2011 Boston College Eagles football team

2011 Boston College Eagles football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference 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 #19 (FCS) Massachusetts* Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA 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 #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 #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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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