# 1995 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1995 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Dan Henning and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Despite high preseason expectations, Boston College finished with a disappointing overall record of 4–8 (4–3 Big East), tied for 4th in the Big East Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 27 | | vs. No. 12 Ohio State* | No. 22 | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) | | L 6–38 | 62,711 |
| September 7 | | at No. 20 Virginia Tech | | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | | W 20–14 | 44,426 |
| September 16 | | No. 11 Michigan* | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | | L 13–23 | 44,500 |
| September 30 | | at Michigan State* | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | | L 21–25 | 72,981 |
| October 7 | | Pittsburgh | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | | W 17–0 | 44,500 |
| October 14 | | West Virginia | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | | L 19–31 | 44,500 |
| October 21 | | Army* | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | | L 7–49 | 44,500 |
| October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Notre Dame* | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Holy War) | NBC | L 10–20 | 59,075 |
| November 4 | | at Temple | | Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA | | W 10–9 | 5,182 |
| November 11 | | Miami (FL) | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | | L 14–17 | 44,500 |
| November 18 | | at No. 23 Syracuse | | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | | L 29–58 | 49,384 |
| November 24 | | at Rutgers | | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | | W 41–38 | 20,114 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Boston College | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: August 27, 1995
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), no wind
* Game attendance: 62,711
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU - Eddie George 12-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 7:34
Second quarter
BC - McGuire 24-yard field goal 11:35
OSU - Shawn Springs 97-yard kickoff return (Josh Jackson kick) 11:21
OSU - Rickey Dudley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 0:37
Third quarter
OSU - Josh Jackson 23-yard field goal 7:25
BC - McGuire 50-yard field goal 4:51
OSU - Eddie George 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 2:13
Fourth quarter
OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 2:47
Top Passers
OSU - Bobby Hoying - 17/26, 269 yards, 1 TD
BC - Mark Hartsell - 17/31, 187 yards, 2 INTs
Top Rushers
BC - Justice Smith - 24 rushes, 123 yards
OSU - Eddie George - 17 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TDs
Top Receivers
OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 105 yards
BC - Kenyatta Watson - 6 receptions, 73 yards
Top Tacklers
BC - Terence Wiggins - 10 (8 solo, 2 assisted)
OSU - Luke Fickell - 8 (5 solo, 3 assisted)
Interceptions
OSU - 3 - Shawn Springs (1), Roedell Dupree (1), Che Bryant (1) :

### Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia
* Date: September 7, 1995
* Game attendance: 44,426
* Box score

### Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Boston College | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: October 21, 1995
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Warm, 64 °F (18 °C), wind 22 mph (35 km/h) SE
* Game attendance: 44,500
* Referee: Buddy Ward
* TV: ESPN
* Box score and Game recap
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
BC - Walker 4-yard run (pass failed)
MICH - Hamilton 25-yard field goal
MICH - Biakabutuka 18-yard run (Hamilton kick)
MICH - Hamilton 39-yard field goal
Third quarter
MICH - Hamilton 29-yard field goal
MICH - Davis 1-yard run (Hamilton kick)
Fourth quarter
BC - Pollack 5-yard pass from Hasselback (McGuire kick)
Top Rushers
MICH - Biakabutuka - 32 rushes, 117 yards, 1 TD
BC - Smith - 24 rushes, 76 yards
Top Passers
MICH - Dreisbach - 9/21, 177 yards, 1 INT
BC - Hartsell - 8/20, 74 yards, 3 INTs
Top Receivers
MICH - Toomer - 4 receptions, 76 yards
BC - Grice - 3 receptions, 47 yards :

### Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| Michigan State | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: September 30, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 72,981
* Box score and Game recap

### Pitt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston College | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: October 7, 1995
* Game attendance: 44,500
* Box score

### West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: October 14, 1995
* Game attendance: 44,500
* Box score

### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Army | 14 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 49 |
| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: October 21, 1995
* Game attendance: 44,500
* Box score

### Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana
* Date: October 28, 1995
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 59,075
* TV: NBC
* Box Score

### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Temple | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 4, 1995
* Game attendance: 5,182
* Box score

### Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami (FL) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: November 11, 1995
* Game attendance: 44,500
* Box score

### Syracuse

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 29 |
| Syracuse | 23 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 58 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
* Date: November 18, 1995
* Game attendance: 49,384
* Box score

### Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boston College | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| Rutgers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: November 24, 1995
* Game attendance: 20,114
* Box score and Game recap