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Boston College record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Boston College’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.

Chasing the record

This season’s players already in the school’s top five, as the lists stood when Wikipedia’s editors last updated them.

Retired numbers

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 10,579Doug Flutie 1981–⁠84
  2. 10,039Glenn Foley 1990–⁠93
  3. 9,313Matt Ryan 2004–⁠07
  4. 8,263Chase Rettig 2010–⁠13
  5. 5,837Brian St. Pierre 1999–⁠02

Season

  1. 4,507Matt Ryan 2007
  2. 3,454Doug Flutie 1984
  3. 3,397Glenn Foley 1993
  4. 3,065Chase Rettig 2012
  5. 2,983Brian St. Pierre 2002

Game

  1. 520Doug Flutie 1982 vs. Penn State
  2. 520Dennis Grosel 2020 vs. Virginia
  3. 472Doug Flutie 1984 vs. Miami
  4. 453Shawn Halloran 1985 vs. Syracuse
  5. 448Glenn Foley 1993 vs. Virginia Tech

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 72Glenn Foley 1990–⁠93
  2. 67Doug Flutie 1981–⁠84
  3. 56Matt Ryan 2004–⁠07
  4. 52Chase Rettig 2010–⁠13
  5. 48Brian St. Pierre 1999–⁠02

Season

  1. 31Matt Ryan 2007
  2. 27Doug Flutie 1984
  3. 25Glenn Foley 1993
  4. 25Brian St. Pierre 2001
  5. 21Glenn Foley 1991

Game

  1. 6Doug Flutie 1984 vs. North Carolina

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,382A.J. Dillon 2017–⁠19
  2. 3,739Andre Williams 2010–⁠13
  3. 3,735Montel Harris 2008–⁠11
  4. 3,725Derrick Knight 2000–⁠03
  5. 3,597Mike Cloud 1995–⁠98

Season

  1. 2,177Andre Williams 2013
  2. 1,726Mike Cloud 1998
  3. 1,721Derrick Knight 2003
  4. 1,685A.J. Dillon 2019
  5. 1,589A.J. Dillon 2017

Game

  1. 339Andre Williams 2013 vs. NC State
  2. 295Andre Williams 2013 vs. New Mexico State
  3. 272A.J. Dillon 2017 vs. Louisville
  4. 264Montel Harris 2009 vs. NC State
  5. 263Andre Williams 2013 vs. Maryland

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 38A.J. Dillon 2017–⁠19
  2. 34Keith Barnette 1973–⁠75
  3. 33William Green 1999–⁠01
  4. 28Andre Williams 2010–⁠13
  5. 27Troy Stradford 1982–⁠86

Season

  1. 22Keith Barnette 1974
  2. 19Darnell Campbell 1993
  3. 18Andre Williams 2013
  4. 15Mike Esposito 1973
  5. 15William Green 2001

Game

  1. 5Montel Harris 2009 vs. NC State
  2. 5Andre Williams 2013 vs. Army
  3. 4Chuck Darling 1924 vs. Marquette
  4. 4Ceslaus Antos 1928 vs. Manhattan
  5. 4Al Cannava 1949 vs. Holy Cross

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 214Lewis Bond 2021–⁠25
  2. 200Zay Flowers 2019–⁠22
  3. 191Alex Amidon 2010–⁠13
  4. 190Pete Mitchell 1991–⁠94
  5. 181Rich Gunnell 2006–⁠09

Season

  1. 89Lewis Bond 2025
  2. 78Alex Amidon 2012
  3. 78Zay Flowers 2022
  4. 77Alex Amidon 2013
  5. 76Andre Callender 2007

Game

  1. 13Tom Waddle 1988 vs. TCU
  2. 13Pete Mitchell 1993 vs. Notre Dame
  3. 13Andre Callender 2007 vs. Virginia Tech
  4. 13Alex Amidon 2013 vs. Villanova
  5. 12Luke Urban 1919 vs. Rutgers

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,056Zay Flowers 2019–⁠22
  2. 2,800Alex Amidon 2010–⁠13
  3. 2,459Rich Gunnell 2006–⁠09
  4. 2,402Lewis Bond 2021–⁠25
  5. 2,388Pete Mitchell 1991–⁠94

Season

  1. 1,215Alex Amidon 2012
  2. 1,149Brian Brennan 1983
  3. 1,077Zay Flowers 2022
  4. 1,032Alex Amidon 2013
  5. 1,010Lewis Bond 2025

Game

  1. 229Scott Nizolek 1982 vs. Penn State
  2. 226Gerard Phelan 1984 vs. Miami
  3. 193Alex Amidon 2012 vs. Clemson
  4. 185Brian Brennan 1983 vs. Temple
  5. 183Dedrick Dewalt 2000 vs. Pittsburgh

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 29Zay Flowers 2019–⁠22
  2. 28Kelvin Martin 1983–⁠86
  3. 20Pete Mitchell 1991–⁠94
  4. 20Dedrick Dewalt 1998–⁠01
  5. 18Rich Gunnell 2006–⁠09

Season

  1. 12Zay Flowers 2022
  2. 10Kelvin Martin 1984
  3. 9Kelvin Martin 1985
  4. 9Zay Flowers 2020
  5. 8John Bonistalli 1969

Game

  1. 3Jim Whalen 1962 vs. Boston University
  2. 3John Bonistalli 1969 vs. VMI
  3. 3George Gill 1970 vs. Holy Cross
  4. 3Peter Laboy 1977 vs. Army
  5. 3Kelvin Martin 1986 vs. Holy Cross

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 11,318Doug Flutie 1981–⁠84
  2. 9,719Glenn Foley 1990–⁠93
  3. 9,371Matt Ryan 2004–⁠07
  4. 8,038Chase Rettig 2010–⁠13
  5. 6,151Brian St. Pierre 1999–⁠02

Season

  1. 4,509Matt Ryan 2007
  2. 3,603Doug Flutie 1984
  3. 3,361Thomas Castellanos 2023
  4. 3,353Glenn Foley 1993
  5. 3,109Brian St. Pierre 2002

Game

  1. 517Doug Flutie 1984 vs. Miami
  2. 507Doug Flutie 1982 vs. Penn State
  3. 493Dennis Grosel 2020 vs. Virginia
  4. 470Chris Crane 2008 vs. NC State
  5. 464Doug Flutie 1983 vs. West Virginia

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 74Doug Flutie 1981–⁠84
  2. 72Glenn Foley 1990–⁠93
  3. 67Matt Ryan 2004–⁠07
  4. 54Chase Rettig 2010–⁠13
  5. 50Brian St. Pierre 1999–⁠02

Season

  1. 33Matt Ryan 2007

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 25Tony Thurman 1981–⁠84
  2. 17John Salmon 1966–⁠68
  3. 15DeJuan Tribble 2004–⁠07

Season

  1. 12Tony Thurman 1984
  2. 8Ed Clasby 1948
  3. 8John Salmon 1968
  4. 7DeJuan Tribble 2006
  5. 7Hamp Cheevers 2018

Game

  1. 3Harry Downes 1929 vs. Boston University
  2. 3Bob Flanagan 1951 vs. Georgia
  3. 3Hank Blaha 1963 vs. Buffalo
  4. 3Jim King 1968 vs. VMI
  5. 3Gary Dancewicz 1969 vs. Tulane

Tackles

Career

  1. 532Luke Kuechly 2009–⁠11
  2. 524Stephen Boyd 1991–⁠94
  3. 432Matt Kelley 1987–⁠90
  4. 429Ed Duran 1986–⁠89
  5. 427Tom McManus 1989–⁠92

Season

  1. 191Luke Kuechly 2011
  2. 183Luke Kuechly 2010
  3. 165Tom McManus 1991
  4. 161Stephen Boyd 1993
  5. 159Tom McManus 1992

Game

  1. 32Rich Scudellari 1977 vs. Texas
  2. 25Tom McManus 1991 vs. Rutgers
  3. 25Stephen Boyd 1994 vs. Virginia Tech
  4. 25Frank Chamberlin 1999 vs. Syracuse
  5. 24Nick Clancy 2012 vs. Northwestern

Sacks

Career

  1. 37.5Mathias Kiwanuka 2002–⁠05
  2. 28.0Donovan Ezeiruaku 2021–⁠24
  3. 24.0Mike Mamula 1992–⁠94
  4. 20.5Chris Hovan 1996–⁠99
  5. 19.5Harold Landry 2014–⁠16

Season

  1. 16.5Donovan Ezeiruaku 2024
  2. 15.0Harold Landry 2016
  3. 13.0Mike Mamula 1994
  4. 13.0Erik Storz 1997
  5. 11.5Mathias Kiwanuka 2003

Game

  1. 3.5Mike Mamula 1994 vs. Temple
  2. 3.5Mathias Kiwanuka 2005 vs. NC State
  3. 3.5Donovan Ezeiruaku 2024 vs. Pittsburgh
  4. 3.0Joe Glandorf 1974 vs. Syracuse
  5. 3.0Mike Mamula 1994 vs. Syracuse

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 70Nate Freese 2010–⁠13
  2. 57Brian Lowe 1986–⁠89
  3. 47Steve Aponavicius 2006–⁠09
  4. 46Sandro Sciortino 2000–⁠03
  5. 46John Matich 1996–⁠99

Season

  1. 23Sandro Sciortino 2002
  2. 20Nate Freese 2013
  3. 22Nate Freese 2010
  4. 17Brian Lowe 1986
  5. 16John Cooper 1980

Game

  1. 4Brian Lowe 1986 vs. Army
  2. 4Brian Lowe 1986 vs. West Virginia
  3. 4Brian Lowe 1989 vs. Georgia Tech
  4. 4Steve Aponavicius 2009 vs. Maryland
  5. 4Nate Freese 2010 vs. Kent State

Season by season

127 seasons; 26 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Bill O’Brien2–⁠101–⁠7, T–16th
2024Bill O’Brien7–⁠64–⁠4, T–8thPinstripe L
2023Jeff Hafley7–⁠63–⁠5, T–9thFenway W
2022Jeff Hafley3–⁠92–⁠6, 7th (Atlantic)
2021Jeff Hafley6–⁠62–⁠6, T–6th (Atlantic)Military
2020Jeff Hafley6–⁠55–⁠5, T–6th
2019Steve Addazio6–⁠74–⁠4, T–3rd (Atlantic)Birmingham L
2018Steve Addazio7–⁠54–⁠4, 4th (Atlantic)First Responder
2017Steve Addazio7–⁠64–⁠4, T–3rd (Atlantic)Pinstripe L
2016Steve Addazio7–⁠62–⁠6, T–6th (Atlantic)Quick Lane W
2015Steve Addazio3–⁠90–⁠8, 7th (Atlantic)
2014Steve Addazio7–⁠64–⁠4, 4th (Atlantic)Pinstripe L
2013Steve Addazio7–⁠64–⁠4, T–3rd (Atlantic)Independence L
2012Frank Spaziani2–⁠101–⁠7, 6th (Atlantic)
2011Frank Spaziani4–⁠83–⁠5, 5th (Atlantic)
2010Frank Spaziani7–⁠64–⁠4, T–4th (Atlantic)Fight Hunger L
2009Frank Spaziani8–⁠55–⁠3, 2nd (Atlantic)Emerald L
2008Jeff Jagodzinski9–⁠55–⁠3, 1st (Atlantic), division championsMusic City L
2007Jeff Jagodzinski11–⁠36–⁠2, 1st (Atlantic), division championsChamps Sports W10
2006Tom O’Brien10–⁠35–⁠3, T–2nd (Atlantic)Meineke Car Care W20
2005Tom O’Brien9–⁠35–⁠3, T–1st (Atlantic), division championsMPC Computers W18
2004Tom O’Brien9–⁠34–⁠2, T–1st, conference championsContinental Tire W21
2003Tom O’Brien8–⁠53–⁠4, 5thEmerald W
2002Tom O’Brien9–⁠43–⁠4, T–4thMotor City W
2001Tom O’Brien8–⁠44–⁠3, T–3rdMusic City W21
2000Tom O’Brien7–⁠53–⁠4, T–5thAloha W
1999Tom O’Brien8–⁠44–⁠3, 3rdInsight.com L
1998Tom O’Brien4–⁠73–⁠4, 5th
1997Tom O’Brien4–⁠73–⁠4, T–5th
1996Dan Henning5–⁠72–⁠5, 6th
1995Dan Henning4–⁠84–⁠3, T–4th
1994Dan Henning7–⁠4–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1, 5thAloha W23
1993Tom Coughlin9–⁠35–⁠2, 3rdCarquest W13
1992Tom Coughlin8–⁠3–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1Hall of Fame L21
1991Tom Coughlin4–⁠72–⁠4
1990Jack Bicknell4–⁠7
1989Jack Bicknell2–⁠9
1988Jack Bicknell3–⁠8
1987Jack Bicknell5–⁠6
1986Jack Bicknell9–⁠3Hall of Fame W19
1985Jack Bicknell4–⁠8
1984Jack Bicknell10–⁠2Cotton W5
1983Jack Bicknell9–⁠3Liberty L19
1982Jack Bicknell8–⁠3–⁠1Tangerine L
1981Jack Bicknell5–⁠6
1980Ed Chlebek7–⁠4
1979Ed Chlebek5–⁠6
1978Ed Chlebek0–⁠11
1977Joe Yukica6–⁠5
1976Joe Yukica8–⁠3
1975Joe Yukica7–⁠4
1974Joe Yukica8–⁠3
1973Joe Yukica7–⁠4
1972Joe Yukica4–⁠7
1971Joe Yukica9–⁠2
1970Joe Yukica8–⁠2
1969Joe Yukica5–⁠4
1968Joe Yukica6–⁠3
1967Jim Miller4–⁠6
1966Jim Miller4–⁠6
1965Jim Miller6–⁠4
1964Jim Miller6–⁠3
1963Jim Miller6–⁠3
1962Jim Miller8–⁠2
1961Ernie Hefferle4–⁠6
1960Ernie Hefferle3–⁠6–⁠1
1959Mike Holovak5–⁠4
1958Mike Holovak7–⁠3
1957Mike Holovak7–⁠2
1956Mike Holovak5–⁠4
1955Mike Holovak5–⁠2–⁠1
1954Mike Holovak8–⁠1
1953Mike Holovak5–⁠3–⁠1
1952Mike Holovak4–⁠4–⁠1
1951Mike Holovak3–⁠6
1950Denny Myers0–⁠9–⁠1
1949Denny Myers4–⁠4–⁠1
1948Denny Myers5–⁠2–⁠2
1947Denny Myers5–⁠4
1946Denny Myers6–⁠3
1945Moody Sarno4–⁠5 (ours 3–⁠4)
1944Moody Sarno4–⁠3
1943Moody Sarno4–⁠0–⁠1
1942Denny Myers8–⁠2Orange L8
1941Denny Myers7–⁠3
1940Frank Leahy11–⁠0, national championsSugar W5
1939Frank Leahy9–⁠2Cotton L
1938Gil Dobie6–⁠1–⁠2
1937Gil Dobie4–⁠4–⁠1
1936Gil Dobie6–⁠1–⁠2 (ours 2–⁠1–⁠1)
1935Dinny McNamara6–⁠3 (ours 1–⁠1)
1934Joe McKenney5–⁠4 (ours 1–⁠1)
1933Joe McKenney8–⁠1 (ours 2–⁠1)
1932Joe McKenney4–⁠2–⁠2 (ours 1–⁠2)
1931Joe McKenney6–⁠4 (ours 1–⁠3)
1930Joe McKenney5–⁠5 (ours 0–⁠4)
1929Joe McKenney7–⁠2–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠2–⁠1)
1928Joe McKenney9–⁠0 (ours 3–⁠0)
1927D. Leo Daley4–⁠4 (ours 0–⁠2)
1926Frank Cavanaugh6–⁠0–⁠2
1925Frank Cavanaugh6–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1924Frank Cavanaugh6–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠1)
1923Frank Cavanaugh7–⁠1–⁠1
1922Frank Cavanaugh6–⁠2–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠1)
1921Frank Cavanaugh4–⁠3–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)
1920Frank Cavanaugh8–⁠0 (ours 1–⁠0)
1919Frank Cavanaugh5–⁠3
1918Frank Morrissey5–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1917Charles Brickley6–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠2)
1916Charles Brickley6–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1915Stephen Mahoney3–⁠4
1914Stephen Mahoney5–⁠4
1913William Joy4–⁠3–⁠1
1912William Joy2–⁠4–⁠1
1911Joseph Courtney0–⁠7
1910Hub Hart0–⁠4–⁠2
1909Thomas H. Maguire3–⁠4–⁠1
1908Joe Kenney & Joe Reilly2–⁠4–⁠2
1902Arthur White0–⁠8 (ours 0–⁠9)
1901John Dunlop2–⁠7
1899John Dunlop8–⁠1–⁠1 (ours 2–⁠1)
1898John Dunlop2–⁠5–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠3)
1897John Dunlop4–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠1)
1896Frank Carney5–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1895Joseph Lawless2–⁠4–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠1)
1894William Nagle1–⁠6
1893Joseph Drum3–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠1)

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