2024 Boston College Eagles football team

The 2024 Boston College Eagles football team represents Boston College as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles will be led by Bill O'Brien in his first season as their head coach. They play their home games at Alumni Stadium located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

2024 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWill Lawing (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Lewis (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 SMU   5 0     8 1  
No. 20 Clemson   6 1     7 2  
No. 9 Miami (FL)   5 1     9 1  
No. 19 Louisville   4 2     6 3  
Pittsburgh   3 2     7 2  
Georgia Tech   4 3     6 4  
Duke   3 3     7 3  
Syracuse   3 3     6 3  
Virginia   3 3     5 4  
Virginia Tech   3 3     5 5  
Boston College   2 3     5 4  
North Carolina   2 3     5 4  
Wake Forest   2 3     4 5  
NC State   2 4     5 5  
California   1 4     5 4  
Stanford   1 5     2 7  
Florida State   1 7     1 9  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 13, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.at No. 10 Florida StateESPNW 28–1351,719
September 73:30 p.m.Duquesne*ACCNX/ESPN+W 56–038,441
September 1412:45 p.m.at No. 6 Missouri*No. 24SECNL 21–2762,621
September 218:00 p.m.Michigan State*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCNW 23–1944,500
September 2812:00 p.m.Western Kentucky*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCNW 21–2041,403
October 512:00 p.m.at VirginiaACCNL 14–2438,285
October 177:30 p.m.at Virginia TechESPNL 21–4265,632
October 257:30 p.m.Louisville
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN2L 27–3142,887
November 912:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
The CWW 37–3144,500
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 14 SMUESPN
November 2312:00 p.m.North Carolina
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
The CW
November 30TBAPittsburgh
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

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Recruits

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2024 recruiting class

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Boston College signed 13 players in the class of 2024.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date

Transfer portal

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Game summaries

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at No. 10 Florida State

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Game One – Boston College Eagles (0–0) vs No. 10 Florida State Seminoles (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 14 14028
No. 10 Seminoles 0 6 7013

at Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL

  • Date: Monday, September 2, 2024
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT/4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 93 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,719
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BC FSU
First downs 19 13
Total yards 369 293
Rushing yards 263 21
Passing yards 106 272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10-16-0 21-42-1
Time of possession 39:09 20:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Thomas Castellanos 10/16, 106 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Kye Robichaux 19 carries, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Treshaun Ward 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD
Florida State Passing DJ Uiagalelei 21/42, 272 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kam Davis 3 carries, 11 yards
Receiving Kentron Poitier 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD

vs Duquesne (FCS)

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Duquesne Dukes (FCS) (0–1) at Boston College Eagles (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dukes (FCS) 0 0 000
Eagles 14 28 7756

at Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics DUQ BC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Duquesne Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Boston College Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 6 Missouri

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No. 24 Boston College Eagles (2-0) at No. 6 Missouri Tigers (2-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Eagles 7 7 0721
No. 6 Tigers 3 14 7327

at Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri

  • Date: September 14th
  • Game time: 12:45 p.m. EST/9:45 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 62,621
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
  • Pregame line: MIZZ −14.5 Over/Under: 51.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:31) BC: Jerand Bradley 12 yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Luca Lombardo Kick). (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:29; Boston College 7-0)
  • (2:49) MIZZ: Blake Craig 38 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:37; Boston College 7-3)
Second quarter
  • (9:44) BC: Reed Harris 67 yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Luca Lombardo Kick). (Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:32; Boston College 14-3)
  • (4:54) MIZZ: Blake Craig 38 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:50; Boston College 14-6)
  • (3:04) MIZZ: Luther Burden III 19 yard pass from Brady Cook (Nate Noel Run for Two Point Conversion) (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:16; Tied 14-14)
  • (0:00) MIZZ: Blake Craig 56 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 0:46; Missouri 17-14)
Third quarter
  • (10:31) MIZZ: Brady Cook 6 yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:29; Missouri 24-14)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:58) MIZZ: Blake Craig 31 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 48 yards, 7:24; Missouri 27-14)
  • (3:45) BC: Kamari Morales 38 yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Luca Lombardo Kick). (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; Missouri 27-21)
Statistics BC MIZZ
First downs 16 22
Total yards 54–298 73–440
Rushing yards 26–49 43–176
Passing yards 249 264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–28–2 21–30–0
Time of possession 24:14 35:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Thomas Castellanos 16/28, 249 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Treshaun Ward 6 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Reed Harris 1 reception, 67 yards, TD
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 21/30, 264 yards, TD
Rushing Nate Noel 22 carries, 121 yards
Receiving Luther Burden III 6 receptions, 117 yards, TD

vs Michigan State

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Michigan State Spartans (3-0) at Boston College Eagles (2-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spartans 3 10 3319
Eagles 0 6 10723

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 21st
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Rainy
  • Game attendance: 44,500
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)
  • Pregame line: BC −5 Over/Under: 45.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:11) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 41-yard field goal MSU 3–0; 9 plays, 26 yards, 3:48
Second quarter
  • (12:22) BC TD: Turbo Richard 11-yard run (Luca Lombardo miss) BC 6–3; 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:08
  • (08:10) MSU TD: Aidan Chiles 1-yard run (Jonathan Kim kick) MSU 10–6; 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12
  • (00:20) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 26-yard field goal MSU 13–6; 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:23
Third quarter
  • (12:35) BC FG: Luca Lombardo 39-yard field goal MSU 13–9; 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:04
  • (12:22) BC TD: Treshaun Ward 36-yard run (Luca Lombardo kick) BC 16–13; 1 plays, 36 yards, 00:08
  • (09:06) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 51-yard field goal Tied 16–16; 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:14
Fourth quarter
  • (04:12) MSU FG: Jonathan Kim 27-yard field goal MSU 19–16; 18 plays, 89 yards, 9:24
  • (01:28) BC TD: Lewis Bond 42-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Luca Lombardo kick) BC 23–19; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44
Statistics MSU BC
First downs 21 16
Total yards 68–368 60–292
Rushing yards 33–127 44–152
Passing yards 241 140
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–35–3 10–16–0
Time of possession 32:30 27:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 17/35, 241 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 15 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Montorie Foster 4 receptions, 87 yards
Boston College Passing Thomas Castellanos 10/16, 140 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Treshaun Ward 14 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Lewis Bond 6 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD

vs Western Kentucky

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-1) at Boston College Eagles (3-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hilltoppers 7 10 3020
Eagles 0 7 01421

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 28th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST/9:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 41,403
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • WKU – Kisean Johnson 3-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carniero kick), 3:05. Western Kentucky 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:46.
Second quarter
  • WKU – Easton Messer 7-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carniero kick), 12:01. Western Kentucky 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:51.
  • BC – Kye Robichaux 3-yard run (Liam Connor kick), 2:08. Western Kentucky 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:59.
  • WKU – Lucas Carniero 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Western Kentucky 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 2:08.
Third quarter
  • WKU – Lucas Carniero 35-yard field goal, 8:44. Western Kentucky 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 5:05.
Fourth quarter
  • BC – Grayson James 1-yard run (Liam Connor kick), 11:36. Western Kentucky 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:43.
  • BC – Jerand Bradley 8-yard pass from Grayson James (Liam Connor kick), 3:33. Boston College 21–20. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:50.
Statistics WKU BC
First downs 20 19
Total yards 78–355 67–279
Rushing yards 39–123 35–111
Passing yards 232 168
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–39–2 19–32–1
Time of possession 30:40 29:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing Caden Veltkamp 25/39, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Elijah Young 21 carries, 85 yards
Receiving River Helms 4 receptions, 72 yards
Boston College Passing Grayson James 19/32, 168 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kye Robichaux 18 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving Jaedn Skeete 4 receptions, 55 yards

at Virginia

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Boston College Eagles (4-1) at Virginia Cavaliers (3-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
Cavaliers 0 0 000

at Scott StadiumCharlottesville, Virginia

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BC UVA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Virginia Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Virginia Tech (rivalry)

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Boston College Eagles (4–2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 21021
Hokies 14 14 01442

at Lane StadiumBlacksburg, Virginia

  • Date: October 17th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NW 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:15) VT – Kyron Drones 11-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:44; Virginia Tech 7–0)
  • (3:06) VT – Kyron Drones 1-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:42; Virginia Tech 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:40) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 83-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 0:46; Virginia Tech 21–0)
  • (0:11) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 20-yard pass from Kyron Drones, John Love kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 1:04; Virginia Tech 28–0)
Third quarter
  • (8:48) BC – Treshaun Ward 25-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos, Liam Connor kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:11; Virginia Tech 28–7)
  • (6:07) BC – Jeremiah Franklin 11-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos, Liam Connor kick (Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 2:04; Virginia Tech 28–14)
  • (2:55) BC – Kye Robichaux 5-yard run, Liam Connor kick (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:59; Virginia Tech 28–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:02) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 6-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:26; Virginia Tech 35–21)
  • (8:28) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 61-yard run, John Love kick (Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:10; Virginia Tech 42–21)
Statistics BC VT
First downs 22 22
Total yards 372 532
Rushing yards 167 368
Passing yards 205 164
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–26–0 14–18–1
Time of possession 33:34 26:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Thomas Castellanos 17/26, 205 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Turbo Richard 9 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Franklin 3 receptions, 49 yards, TD
Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 14/18, 164 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 18 carries, 266 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Benji Gosnell 4 receptions, 49 yards

vs Louisville

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Louisville Cardinals (4-3) at Boston College Eagles (4-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 101431
Eagles 7 13 7027

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 25th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,887
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:26) BC – Kamari Morales 54-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Liam Connor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:42; Boston College 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:24) BC – Treshaun Ward 4-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Liam Connor kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:31; Boston College 14–0)
  • (6:30) BC – Kye Robichaux 4-yard run (Liam Connor PAT failed) (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:21; Boston College 20–0)
  • (1:17) LOU – Isaac Brown 4-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:07; Boston College 20–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:42) LOU – Brock Travelstead 23-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:10; Boston College 20–10)
  • (7:58) BC – Jeremiah Franklin 6-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Liam Connor kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:37; Boston College 27–10)
  • (3:50) LOU – Nate Kurisky 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:03; Boston College 27–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:57) LOU – Isaac Brown 18-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:41; Boston College 27–24)
  • (7:12) LOU – Nate Kurisky 6-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:51; Louisville 31–27)
Statistics LOU BC
First downs 24 14
Total yards 70–461 69–318
Rushing yards 32–129 41–154
Passing yards 332 164
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–38–2 13–28–0
Time of possession 30:09 29:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisville Passing Tyler Shough 28/38, 332 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Isaac Brown 18 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ja'Corey Brooks 8 receptions, 120 yards
Boston College Passing Thomas Castellanos 13/28, 164 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Treshaun Ward 13 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Treshaun Ward 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD

vs Syracuse

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Syracuse Orange (6-2) at Boston College Eagles (4-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Orange 0 0 000
Eagles 0 0 000

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SYR BC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Syracuse Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Boston College Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 14 SMU

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Game Ten – Boston College Eagles (5–4) at No. 14 SMU Mustangs (8–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
No. 14 Mustangs 0 0 000

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BC SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SMU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs North Carolina

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North Carolina Tar Heels (0-0) at Boston College Eagles (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tar Heels 0 0 000
Eagles 0 0 000

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: November 23rd
  • Game time: TBD p.m. EST/TBD p.m. PST
  • TV announcers (TBD): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNC BC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Boston College Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh Panthers (0-0) at Boston College Eagles (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 0 000
Eagles 0 0 000

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: November 30th
  • Game time: TBD p.m. EST/TBD p.m. PST
  • TV announcers (TBD): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics PITT BC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Boston College Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRV24RVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Boston College Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "ACC Announces Future Conference Football Schedule Model". Boston College Eagles. Retrieved January 3, 2024.