1995 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

1995 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record4–8 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
  • Dan Henning (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorDirk Koetter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (1st season)
Captains
  • Pete Kendall
  • Tim Morabito[1]
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big East Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 27vs. No. 12 Ohio State*No. 22L 6–3862,711
September 7at No. 20 Virginia TechW 20–1444,426[2]
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 TempleW 10–95,182
November 11Miami (FL)
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 14–1744,500
November 18at No. 23 SyracuseL 29–5849,384
November 24at RutgersW 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. # Name Class
TE 83 Scott Dragos So
QB 10 Mark Hartsell Sr
QB 7 Matt Hasselbeck  So
G 66 Pete Kendall Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 99 Stalin Colinet Jr
DB 44 Daryl Porter Jr
DT 93 Chris Sullivan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Ohio State

#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

First quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 12-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 7:34

Second quarter

  • BC - McGuire 24-yard field goal 11:35
  • OSU - Shawn Springs 97-yard kickoff return (Josh Jackson kick) 11:21
  • OSU - Rickey Dudley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 0:37

Third quarter

  • OSU - Josh Jackson 23-yard field goal 7:25
  • BC - McGuire 50-yard field goal 4:51
  • OSU - Eddie George 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 2:13

Fourth quarter

Top Passers
Top Rushers
  • BC - Justice Smith - 24 rushes, 123 yards
  • OSU - Eddie George - 17 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TDs
Top Receivers
  • OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 105 yards
  • BC - Kenyatta Watson - 6 receptions, 73 yards
Top Tacklers
  • BC - Terence Wiggins - 10 (8 solo, 2 assisted)
  • OSU - Luke Fickell - 8 (5 solo, 3 assisted)
Interceptions

Virginia Tech

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

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

First quarter

  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • BC - Walker 4-yard run (pass failed)
  • MICH - Hamilton 25-yard field goal
  • MICH - Biakabutuka 18-yard run (Hamilton kick)
  • MICH - Hamilton 39-yard field goal

Third quarter

  • MICH - Hamilton 29-yard field goal
  • MICH - Davis 1-yard run (Hamilton kick)

Fourth quarter

  • BC - Pollack 5-yard pass from Hasselback (McGuire kick)
Top Rushers
  • MICH - Biakabutuka - 32 rushes, 117 yards, 1 TD
  • BC - Smith - 24 rushes, 76 yards
Top Passers
  • MICH - Dreisbach - 9/21, 177 yards, 1 INT
  • BC - Hartsell - 8/20, 74 yards, 3 INTs
Top Receivers
  • MICH - Toomer - 4 receptions, 76 yards
  • BC - Grice - 3 receptions, 47 yards

Michigan State

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

  • Date: September 30, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 72,981
  • Box score and Game recap
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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

  • Date: November 24, 1995
  • Game attendance: 20,114
  • Box score and Game recap
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. ^ "Hartsell lifts Eagles over Hokies". The Tampa Tribune. September 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1995 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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