1995 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1995 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Dan Henning and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Despite high preseason expectations, Boston College finished with a disappointing overall record of 4–8 (4–3 Big East), tied for 4th in the Big East Conference.

1995 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–8 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDirk Koetter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium (capacity: 44,500)
1995 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Virginia Tech +  6 –1   10 –2  
No. 20 Miami (FL) +  6 –1   8 –3  
No. 19 Syracuse  5 –2   9 –3  
West Virginia  4 –3   5 –6  
Boston College  4 –3   4 –8  
Rutgers  2 –5   4 –7  
Temple  1 –6   1 –10  
Pittsburgh  0 –7   2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 27vs. No. 12 Ohio State*No. 22
L 6–3862,711
September 7at No. 20 Virginia Tech
W 20–1444,426
September 16No. 11 Michigan*
L 13–2344,500
September 30at Michigan State*
L 21–2572,981
October 7Pittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
W 17–044,500
October 14West Virginia
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 19–3144,500
October 21Army*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 7–4944,500
October 28at No. 12 Notre Dame*
L 10–2059,075
November 4at Temple
W 10–95,182
November 11Miami (FL)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 14–1744,500
November 18at No. 23 Syracuse
L 29–5849,384
November 24at Rutgers
W 41–3820,114
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1995 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 83 Scott Dragos So
QB 10 Mark Hartsell Sr
QB 7 Matt Hasselbeck  So
G 66 Pete Kendall Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 99 Stalin Colinet Jr
DB 44 Daryl Porter Jr
DT 93 Chris Sullivan Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Ohio State
See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
#12 Ohio State Buckeyes vs #22 Boston College Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 14 10738
Boston College 0 3 306

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: August 27, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), no wind
  • Game attendance: 62,711
  • Box Score
Game information

Virginia Tech
See also: 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Boston College-Virginia Tech football rivalry
Boston College Eagles at #22 Virginia Tech Hokies
Period 1 2 34Total
Boston College 7 7 6020
Virginia Tech 0 7 0714

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

  • Date: September 7, 1995
  • Game attendance: 44,426
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • BC - Pollack 11 pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)

Second quarter

  • BC - Harding 4 pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)
  • VT - Still 80 pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick)

Third quarter

  • BC - Hemmert 3 pass from Hartsell (kick failed)

Fourth quarter

  • VT - B. Edmonds 1 run (Larsen kick)

Michigan
See also: 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team
Michigan Wolverines at Boston College Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Michigan 10 14 7334
Boston College 3 0 7717

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Warm, 64 °F (18 °C), wind 22 mph (35 km/h) SE
  • Game attendance: 44,500
  • Referee: Buddy Ward
  • TV: ESPN
  • Box score and Game recap
Game information

Michigan State
See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team
Boston College Eagles at Michigan State Spartans
Period 1 2 34Total
Boston College 0 15 6021
Michigan State 3 6 13325

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

Game information
First quarter
  • MSU - FG C Gardner 27

Second quarter

  • BC - Watson 38 run (Mcguire kick)
  • MSU - Muhammad 34 pass from Schultz (kick failed)
  • BC - Harding 4 pass from Hartsell (Hemmert reception for two-point conversion)

Third quarter

  • BC - Hemmert 4 pass from Hartsell (two-point conversion failed)
  • MSU - Chapman 3 pass from Schultz (C Gardner kick)
  • MSU - S Greene 1 run (two-point conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

  • MSU - FG C Gardner 19

Pitt
See also: 1995 Pitt Panthers football team
Pitt Panthers at Boston College Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Pitt 0 0 000
Boston College 7 3 0717

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 7, 1995
  • Game attendance: 44,500
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • BC - O. Walker 8-yard run (D. McGuire kick)

Second quarter

  • BC - D. McGuire 41-yard field goal

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • BC - M. Cloud 11-yard run (D. McGuire kick)

West Virginia
See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
West Virginia Mountaineers at Boston College Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 10 0 14731
Boston College 0 0 61319

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 14, 1995
  • Game attendance: 44,500
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU - K. Barber 1-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick)
  • WVU - B. Baumann 22-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • No scoring

Third quarter

  • WVU - R. Vanterpool 36-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick)
  • WVU - K. Barber 24-yard run (B. Baumann kick)
  • BC - K. Watson 84-yard punt return (2-pt. conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

  • BC - K. Watson 30-yard pass from T. Pollack (2-pt. conversion failed)
  • WVU - R. Walker 1-yard run (B. Baumann kick)
  • BC - T. Pollack 1-yard pass from M. Hasselbeck (D. McGuire kick)

Army
See also: 1995 Army Cadets football team
Army Cadets at Boston College Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Army 14 28 0749
Boston College 0 0 707

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game attendance: 44,500
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • ARMY - R. Hodge 3-yard run (J. Parker kick)
  • ARMY - J. Conroy 1-yard run (J. Parker kick)

Second quarter

  • ARMY - R. McAda 14-yard run (J. Parker kick)
  • ARMY - R. McAda 25-yard run (J. Parker kick)
  • ARMY - J. Graves 26-yard pass from R. McAda (J. Parker kick)
  • ARMY - R. Hodge 1-yard run (J. Parker kick)

Third quarter

  • BC - M. Hasselbeck 1-yard run (D. McGuire kick)

Fourth quarter

  • ARMY - A. Thompson 4-yard run (J. Parker kick)

Notre Dame
See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Boston College Eagles at #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Period 1 2 34Total
Boston College 0 7 3010
Notre Dame 7 3 7320

at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana

  • Date: October 28, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • TV: NBC
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • ND - Edwards 17 pass from Powlus (Cengia kick)

Second quarter

  • BC - O. Walker 2 run (McGuire kick)
  • ND - FG Cengia 22

Third quarter

  • ND - Edwards 2 run (Cengia kick)
  • BC - FG McGuire 41

Fourth quarter

  • ND - FG Cengia 26

Temple
See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team
Boston College Eagles at Temple Owls
Period 1 2 34Total
Boston College 7 0 3010
Temple 7 0 029

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 4, 1995
  • Game attendance: 5,182
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • BC - O. Walker 5-yard run (D. McGuire kick)
  • TEM - H. Burris 10-yard run (Z. Michalski kick)

Second quarter

  • No scoring

Third quarter

  • BC - D. McGuire 47-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

  • TEM - Safety

Miami (FL)
See also: 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team
Miami Hurricanes at Boston College Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 7 0 7317
Boston College 0 0 01414

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: November 11, 1995
  • Game attendance: 44,500
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • UM - G. Daphnis 56-yard pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick)

Second quarter

  • No scoring

Third quarter

  • UM - D. Ferguson 85-yard run (D. Prewitt kick)

Fourth quarter

  • BC - S. Everson 3-yard pass from M. Hartsell (D. McGuire kick)
  • BC - O. Walker 1-yard run (D. McGuire kick)
  • UM - D. Prewitt 24-yard field goal

Syracuse
See also: 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team
Boston College Eagles at #23 Syracuse Orangemen
Period 1 2 34Total
Boston College 0 15 01429
Syracuse 23 14 71458

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

  • Date: November 18, 1995
  • Game attendance: 49,384
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • SYR - Konrad 2 run (O. Mare kick)
  • SYR - FG O Mare 35
  • SYR - Konrad 20 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick)
  • SYR - Konrad 27 run (kick failed)

Second quarter

  • BC - King 21 pass from Hartsell (Harding reception for two-point conversion)
  • SYR - Harrison 62 punt return (O. Mare kick)
  • BC - Anderson 4 run (McGuire kick)
  • SYR - S Wilson 9 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Third quarter

  • SYR - R Williams 4 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick)

Fourth quarter

  • SYR - Thomas 21 run (O. Mare kick)
  • BC - Cloud 6 run (Hemmert reception for two-point conversion)
  • BC - Dragos 1 pass from Hartsell (two-point conversion failed)
  • SYR - Thomas 4 run (O. Mare kick)

Rutgers
See also: 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Boston College Eagles at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Period 1 2 34Total
Boston College 14 7 71341
Rutgers 7 17 7738

at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

Game information
First quarter
  • BC - Watson 63 yard punt return (McGuire kick)
  • RUT - Lucas 1 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)
  • BC - Pollack 11 yard pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)

Second quarter

  • RUT - Lucas 7 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)
  • BC - Walker 2 yard run (McGuire kick)
  • RUT - Mike-Mayer 20 yard field goal
  • RUT - Presly 8 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)

Third quarter

  • BC - Tardio 2 yard pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)
  • RUT - Presley 6 yard run (Kucowski kick)

Fourth quarter

  • RUT - Battaglia 34 yard pass from Lucas (Kucowski kick)
  • BC - Harding 8 yard pass from Hartsell (pass failed)
  • BC - Pollack 7 yard pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)

References
  1. 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
  2. "1995 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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