# 2007 Boston College Eagles football team

The 2007 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Boston College's third season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Eagles were led by Jeff Jagodzinski in his first season as Boston College head coach. Boston College has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference's (ACC) Atlantic Division since joining the league in 2005, after leaving the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games in 2007 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ABC Bob Wischusen, David Norrie, Jeannine Edwards | W 38–28 | 42,292 |
| September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | NC State | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN2 Bob Wischusen, David Norrie, Wendi Nix | W 37–17 | 42,513 |
| September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Georgia Tech | No. 21 | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPN2 Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Stacey Dales | W 24–10 | 51,112 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Army* | No. 14 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPNC Mike Crispino, Bill Curry | W 37–17 | 40,329 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | UMass* | No. 12 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA (rivalry) | ESPN 360 Frank Giardina, Ron Brown | W 24–14 | 44,111 |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | No. 7 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPNU Clay Matvick, Larry Coker, Gerard Phelan | W 55–24 | 40,117 |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | No. 4 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Holy War) | NBC Tom Hammond, Pat Haden, Alex Flanagan | W 27–14 | 80,795 |
| October 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Virginia Tech | No. 2 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ESPN Chris Fowler, Todd Blackledge, Craig James, Erin Andrews | W 14–10 | 66,233 |
| November 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida State | No. 2 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ABC Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Lisa Salters | L 17–27 | 40,065 |
| November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 8 | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | ABC Dave LaMont, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich | L 35–42 | 52,827 |
| November 17 | 7:45 p.m. | at No. 15 Clemson | No. 18 | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (rivalry) | ESPN Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Stacey Dales | W 20–17 | 83,472 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami | No. 15 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN Pam Ward, Ray Bentley, Rob Simmelkjaer | W 28–14 | 44,500 |
| December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech | No. 12 | Jacksonville Municipal StadiumJacksonville, FL (ACC Championship Game) | ABC Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire, Bonnie Bernstein | L 16–30 | 53,212 |
| December 28 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Michigan State* | No. 14 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl) | ESPN Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe | W 24–21 | 46,554 |
| *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 RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place 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 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 8 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| Coaches Poll | RV | 25 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 8 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | Not released |

## Roster
### Offense

* QB Matt Ryan
* RB Andre Callender
* RB L. V. Whitworth
* WR Rich Gunnell
* WR Kevin Challenger
* WR Brandon Robinson
* TE Ryan Purvis
* OL Anthony Castonzo
* OL Gosder Cherilus

### Defense

* DL Ron Brace
* DL Nick Larkin
* DL/LB Alex Albright
* LB Mark Herzlich
* LB Jolonn Dunbar
* LB/DB Kevin Akins
* DB Jamie Silva
* DB Dejuan Tribble
* DB Paul Anderson

### Special Teams

* K Steve Aponavicius
* P Johnny Ayers

## Drafted Players (2008 NFL Draft)

| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta Falcons | QB |
| 2008 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Gosder Cherilus | Detroit Lions | T |
| 2008 | 6 | 26 | 192 | DeJuan Tribble | San Diego Chargers | DB |