^ "Va. Tech stops BC". The Daily News Leader. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia win puts a kink in Eagles' plans". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1994 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.