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1993 Boston College

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Tom Coughlin, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 1993, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 Miami 7–23; lost at Northwestern 21–22; won vs. Temple 66–14; won at No. 13 Syracuse 33–29; won at Rutgers 31–21; won vs. Army 41–14; won vs. Tulane 42–14; won vs. No. 25 Virginia Tech 48–34; won at Pittsburgh 33–0; won at No. 1 Notre Dame 41–39; lost vs. No. 5 West Virginia 14–17; won vs. Virginia 31–13+52−16Lost 7–23 vs. No. 3 Miami-16No. 3 MiamiLost 21–22 at Northwestern-1NorthwesternWon 66–14 vs. Temple+52TempleWon 33–29 at No. 13 Syracuse+4No. 13 SyracuseWon 31–21 at Rutgers+10RutgersWon 41–14 vs. Army+27ArmyWon 42–14 vs. Tulane+28TulaneWon 48–34 vs. No. 25 Virginia Tech+14No. 25 Virginia TechWon 33–0 at Pittsburgh+33PittsburghWon 41–39 at No. 1 Notre Dame+2No. 1 Notre DameLost 14–17 vs. No. 5 West Virginia-3No. 5 West VirginiaWon 31–13 vs. Virginia+18Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs3MiamiL 7–⁠2335%
Sep 18atNorthwesternL 21–⁠2259%
Sep 25vsTempleW 66–⁠1478%
Oct 2at13SyracuseW 33–⁠2923%
Oct 9atRutgersW 31–⁠2146%
Oct 23vsArmyW 41–⁠1474%
Oct 30vsTulaneW 42–⁠1489%
Nov 6vs25Virginia TechW 48–⁠3461%
Nov 13atPittsburghW 33–⁠074%
Nov 20at1Notre DameW 41–⁠3920%
Nov 26vs5West VirginiaL 14–⁠1753%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsVirginiaCarquest BowlW 31–⁠1357%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 31–⁠13 in the Carquest Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big East.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 25
  4. Wk 4: 22
  5. Wk 12: 22
  6. Wk 13: 17
  7. Wk 14: 11
  8. Wk 15: 15
  9. Wk 16: 15
  10. Final: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1993.

Heisman voteGlenn Foley, fifth

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Big East
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 11
Points
408–⁠240
Coach
Tom Coughlin
Elo
1670 +131 this season
SP+ rating
15.7 No. 22 of 105; offense No. 14, defense No. 42
SRS
10.2 No. 26 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Coughlin
Defensive coordinator
Steve Szabo

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 7Glenn Foley QBNew York Jets
Rd 7Tom Nalen CDenver Broncos

1993 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia7–⁠011–⁠17
Miami6–⁠19–⁠315
Boston College5–⁠29–⁠313
Virginia Tech4–⁠39–⁠322
Syracuse3–⁠46–⁠4–⁠1
Pittsburgh2–⁠53–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠64–⁠7
Temple0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.