2010 Boston College Eagles football team

2010 Boston College Eagles football
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, L 13–20 vs. Nevada
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
2010 record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Spaziani (2nd as head coach, 13th overall year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Tranquill (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill McGovern (10th year)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 44,500)

2010 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
#17 Florida State x		6	–	2					10	–	4
#23 Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
#25 NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	7
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal Division
#16 Virginia Tech x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Miami		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
North Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Virginia		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles were led by second year head coach Frank Spaziani and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Atlantic Division and were invited to Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they lost to Nevada 13–20. They finished the season 7–6 overall, 4–4 in ACC play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 PM	Weber State*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	W 38–20	34,168
September 11	3:30 PM	Kent State*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	W 26–13	35,122
September 25	12:00 PM	Virginia Tech		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	ACCN	L 0–19	42,317
October 2	8:00 PM	Notre Dame*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC	L 13–31	44,500
October 9	12:00 PM	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 17–44	56,859
October 16	12:00 PM	at #17 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	L 19–24	75,301
October 23	1:00 PM	Maryland		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	L 21–24	36,078
October 30	12:00 PM	Clemson		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ACCN	W 16–10	37,137
November 6	3:30 PM	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN3	W 23–13	29,465
November 13	12:00 PM	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 21–16	21,420
November 20	12:00 PM	Virginia		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	W 17–13	39,263
November 27	12:00 PM	at Syracuse*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 16–7	42,191
January 9	9:00 PM	vs. #15 Nevada*		AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–20	41,063
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.