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2007 Boston College

11–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jeff Jagodzinski, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 2007, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 38–28; won vs. NC State 37–17; won at No. 15 Georgia Tech 24–10; won vs. Army 37–17; won vs. Massachusetts 24–14; won vs. Bowling Green 55–24; won at Notre Dame 27–14; won at No. 8 Virginia Tech 14–10; lost vs. Florida State 17–27; lost at Maryland 35–42; won at No. 15 Clemson 20–17; won vs. Miami 28–14; lost vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech 16–30; won vs. Michigan State 24–21+31−14Won 38–28 vs. Wake Forest+10Wake ForestWon 37–17 vs. NC State+20NC StateWon 24–10 at No. 15 Georgia Tech+14No. 15 Georgia TechWon 37–17 vs. Army+20ArmyWon 24–14 vs. Massachusetts+10MassachusettsWon 55–24 vs. Bowling Green+31Bowling GreenWon 27–14 at Notre Dame+13Notre DameWon 14–10 at No. 8 Virginia Tech+4No. 8 Virginia TechLost 17–27 vs. Florida State-10Florida StateLost 35–42 at Maryland-7MarylandWon 20–17 at No. 15 Clemson+3No. 15 ClemsonWon 28–14 vs. Miami+14MiamiLost 16–30 vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech-14No. 6 Virginia TechWon 24–21 vs. Michigan State+3Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsWake ForestW 38–⁠2862%
Sep 8vsNC StateW 37–⁠1781%
Sep 15at15Georgia TechW 24–⁠1044%
Sep 22vsArmyW 37–⁠1790%
Sep 29vsMassachusettsW 24–⁠1474%
Oct 6vsBowling GreenW 55–⁠2485%
Oct 13atNotre DameW 27–⁠1467%
Oct 25at8Virginia TechW 14–⁠1045%
Nov 3vsFlorida StateL 17–⁠2778%
Nov 10atMarylandL 35–⁠4266%
Nov 17at15ClemsonW 20–⁠1740%
Nov 24vsMiamiW 28–⁠1479%
Dec 1vs6Virginia TechACC Championship GameL 16–⁠3041%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsMichigan StateChamps Sports BowlW 24–⁠2164%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan State 24–⁠21 in the Champs Sports Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 21
  2. Wk 4: 14
  3. Wk 5: 12
  4. Wk 6: 7
  5. Wk 7: 4
  6. Wk 8: 3
  7. Wk 9: 2
  8. Wk 10: 2
  9. Wk 11: 8
  10. Wk 12: 18
  11. Wk 13: 15
  12. Wk 14: 12
  13. Final: 10

ACC Atlantic champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardMatt Ryan, QB; also the Manning

Consensus All-AmericanJamie Silva, S

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 2
Points
396–⁠285
Coach
Jeff Jagodzinski
Elo
1678 +64 this season
SP+ rating
16.7 No. 20 of 120; offense No. 38, defense No. 9, special teams No. 84
SRS
9.3 No. 23 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinator
Steve Logan
Defensive coordinator
Frank Spaziani
Captains
Gosder Cherilus, Jo-Lonn Dunbar, Nick Larkin and Matt Ryan
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense42nd of 119
  • Defense17th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0643%0.9242nd of 119
Defense-0.0337%0.9717th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 313% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

John Elliott OT★★★★No. 161
Kenny Plue OT★★★No. 400
Nick Schepis OG★★★No. 467
Nathan Richman OT★★★No. 608
Dan Williams OLB★★★No. 642

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.827
Receivers32.70.805
Offensive line43.30.881
Linebackers23.00.848
Defensive backs23.00.819
Whole class133.00.841

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Matt Ryan QBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 1Gosder Cherilus OTDetroit Lions
Rd 6DeJuan Tribble CBSan Diego Chargers

All-ACC

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠39
Boston College6–⁠211–⁠310
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠4
Wake Forest5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠39–⁠421
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠56–⁠7
NC State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Miami2–⁠65–⁠7
Duke0–⁠81–⁠11

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