| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Boston College Eagles |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 7–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jeff Hafley |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Steve Shimko |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple pro-style |
| Codef Coach1: | Aazaar Abdul-Rahim |
| Codc1 Year: | 1st |
| Codef Coach2: | Sean Duggan |
| Codc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–2–5 |
| Stadium: | Alumni Stadium |
| Champion: | Fenway Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Fenway Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 23–14 vs. SMU |
The 2023 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Hafley and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, and were invited to the Wasabi Fenway Bowl, where they defeated SMU, 23-14.
On February 1, Hafley resigned as head coach to become the defensive coordinator of the NFL's Green Bay Packers.[1] He was subsequently replaced by Bill O'Brien.
The Boston College Eagles football team drew an average home attendance of 36,376 in 2023, the 62nd highest in college football.[2]
Boston College signed 18 players in the class of 2023.
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Boston College lost 13 players to the NCAA transfer portal.
| Name | Pos. | New school |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Pittsburgh | |
| Clinton Burton Jr. | CB | Charlotte |
| Izaiah Henderson | DL | Maine |
| Jason Maitre | S | Wisconsin |
| Kivon Wright | DE | Boise State |
| Kevin Pyne | OT | Rhode Island |
| Daelen Menard | S | Bowling Green |
| CB | Texas A&M | |
| Finn Dirstine | IOL | Texas A&M |
| Jaelen Gill | WR | Fresno State |
| Shawn Battle | CB | None |
| Christian Curatolo | OT | Lehigh |
| Steve Lubischer | CB | Bowling Green |
Boston College received 10 players from the college football transfer portal.
| Name | Pos. | Previous school |
|---|---|---|
| George Rooks | DT | Michigan |
| Kye Robichaux | RB | Western Kentucky |
| Ryan O'Keefe | WR | UCF |
| Logan Taylor | OT | Virginia |
| Victor Nelson Jr. | S | LIU |
| Alex Washington | CB | Harvard |
| Khari Johnson | CB | Arkansas |
| OG | Texas State | |
| Michael Wright | LS | Penn State |
| QB | UCF | |
Boston College and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[3] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Boston College with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice in an (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Eagles three set conference opponents for the next four years was; Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, and Syracuse, though this annual opponent structure was abandoned after just one season due to conference expansion.[4] [5]
See also: 2023 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.
See also: 2023 Holy Cross Crusaders football team and Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry.
See also: 2023 Florida State Seminoles football team.
See also: 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2023 Virginia Cavaliers football team.
See also: 2023 Army Black Knights football team.
See also: 2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
See also: 2023 UConn Huskies football team.
See also: 2023 Syracuse Orange football team.
See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry.
See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
See also: 2023 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See also: 2023 Fenway Bowl and 2023 SMU Mustangs football team.
See also: 2024 NFL draft.
| 3 | 90 | Elijah Jones | CB | Arizona Cardinals | |
| 6 | 210 | Christian Mahogany | OG | Detroit Lions |