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2008 Boston College Eagles football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2008
team	Boston College Eagles
sport	football
image	Boston College Eagles wordmark.png
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
division	Atlantic Division
short_conf	ACC
record	9–5
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Jeff Jagodzinski
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	Steve Logan
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Frank Spaziani
dc_year	10th
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Chris Crane
captain2	Mike McLaughlin
stadium	Alumni Stadium
champion	ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
bowl	[Music City Bowl](2008-music-city-bowl)
bowl_result	L 14–16 vs. [Vanderbilt](2008-vanderbilt-commodores-football-team)
conf_champ	[ACC Championship Game](2008-acc-championship-game)
conf_champ_result	L 12–30 vs. [Virginia Tech](2008-virginia-tech-hokies-football-team)

The 2008 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Boston College's fourth season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Eagles were led by Jeff Jagodzinski in his second and final season as Boston College head coach. Boston College has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference's (ACC) Atlantic Division since joining the league in 2005, after leaving the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games in 2008 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Season recap

Boston College had to replace Matt Ryan, who was drafted third overall in the 2008 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Senior quarterback Chris Crane was the starter at the beginning of the year to take over the starting quarterback position. In the November 22 game against Wake Forest, Crane broke his collar bone, and was replaced with Dominique Davis. Other big losses that had to be dealt with from the 2007 season include tailback L.V. Witworth and running back Andre Callender. True freshman Josh Haden was assumed to be the starting running back, but true freshman Montel Harris later turned out to have the starting job. BC finished the year with one of the best defenses in College Football, with the most Interceptions in all of FBS Football, and allowing the fifth fewest yards.

The team had its first loss in a home game against Georgia Tech. It went on to lose two more games against the North Carolina and the Clemson before winning four games in a row to take the team to its second ACC Championship Game in a row, which again, put the Eagles against the Virginia Tech Hokies. The Eagles lost the game 12–30, and placed the team in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee. The Eagles lost the game to Vanderbilt, which not only ended the Eagles bowl winning streak, which was the longest in the nation, but gave Vanderbilt its first bowl win in over 50 years. On January 5, 2009, Coach Jagodzinski was fired by Boston College, for apparently interviewing for the head coaching vacancy for the NFL New York Jets despite being warned not to. He was later hired as the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Schedule

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Rankings

Roster

2008 Boston College Eagles football roster
Quarterbacks

Drafted Players (2009 NFL Draft)

2	8	40	Ron Brace	New England Patriots	DT

References

[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/Records-mg-09-10.pdf 2009-10 Boston College Record Book] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 pg. 114)
Mark Blaudschun. (September 28, 2008). "Led by Harris, BC batters Rams". The Boston Globe.
"2008-09 Results/News Releases". Boston College Athletics.

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