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The Boston College mascot is Baldwin the Eagle, an American bald eagle whose name is a pun derived from the bald head of the eagle and the word "win." The school colors are maroon and gold . [ 2 ] The fight song , " For Boston ", was composed by T.J. Hurley , Class of 1885, and is America's oldest college fight song.
Boston College and Villanova have a dormant rivalry. The two Catholic universities met 46 times, and played a home-and-home series from 1945 to 1980 (save 1954), until Villanova disbanded their 1-A program. They last met in 2013 with Villanova as an FCS opponent for the Eagles, with Boston College taking the 24–14 victory at Chestnut Hill.
Boston College claims one national championship in 1940, though the NCAA doesn't recognize it, and have played in 22 Bowl Games, winning 13. With 626 wins over 120 seasons of football, Boston College ranks 51st all-time in win–loss records in the NCAA.
Boston College announced its 2022 football schedule on January 31, 2022. The 2022 schedule consists of six home games and six away games in the regular season. The Eagles hosted ACC foes Louisville , Clemson , Duke , and Syracuse and traveled to Virginia Tech , Florida State , Wake Forest , and NC State .
The Eagles compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 40 head coaches , and two interim head coaches, since it began play during the 1893 season . Since February 2024, Bill O'Brien has served as head coach at Boston College.
The 2021 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by second-year head coach Jeff Hafley.
Ian Eagle prior to a game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers on October 22, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Noah Eagle prepares for the game between the UCLA Bruins and the ...
The 1984 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Doug Flutie gained national attention in 1984 when he quarterbacked the Eagles to victory in a high-scoring, back-and-forth game against the Miami Hurricanes (led by QB Bernie Kosar ).