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Boston College

ACC · 2009 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
6th
5–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras

2009 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8FCSUnranked—W 54–0
3Week 3 · Sep 15Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC5–7W 34–7
4Week 4 · Sep 22Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–5L 7–25
5Week 5 · Sep 29Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7W 27–24
6Week 6 · Oct 6Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC7–6W 28–21
7Week 7 · Oct 13Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC10–3L 14–48
8Week 8 · Oct 20NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC5–7W 52–20
9Week 9 · Oct 27Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI6–6L 16–20
10Week 10 · Nov 3Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC12–2W 31–10
12Week 12 · Nov 17Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC3–9W 14–10
13Week 13 · Nov 24North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–5L 13–31
14Week 14 · Dec 1Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC2–10W 19–17
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29USCH2HPAC9–4L 13–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.538
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-23+39
  • Central Michigan +12
  • Florida State +7
  • Kent State +5
  • Wake Forest +5
  • NC State +5
  • Virginia +3
  • Maryland +2
  • Virginia Tech -3
  • USC -4
  • Clemson -5
  • North Carolina -5
  • Notre Dame -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #45Better than 68%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#40Post-Season W1#40Post-Season W2#47Post-Season W3#45Post-Season W4#45Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+54
+27
-18
+3
+7
-34
+32
-4
+21
+4
-18
+2
-11

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#252004#142005#162006#162007#322008

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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