1994 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

1994 Boston College Eagles football

Aloha Bowl champion

Aloha Bowl, W 12–7 vs. Kansas State

Conference| Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 22
AP| No. 23
Record| 7–4–1 (3–3–1 Big East)
Head coach|

* Dan Henning (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Dirk Koetter (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Jim Reid (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
Captains|

* Stephen Boyd
* Pete Mitchell
* Michael Reed
* Eric Shorter[1]

Home stadium| Alumni Stadium

Seasons

<- 1993

1995 ->

1994 Big East Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 6 Miami (FL) $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Virginia Tech | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Syracuse | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
West Virginia | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 6  | - | 0
No. 23 Boston College | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
Rutgers | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Pittsburgh | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Temple | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Dan Henning and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference, finishing fifth with a conference record of 3–3–1. Boston College was invited to the 1994 Aloha Bowl, where they defeated then-No. 11 Kansas State, 12–7. They finished the season ranked 23rd in the AP Poll and 22nd in the Coaches' Poll.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| at No. 5 Michigan*| |

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

| L 26–34| 105,936|
September 17| No. 18 Virginia Tech| |

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)

| L 7–12| 44,500| [2]
September 24| at Pittsburgh| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 21–9| 34,623|
October 8| No. 8 Notre Dame*| |

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)

| W 30–11| 44,500|
October 15| Temple| No. 24|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| W 45–28| 44,500|
October 22| Rutgers| No. 22|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| T 7–7| 44,500|
October 29| at Army*| |

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 30–3| 39,304|
November 3| at Louisville*| |

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| W 35–14| 38,711|
November 12| No. 14 Syracuse| No. 25|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| W 31–0| 44,500|
November 19| at West Virginia| No. 17|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 20–21| 44,890| [3]
November 26| at No. 5 Miami (FL)| No. 25|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| L 7–23| 60,579|
December 25| vs. No. 11 Kansas State*| |

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)

| W 12–7| 44,862|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1994 Boston College Eagles football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `30` | David Green | Sr
QB | `10` | Mark Hartsell | Jr
QB | `7` | Matt Hasselbeck |  Fr
G | `66` | Pete Kendall | Jr
TE | `88` | Gordon Laro | Sr
TE | `82` | Pete Mitchell | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `50` | Stephen Boyd | Sr
DE | `59` | Mike Mamula | Jr
DB | `17` | Michael Reed | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Dan Henning

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Team players in the NFL

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Mike Mamula | Defensive end | 1 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles
Pete Mitchell | Tight end | 4 | 122 | Miami Dolphins
Stephen Boyd | Linebacker | 5 | 141 | Detroit Lions
Michael Reed | Defensive back | 7 | 249 | Carolina Panthers

## References

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1. ^ 2009-10 Boston College Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine pg. 114
2. ^ "Va. Tech stops BC". The Daily News Leader. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "West Virginia win puts a kink in Eagles' plans". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 7, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "1994 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

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Boston College Eagles football

Venues|

* South End Grounds (1893–1899, 1902)
* American League Baseball Grounds (1901)
* Alumni Field (1915–1921, 1923, 1932–1941, 1943–1945, 1955)
* Fenway Park (1914–1917, 1919–1920, 1927–1931, 1936–1945, 1953–1956)
* Braves Field (1918–1927, 1944, 1946–1952)
* Alumni Stadium (1957–present)
* Sullivan Stadium (alternate)

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* Clemson (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)
* Holy Cross
* Notre Dame: Holy War
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* Virginia Tech
* Sacred Cod Trophy

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* Scanlan Award
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