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Boston College

ACC · 2017 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
7th
4–4 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC8–5W 23–20
3Week 3 · Sep 12Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC8–5L 10–34
4Week 4 · Sep 19Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–3L 20–49
5Week 5 · Sep 26Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC12–2L 7–34
6Week 6 · Oct 3Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–5W 28–8
7Week 7 · Oct 10Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC9–4L 10–23
8Week 8 · Oct 17Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC8–5W 45–42
9Week 9 · Oct 24Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC6–7W 41–10
10Week 10 · Oct 31Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC7–6W 35–3
12Week 12 · Nov 14NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–4L 14–17
13Week 13 · Nov 21UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND AAC3–9W 39–16
14Week 14 · Nov 28Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC4–8W 42–14
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–5L 20–27

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
1.904
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-23+44
  • Northern Illinois +8
  • Central Michigan +8
  • Louisville +8
  • Florida State +7
  • Virginia +6
  • Syracuse +4
  • UConn +3
  • Clemson -2
  • Notre Dame -3
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • NC State -4
  • Wake Forest -5
  • Iowa -5

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 #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#36Post-Season W3#42Post-Season W4#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
-24
-29
-27
+20
-13
+3
+31
+32
-3
+23
+28
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#1102012#662013#572014#1012015#642016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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