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2013 Boston College Eagles football team

2013 Boston College Eagles football
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AdvoCare V100 Bowl vs. Arizona, L 19–42
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
2013 record 7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach Steve Addazio (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Ryan Day (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Don Brown (1st year)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 44,500)
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#1 Florida State x$#   8 0         14 0  
#8 Clemson  %   7 1         11 2  
Boston College   4 4         7 6  
Syracuse   4 4         7 6  
Maryland   3 5         7 6  
Wake Forest   2 6         4 8  
NC State   0 8         3 9  
Coastal Division
#23 Duke x   6 2         10 4  
Miami   5 3         9 4  
Virginia Tech   5 3         8 5  
Georgia Tech   5 3         7 6  
North Carolina   4 4         7 6  
Pittsburgh   3 5         7 6  
Virginia   0 8         2 10  
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Steve Addazio and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play to finish tied for third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the AdvoCare V100 Bowl where they were defeated by Arizona.

In Steve Addazio's first game as head coach and season opener for the Eagles, Boston College took on their historical foe, the Villanova Wildcats for the first time since 1980. Ranked #5 in the FCS polls, Villanova had a strong potential to upset an FBS team coming off a trying 2–10 year. The upset looked imminent as the Wildcats led 14–7 at halftime, the first score of which came on a spectacular 4th down field goal fake on the first drive of the game. However, the Eagles came out of the half energized and turned the game around to win 24–14.

In the ACC opener for both teams, the Eagles took on the Demon Deacons on ESPN2 College Football Friday Primetime. BC's defense stifled the Deacons' option attack all game, while churning out scores on a 204-yard performance by senior running back Andre Williams, as the Eagles went 2–0 for the first time since 2010, and matched their win total from the previous year.

The Eagles first loss of the season came at USC, as the Trojans dominated both sides of the ball in only the teams' fourth ever meeting. USC is 4–0 in games against Boston College. Coming into the game, BC had the potential to upset USC, who was coming off a 10–7 loss at Washington State, along with quarterback drama and dysfunctional leadership under head coach Lane Kiffin (who was fired later in the month). However, the hostile environment proved too much for Boston College and could not come up with an upset, let alone a fighting chance at winning the game, as they lost 35–7.


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