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
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Virginia Tech + 61  102 
No. 20 Miami (FL) + 61  83 
No. 19 Syracuse 52  93 
West Virginia 43  56 
Boston College 43  48 
Rutgers 25  47 
Temple 16  110 
Pittsburgh 07  29 
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE83Scott DragosSo
QB10Mark HartsellSr
QB7Matt Hasselbeck  So
G66Pete KendallSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE99Stalin ColinetJr
DB44Daryl PorterJr
DT93Chris SullivanSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries

Ohio State

#12 Ohio State Buckeyes vs #22 Boston College Eagles
Period1234Total
Ohio State71410738
Boston College03306

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

Boston College Eagles at #22 Virginia Tech Hokies
Period1234Total
Boston College776020
Virginia Tech070714

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
Period1234Total
Michigan10147334
Boston College307717

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

Boston College Eagles at Michigan State Spartans
Period1234Total
Boston College0156021
Michigan State3613325

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

Pitt Panthers at Boston College Eagles
Period1234Total
Pitt00000
Boston College730717

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
Period1234Total
West Virginia10014731
Boston College0061319

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
Period1234Total
Army14280749
Boston College00707

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
Period1234Total
Boston College073010
Notre Dame737320

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
Period1234Total
Boston College703010
Temple70029

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
Period1234Total
Miami (FL)707317
Boston College0001414

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
Period1234Total
Boston College01501429
Syracuse231471458

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
Period1234Total
Boston College14771341
Rutgers7177738

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)

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