List of Boston College Eagles bowl games explained

The Boston College Eagles college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Boston College in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1892, Boston College has appeared in 29 bowl games. Included in these games are 4 combined appearances in the traditional "major" bowl games (the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Fiesta, and Orange), all of which came in their first six bowl appearances.[1] Their victory in the 1941 Sugar Bowl over Tennessee gave Boston College a claim on the national championship, having received votes from various selectors. However, the NCAA only lists Minnesota as having won that year.

BC's 15-13 bowl record in 29 bowl games (with one no-contest) place the school tied for 38th in all-time bowl wins.

Bowl games

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SeasonBowlScoreDateOpponentStadiumLocation
119391940 Cotton Bowl ClassicL 3–6Clemson TigersCotton BowlDallas, TX
219401941 Sugar BowlW 19–13Tennessee VolunteersTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA
319421943 Orange BowlL 21–37Alabama Crimson TideBurdine StadiumMiami, FL
419821982 Tangerine BowlL 26–33Auburn TigersCitrus BowlOrlando, FL
519831983 Liberty BowlL 19–18Notre Dame Fighting IrishLiberty BowlMemphis, TN
619841985 Cotton BowlW 45–28Houston CougarsCotton BowlDallas, TX
719861986 Hall of Fame BowlW 27–24Georgia BulldogsTampa StadiumTampa, FL
819921993 Hall of Fame BowlL 23–38Tennessee VolunteersTampa StadiumTampa, FL
919931994 Carquest BowlW 31–13Virginia CavaliersJoe Robbie StadiumMiami, FL
1019941994 Aloha BowlW 12–7Kansas State WildcatsAloha StadiumHonolulu, HI
1119991999 Insight.com BowlL 28–62Colorado BuffaloesSun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ
1220002000 Aloha BowlW 31–17Arizona State Sun DevilsAloha StadiumHonolulu, HI
1320012001 Music City BowlW 20–16Georgia BulldogsLP FieldNashville, TN
1420022002 Motor City BowlW 51–25Toledo RocketsFord FieldDetroit, MI
1520032003 San Francisco BowlW 35–21Colorado State RamsAT&T ParkSan Francisco, CA
1620042004 Continental Tire BowlW 37–24North Carolina Tar HeelsBank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC
1720052005 MPC Computers BowlW 27–21Boise State BroncosBronco StadiumBoise, ID
1820062006 Meineke Car Care BowlW 25–24Navy MidshipmenBank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC
1920072007 Champs Sports BowlW 24–21Michigan State SpartansCitrus BowlOrlando, FL
2020082008 Music City BowlL 14–16Vanderbilt CommodoresLP FieldNashville, TN
2120092009 Emerald BowlL 13–24USC TrojansAT&T ParkSan Francisco, CA
2220102011 Kraft Fight Hunger BowlL 13–20Nevada Wolf PackAT&T ParkSan Francisco, CA
2320132013 AdvoCare V100 BowlL 19–42Arizona WildcatsIndependence StadiumShreveport, LA
2420142014 Pinstripe BowlL 30–31OTPenn State Nittany LionsYankee StadiumBronx, NY
2520162016 Quick Lane BowlW 36–30 Maryland TerrapinsFord FieldDetroit, MI
2620172017 Pinstripe BowlL 20–27Iowa HawkeyesYankee StadiumBronx, NY
2720182018 First Responder Bowl No Contest†Boise State BroncosCotton BowlDallas, TX
2820192020 Birmingham BowlL 6–38Cincinnati BearcatsLegion FieldBirmingham, AL
2920212021 Military Bowl Cancelled‡East Carolina PiratesNavy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD
3020232023 Fenway Bowl W 23–14SMU MustangsFenway ParkBoston, MA
† After Boston College led 7–0 in first quarter, the 2018 First Responder Bowl was delayed and eventually canceled due to dangerous lightning strikes. It is considered a no-contest for both teams.
‡ The 2021 Military Bowl was cancelled the day before it was scheduled, due to a large number COVID-19 cases within the Boston College program.

Notes

  1. Book: Dunnavant, Keith . The Fifty-Year Seduction: How Television Manipulated College Football, from the Birth of the Modern NCAA to the Creation of the BCS . 2004 . Macmillan . 978-0-312-32345-5 . 93–99 . March 2, 2011.

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