2004 Boston College Eagles football team

2004 Boston College Eagles football
Big East co-champion
Continental Tire Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
Record9–3 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDana Bible (6th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Pittsburgh $+   4 2     8 4  
No. 21 Boston College +   4 2     9 3  
West Virginia +   4 2     8 4  
Syracuse +   4 2     6 6  
Connecticut   3 3     8 4  
Rutgers   1 5     4 7  
Temple   1 5     2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference, with this season being their last before their move to the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Eagles played their home games in 2004 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 p.m.at Ball State*W 19–1123,718
September 118:00 p.m.Penn State*ABCW 21–744,500
September 178:00 p.m.Connecticut
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN2W 27–742,564
September 2512:00 p.m.at Wake Forest*ESPN2L 14–1729,461
October 21:00 p.m.No. 19 (I-AA) UMass*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
NESNW 29–743,262
October 1612:00 p.m.at PittsburghESPN2L 17–20 OT34,071
October 232:30 p.m.at No. 24 Notre Dame*NBCW 24–2380,795
November 63:30 p.m.RutgersNo. 24
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN+W 21–1041,126
November 1312:00 p.m.at No. 13 West VirginiaNo. 21ABCW 36–1758,118
November 2012:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 19ESPN+W 34–1714,081
November 271:00 p.m.SyracuseNo. 17
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ABCL 17–4344,500
December 301:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina*No. 25ESPN2W 37–2473,258
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRV2524211917232521
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25211919RVRV21
BCSNot released25232121Not released

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