1995 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1995 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Dan Henning and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Despite high preseason expectations, Boston College finished with a disappointing overall record of 4–8 (4–3 Big East), tied for 4th in the Big East Conference.

1995 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–8 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Henning (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dirk Koetter (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jack Stanton (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Pete Kendall Tim Morabito[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech +		6	–	1					10	–	2
No. 20 Miami (FL) +		6	–	1					8	–	3
No. 19 Syracuse		5	–	2					9	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	3					5	–	6
Boston College		4	–	3					4	–	8
Rutgers		2	–	5					4	–	7
Temple		1	–	6					1	–	10
Pittsburgh		0	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 27		vs. No. 12 Ohio State*	No. 22	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)		L 6–38	62,711
September 7		at No. 20 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)		W 20–14	44,426	[2]
September 16		No. 11 Michigan*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 13–23	44,500
September 30		at Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 21–25	72,981
October 7		Pittsburgh		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 17–0	44,500
October 14		West Virginia		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 19–31	44,500
October 21		Army*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 7–49	44,500
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	NBC	L 10–20	59,075
November 4		at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 10–9	5,182
November 11		Miami (FL)		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 14–17	44,500
November 18		at No. 23 Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		L 29–58	49,384
November 24		at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 41–38	20,114
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1995 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 83 Scott Dragos So QB 10 Mark Hartsell Sr QB 7 Matt Hasselbeck  So G 66 Pete Kendall Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 99 Stalin Colinet Jr DB 44 Daryl Porter Jr DT 93 Chris Sullivan Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dan Henning Coordinators/assistant coaches Dirk Koetter (offensive coordinator) Jack Stanton (defensive coordinator) Jerry Azzinaro (defensive line) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Ohio State

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

#12 Ohio State Buckeyes vs #22 Boston College Eagles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	14	10	7	38
Boston College	0	3	3	0	6

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: August 27, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), no wind
• Game attendance: 62,711
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OSU - Eddie George 12-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 7:34 Second quarter BC - McGuire 24-yard field goal 11:35 OSU - Shawn Springs 97-yard kickoff return (Josh Jackson kick) 11:21 OSU - Rickey Dudley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 0:37 Third quarter OSU - Josh Jackson 23-yard field goal 7:25 BC - McGuire 50-yard field goal 4:51 OSU - Eddie George 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 2:13 Fourth quarter OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 2:47 Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 17/26, 269 yards, 1 TD BC - Mark Hartsell - 17/31, 187 yards, 2 INTs Top Rushers BC - Justice Smith - 24 rushes, 123 yards OSU - Eddie George - 17 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TDs Top Receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 105 yards BC - Kenyatta Watson - 6 receptions, 73 yards Top Tacklers BC - Terence Wiggins - 10 (8 solo, 2 assisted) OSU - Luke Fickell - 8 (5 solo, 3 assisted) Interceptions OSU - 3 - Shawn Springs (1), Roedell Dupree (1), Che Bryant (1)

Virginia Tech

See also: 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and Boston College-Virginia Tech football rivalry

Boston College Eagles at #22 Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	7	7	6	0	20
Virginia Tech	0	7	0	7	14

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: September 7, 1995
• Game attendance: 44,426
• Box score

Game information
First quarter BC - Pollack 11 pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick) Second quarter BC - Harding 4 pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick) VT - Still 80 pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) Third quarter BC - Hemmert 3 pass from Hartsell (kick failed) Fourth quarter VT - B. Edmonds 1 run (Larsen kick)

Michigan

See also: 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team

Michigan Wolverines at Boston College Eagles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	10	14	7	3	34
Boston College	3	0	7	7	17

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Warm, 64 °F (18 °C), wind 22 mph (35 km/h) SE
• Game attendance: 44,500
• Referee: Buddy Ward
• TV: ESPN
• Box score and Game recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter BC - Walker 4-yard run (pass failed) MICH - Hamilton 25-yard field goal MICH - Biakabutuka 18-yard run (Hamilton kick) MICH - Hamilton 39-yard field goal Third quarter MICH - Hamilton 29-yard field goal MICH - Davis 1-yard run (Hamilton kick) Fourth quarter BC - Pollack 5-yard pass from Hasselback (McGuire kick) Top Rushers MICH - Biakabutuka - 32 rushes, 117 yards, 1 TD BC - Smith - 24 rushes, 76 yards Top Passers MICH - Dreisbach - 9/21, 177 yards, 1 INT BC - Hartsell - 8/20, 74 yards, 3 INTs Top Receivers MICH - Toomer - 4 receptions, 76 yards BC - Grice - 3 receptions, 47 yards

Michigan State

See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team

Boston College Eagles at Michigan State Spartans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	0	15	6	0	21
Michigan State	3	6	13	3	25

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: September 30, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 72,981
• Box score and Game recap

Game information

First quarter MSU - FG C Gardner 27 Second quarter BC - Watson 38 run (Mcguire kick) MSU - Muhammad 34 pass from Schultz (kick failed) BC - Harding 4 pass from Hartsell (Hemmert reception for two-point conversion) Third quarter BC - Hemmert 4 pass from Hartsell (two-point conversion failed) MSU - Chapman 3 pass from Schultz (C Gardner kick) MSU - S Greene 1 run (two-point conversion failed) Fourth quarter MSU - FG C Gardner 19

Pitt

See also: 1995 Pitt Panthers football team

Pitt Panthers at Boston College Eagles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pitt	0	0	0	0	0
Boston College	7	3	0	7	17

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: October 7, 1995
• Game attendance: 44,500
• Box score

Game information
First quarter BC - O. Walker 8-yard run (D. McGuire kick) Second quarter BC - D. McGuire 41-yard field goal Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter BC - M. Cloud 11-yard run (D. McGuire kick)

West Virginia

See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

West Virginia Mountaineers at Boston College Eagles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	10	0	14	7	31
Boston College	0	0	6	13	19

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: October 14, 1995
• Game attendance: 44,500
• Box score

Game information

First quarter WVU - K. Barber 1-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick) WVU - B. Baumann 22-yard field goal Second quarter No scoring Third quarter WVU - R. Vanterpool 36-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick) WVU - K. Barber 24-yard run (B. Baumann kick) BC - K. Watson 84-yard punt return (2-pt. conversion failed) Fourth quarter BC - K. Watson 30-yard pass from T. Pollack (2-pt. conversion failed) WVU - R. Walker 1-yard run (B. Baumann kick) BC - T. Pollack 1-yard pass from M. Hasselbeck (D. McGuire kick)

Army

See also: 1995 Army Cadets football team

Army Cadets at Boston College Eagles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	14	28	0	7	49
Boston College	0	0	7	0	7

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game attendance: 44,500
• Box score

Game information

First quarter ARMY - R. Hodge 3-yard run (J. Parker kick) ARMY - J. Conroy 1-yard run (J. Parker kick) Second quarter ARMY - R. McAda 14-yard run (J. Parker kick) ARMY - R. McAda 25-yard run (J. Parker kick) ARMY - J. Graves 26-yard pass from R. McAda (J. Parker kick) ARMY - R. Hodge 1-yard run (J. Parker kick) Third quarter BC - M. Hasselbeck 1-yard run (D. McGuire kick) Fourth quarter ARMY - A. Thompson 4-yard run (J. Parker kick)

Notre Dame

See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Boston College Eagles at #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	0	7	3	0	10
Notre Dame	7	3	7	3	20

at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana

• Date: October 28, 1995
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 59,075
• TV: NBC
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter ND - Edwards 17 pass from Powlus (Cengia kick) Second quarter BC - O. Walker 2 run (McGuire kick) ND - FG Cengia 22 Third quarter ND - Edwards 2 run (Cengia kick) BC - FG McGuire 41 Fourth quarter ND - FG Cengia 26

Temple

See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team

Boston College Eagles at Temple Owls

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	7	0	3	0	10
Temple	7	0	0	2	9

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 4, 1995
• Game attendance: 5,182
• Box score

Game information
First quarter BC - O. Walker 5-yard run (D. McGuire kick) TEM - H. Burris 10-yard run (Z. Michalski kick) Second quarter No scoring Third quarter BC - D. McGuire 47-yard field goal Fourth quarter TEM - Safety

Miami (FL)

See also: 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team

Miami Hurricanes at Boston College Eagles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	0	7	3	17
Boston College	0	0	0	14	14

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: November 11, 1995
• Game attendance: 44,500
• Box score

Game information
First quarter UM - G. Daphnis 56-yard pass from R. Clement (D. Prewitt kick) Second quarter No scoring Third quarter UM - D. Ferguson 85-yard run (D. Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter BC - S. Everson 3-yard pass from M. Hartsell (D. McGuire kick) BC - O. Walker 1-yard run (D. McGuire kick) UM - D. Prewitt 24-yard field goal

Syracuse

See also: 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Boston College Eagles at #23 Syracuse Orangemen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	0	15	0	14	29
Syracuse	23	14	7	14	58

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

• Date: November 18, 1995
• Game attendance: 49,384
• Box score

Game information

First quarter SYR - Konrad 2 run (O. Mare kick) SYR - FG O Mare 35 SYR - Konrad 20 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) SYR - Konrad 27 run (kick failed) Second quarter BC - King 21 pass from Hartsell (Harding reception for two-point conversion) SYR - Harrison 62 punt return (O. Mare kick) BC - Anderson 4 run (McGuire kick) SYR - S Wilson 9 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick) Third quarter SYR - R Williams 4 pass from McNabb (O. Mare kick) Fourth quarter SYR - Thomas 21 run (O. Mare kick) BC - Cloud 6 run (Hemmert reception for two-point conversion) BC - Dragos 1 pass from Hartsell (two-point conversion failed) SYR - Thomas 4 run (O. Mare kick)

Rutgers

See also: 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Boston College Eagles at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	14	7	7	13	41
Rutgers	7	17	7	7	38

at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: November 24, 1995
• Game attendance: 20,114
• Box score and Game recap

Game information

First quarter BC - Watson 63 yard punt return (McGuire kick) RUT - Lucas 1 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick) BC - Pollack 11 yard pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick) Second quarter RUT - Lucas 7 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick) BC - Walker 2 yard run (McGuire kick) RUT - Mike-Mayer 20 yard field goal RUT - Presly 8 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick) Third quarter BC - Tardio 2 yard pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick) RUT - Presley 6 yard run (Kucowski kick) Fourth quarter RUT - Battaglia 34 yard pass from Lucas (Kucowski kick) BC - Harding 8 yard pass from Hartsell (pass failed) BC - Pollack 7 yard pass from Hartsell (McGuire kick)