2001 Boston College Eagles football team

2001 Boston College Eagles football
2001 Boston College Eagles football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 21
Record	8–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Scott Bradley; Marc Colombo; Sean Guthrie;
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Miami (FL) $#	7	–	0	12	–	0
No. 14 Syracuse	6	–	1	10	–	3
No. 18 Virginia Tech	4	–	3	8	–	4
No. 21 Boston College	4	–	3	8	–	4
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	7	–	5
Temple	2	–	5	4	–	7
West Virginia	1	–	6	3	–	8
Rutgers	0	–	7	2	–	9

# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 34–10	42,482
September 8	10:00 p.m.	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	L 22–38	41,250
September 22	12:00 p.m.	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 38–21	30,064
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Army*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 31–10	43,042
October 6	3:30 p.m.	Temple		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 33–10	38,724
October 13	6:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 20–34	53,662
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 45–7	41,637
October 27	7:45 p.m.	Notre Dame*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ESPN	W 21–17	44,500
November 10	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Miami (FL)		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 7–18	44,500
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 38–7	13,012
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Syracuse	No. 25	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 28–39	45,063
December 28	5:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Georgia*		Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–16	46,125
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time