Teams / ACC / Boston College
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60
at its 5-year level
Career65since 1936
Peak841984
Last 562seasons
#81 nationally · 2-3 (0-2 conf)
Résumé #88
Schedule so far #76
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Boston College Eagles
ACC · Chestnut Hill, MA · Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) · Head coach Bill O'Brien
Rival
Syracuse · also Virginia Tech
Established rivalry
25-34 all time (59 meetings since 1924)
Syracuse leads
Last: won 34-12 (2025) · Boston College has won 3 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
1Heisman
4AP top-10
10All-Americans
115NFL picks
55.7%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1893. Every season →
Chemistry
50
51Foundation
49Gel
gel counts 40% so far
▼ Below its norm -4
early · #104 of 138
HC year3
Ret. starters32%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 2-3 | ACC | — | #81 | 60 | Bill O'Brien |
| 2025 | 2-10 | ACC | — | #91 | 59 | Bill O'Brien |
| 2024 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #43 | 72 | Bill O'Brien |
| 2023 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #90 | 59 | Jeff Hafley |
| 2022 | 3-9 | ACC | — | #105 | 53 | Jeff Hafley |
| 2021 | 6-6 | ACC | — | #67 | 66 | Jeff Hafley |
| 2020 | 6-5 | ACC | — | — | — | Jeff Hafley |
| 2019 | 6-7 | ACC | — | #77 | 61 | Steve Addazio |
| 2018 | 7-5 | ACC | — | #47 | 70 | Steve Addazio |
| 2017 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #28 | 76 | Steve Addazio |
| 2016 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #76 | 62 | Steve Addazio |
| 2015 | 3-9 | ACC | — | #70 | 64 | Steve Addazio |
| 2014 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #43 | 71 | Steve Addazio |
| 2013 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #61 | 66 | Steve Addazio |
| 2012 | 2-10 | ACC | — | #92 | 55 | Frank Spaziani |
| 2011 | 4-8 | ACC | — | #83 | 58 | Frank Spaziani |
| 2010 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #54 | 66 | Frank Spaziani |
| 2009 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #42 | 71 | Frank Spaziani |
| 2008 | 9-5 | ACC | — | #32 | 72 | Jeff Jagodzinski |
| 2007 | 11-3 | ACC | #10 | #26 | 75 | Jeff Jagodzinski |
| 2006 | 10-3 | ACC | #20 | #24 | 77 | Tom O'Brien |
| 2005 | 9-3 | ACC | #18 | #18 | 78 | Tom O'Brien |
| 2004 | 9-3 | Big East | #21 | #40 | 70 | Tom O'Brien |
| 2003 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #39 | 71 | Tom O'Brien |
| 2002 | 9-4 | Big East | — | #25 | 75 | Tom O'Brien |
| 2001 | 8-4 | Big East | — | #17 | 77 | Tom O'Brien |
| 2000 | 7-5 | Big East | — | #31 | 73 | Tom O'Brien |
| 1999 | 8-4 | Big East | — | #57 | 65 | Tom O'Brien |
| 1998 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #51 | 65 | Tom O'Brien |
| 1997 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #86 | 54 | Tom O'Brien |
| 1996 | 5-7 | Big East | — | #70 | 60 | Dan Henning |
| 1995 | 4-8 | Big East | — | #56 | 65 | Dan Henning |
| 1994 | 7-4-1 | Big East | #23 | #21 | 77 | Dan Henning |
| 1993 | 9-3 | Big East | #13 | #26 | 75 | Tom Coughlin |
| 1992 | 8-3-1 | Big East | #21 | #27 | 74 | Tom Coughlin |
| 1991 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #40 | 69 | Tom Coughlin |
| 1990 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #76 | 58 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1989 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #65 | 61 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1988 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 61 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1987 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #39 | 69 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1986 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | #19 | #24 | 74 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1985 | 4-8 | FBS Independents | — | #62 | 61 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1984 | 10-2 | FBS Independents | #5 | #4 | 84 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1983 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | #19 | #30 | 75 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1982 | 8-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #33 | 72 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1981 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #63 | 64 | Jack Bicknell |
| 1980 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #41 | 69 | Ed Chlebek |
| 1979 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 62 | Ed Chlebek |
| 1978 | 0-11 | FBS Independents | — | #104 | 52 | Ed Chlebek |
| 1977 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 63 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1976 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 68 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1975 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #48 | 68 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1974 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #24 | 76 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1973 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #33 | 71 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1972 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #56 | 62 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1971 | 9-2 | FBS Independents | — | #28 | 69 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1970 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #60 | 62 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1969 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #83 | 55 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1968 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #70 | 60 | Joseph Yukica |
| 1967 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #92 | 52 | Jim Miller |
| 1966 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #98 | 43 | Jim Miller |
| 1965 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #52 | 65 | Jim Miller |
| 1964 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #57 | 65 | Jim Miller |
| 1963 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #61 | 62 | Jim Miller |
| 1962 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 71 | Jim Miller |
| 1961 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #75 | 56 | Ernest Hefferle |
| 1960 | 3-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #65 | 59 | Ernest Hefferle |
| 1959 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #73 | 57 | Mike Holovak |
| 1958 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #56 | 63 | Mike Holovak |
| 1957 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 62 | Mike Holovak |
| 1956 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #74 | 56 | Mike Holovak |
| 1955 | 5-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 70 | Mike Holovak |
| 1954 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 67 | Mike Holovak |
| 1953 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #63 | 58 | Mike Holovak |
| 1952 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #79 | 52 | Mike Holovak |
| 1951 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #72 | 57 | Mike Holovak |
| 1950 | 0-9-1 | FBS Independents | — | #88 | 48 | Denny Myers |
| 1949 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #54 | 62 | Denny Myers |
| 1948 | 5-2-2 | FBS Independents | — | #34 | 72 | Denny Myers |
| 1947 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #55 | 64 | Denny Myers |
| 1946 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 67 | Denny Myers |
| 1945 | 3-4 | FBS Independents | — | #74 | 30 | Moody Sarno |
| 1944 | 4-3 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 53 | Moody Sarno |
| 1942 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | #8 | #14 | 78 | Denny Myers |
| 1941 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #32 | 70 | Denny Myers |
| 1940 ★ | 11-0 | FBS Independents | #5 | #10 | 82 | Frank Leahy |
| 1939 | 9-2 | FBS Independents | #11 | #9 | 81 | Frank Leahy |
| 1938 | 6-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | #33 | 71 | Gilmour Dobie |
| 1937 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #65 | 60 | Gilmour Dobie |
| 1936 | 2-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1935 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1934 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1933 | 2-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1932 | 1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1931 | 1-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1930 | 0-4 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1929 | 1-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1928 | 3-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1927 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1925 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1924 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1922 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1921 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1920 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1919 | 5-3 | FBS Independents | — | #33 | 68 early | Frank Cavanaugh |
| 1918 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1917 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | 0-9 | FBS Independents | — | #34 | 43 early | Arthur White |
| 1901 | 2-7 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 53 early | John Dunlop |
| 1899 | 2-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1898 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1897 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1895 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1893 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.