1994 Boston College Eagles football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1994

| team = Boston College Eagles

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big East Conference

| short_conf = Big East

| CoachRank = 22

| APRank = 23

| record = 7–4–1

| conf_record = 3–3–1

| head_coach = Dan Henning

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach = Dirk Koetter

| off_scheme = Pro-style

| oc_year = 1st

| def_coach = Jim Reid

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain = Stephen Boyd

| captain2 = Pete Mitchell

| captain3 = Michael Reed

| captain4 = Eric Shorter[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/Records-mg-09-10.pdf 2009-10 Boston College Record Book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115617/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/Records-mg-09-10.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} pg. 114

| stadium = Alumni Stadium

| champion = Aloha Bowl champion

| bowl = Aloha Bowl

| bowl_result = W 12–7 vs. Kansas State

}}

{{1994 Big East Conference football standings}}

The 1994 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Dan Henning and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They competed as members of the Big East Conference, finishing fifth with a conference record of 3–3–1. Boston College was invited to the 1994 Aloha Bowl, where they defeated then-No. 11 Kansas State, 12–7. They finished the season ranked 23rd in the AP Poll and 22nd in the Coaches' Poll.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1994

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 26–34

| attend = 105,936

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| w/l = l

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–12

| attend = 44,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-leader-va-tech-stops-bc/140458114/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=Va. Tech stops BC|date=September 18, 1994|accessdate=February 7, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 21–9

| attend = 34,623

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| gamename = Holy War

| score = 30–11

| attend = 44,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = w

| rank = 24

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 45–28

| attend = 44,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = t

| rank = 22

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 7–7

| attend = 44,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 30–3

| attend = 39,304

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 3|Thursday}}

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Louisville

| site_stadium = Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| score = 35–14

| attend = 38,711

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = w

| rank = 25

| opponent = Syracuse

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 31–0

| attend = 44,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| score = 20–21

| attend = 44,890

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-west-virginia-win-puts/140475982/|work=The Boston Globe|title=West Virginia win puts a kink in Eagles' plans|date=November 20, 1994|accessdate=February 7, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 25

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 7–23

| attend = 60,579

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|December 25|Sunday}}

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Kansas State

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium

| site_cityst = Halawa, HI

| gamename = Aloha Bowl

| score = 12–7

| attend = 44,862

}}

}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-college/1994-schedule.html |title=1994 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results |work=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=May 11, 2017}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1994

| team = Boston College Eagles

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

{{American football roster/Player|num=30|class=Sr|first=David|last=Green|dab=David Green (American football)|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=Jr|first=Mark|last=Hartsell|pos=QB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Fr|first=Matt|last=Hasselbeck|pos=QB|rs=yes|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=66|class=Jr|first=Pete|last=Kendall|pos=G|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=88|class=Sr|first=Gordon|last=Laro|pos=TE|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=82|class=Sr|first=Pete|last=Mitchell|dab=Pete Mitchell (American football)|pos=TE|link=y}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=50|class=Sr|first=Stephen|last=Boyd|dab=Stephen Boyd (American football)|pos=LB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=59|class=Jr|first=Mike|last=Mamula|pos=DE|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=17|class=Sr|first=Michael|last=Reed|dab=Michael Reed (American football)|pos=DB|link=y}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach = *Dan Henning

| asst_coach =

| accessdate=

}}

Team players in the NFL

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| Player

PositionRoundPickNFL club
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Mike Mamula

Defensive end17Philadelphia Eagles
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Pete Mitchell

Tight end4122Miami Dolphins
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Stephen Boyd

Linebacker5141Detroit Lions
align="center" bgcolor=""

| Michael Reed

Defensive back7249Carolina Panthers

References

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