# 2006 Boston College Eagles football team

The 2006 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Boston College competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan* | | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN2 John Saunders, Doug Flutie, Craig James, Rob Stone | W 31–24 | 25,418 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 Clemson | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (rivalry) | ABC Mark Jones, David Norrie, Stacey Dales | W 34–33 $^{2OT}$ | 44,500 |
| September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | BYU* | No. 23 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN2 Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone | W 30–23 $^{2OT}$ | 40,233 |
| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 20 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPN2 Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch | L 15–17 | 57,583 |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Maine* | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN360 | W 22–0 | 41,162 |
| October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 22 Virginia Tech | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (rivalry) | ESPN Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews | W 22–3 | 44,500 |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Florida State | No. 22 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ABC Mark Jones, David Norrie, Stacey Dales | W 24–19 | 83,043 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Buffalo* | No. 18 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN360 | W 41–0 | 14,682 |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Wake Forest | No. 16 | Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC | ESPN2 Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch | L 14–21 | 32,633 |
| November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 22 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPNU Mike Adamle, Charles Arbuckle | W 28–3 | 42,326 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Maryland | No. 20 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman | W 38–16 | 44,500 |
| November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | No. 18 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPN Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Doug Flutie, Erin Andrews | L 14–17 | 23,308 |
| December 30 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Navy* | No. 23 | Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Meineke Car Care Bowl) | ESPN Pam Ward, Mike Gottfried, Jimmy Dykes | W 25–24 | 52,303 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | RV | 25 | RV | 22 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Coaches Poll | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 25 | RV | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 23 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 18 | — | 24 | Not released |

## Drafted Players (2007 NFL Draft)

| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 67 | James Marten | Dallas Cowboys | T |
| 2007 | 4 | 31 | 130 | Josh Beekman | Chicago Bears | G |