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The Boston College Eagles Football Team
Division I-A) league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division. Begun in 1892, Boston College was one of six "Major College" football programs in New England as designated by NCAA classifications, starting in 1938. By 1981, and for the remainder of the twentieth century, BC was New England's sole Division I-A program. It has amassed a 601-419-36 record and is 71-30-0 since the turn of the century.
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In 2007, the Eagles captured the ACC's Atlantic Division Championship and finished the season ranked in the AP Top 10 [4] for the first time since 1984. They also achieved a mid-season #2 ranking, their highest since being ranked #1 in 1942. In addition, the program holds the record for the longest current bowl winning streak with 8 consecutive victories.
The team is currently coached by Jeff Jagodzinski and its home games are played at Alumni Stadium on the Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. In addition to success on the gridiron, Boston College football teams are consistently ranked among the nation's best for academic achievement and graduation. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, the football team's Academic Progress Rate was the highest of any school that finished the season ranked in the AP or ESPN/USA Today Coaches' polls.
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Boston Sports
BC Eagles Info:
First season 1892
Staff
Athletic director Gene DeFilippo
Head coach Jeff Jagodzinski
1st year, 11–3–0
Stadium
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Stadium capacity 44,500
Stadium surface FieldTurf
Location Chestnut Hill, MA
League/Conference
Conference ACC
Division Atlantic
Team records
All-time record 601–419–36 (.589)
Postseason bowl record 13–6
Awards
National titles 1940 (disputed)[1]
Conference titles 2004 (Big East)
Heisman winners 1 (Doug Flutie)
Pageantry
Colors Maroon and Gold
Fight song For Boston
Mascot Baldwin the Eagle
Marching band The "Screaming Eagles" Marching Band
Rivals Miami
Notre Dame ("Holy War")
Virginia Tech
Website BCeagles.com
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