Boston College

2026 season

ACC

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Boston College's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 71.5 across 8 systems; best 54, worst 86, so they disagree by 32 places.

Lab EPA: #56; Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #80; up 202026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #78; up 112026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #74; up 142026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #69; up 132026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #54; up 37 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #86; up 172026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #56; up 242026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #59 of 138
Schedule strength: #59 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #5 of 138
Game control: #58 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #80 of 138
Offense: #92 of 138
Defense: #48 of 138
Special teams: #130 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Boston College · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

4-3 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

0.028 net EPA/play

#56

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

-1.58 points

#80 · Up 20 places since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 7 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin +1.28 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging -2.41, schedule #65 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average +1.12. That is worth -1.13 on its own; the preseason prior of -2.92 still carries 25% of the weight, giving -1.58.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Boston College · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Cincinnati away · 2026-09-05 · ID 401856777	-19.00 → -19.00	+2.50	0.7637	9.44%	+3.52	-1.557	0.332	-1.225
Week 2 · Rutgers home · 2026-09-11 · ID 401858214	+7.00 → +7.00	-2.50	0.7937	9.81%	-5.70	0.441	-0.559	-0.118
Week 3 · Maine home · 2026-09-19 · ID 401858227	+6.00 → +6.00	-2.50	0.8249	10.19%	-25.00 (fixed lower division)	0.357	-2.548	-2.191
Week 4 · Virginia Tech home · 2026-09-26 · ID 401858242	-7.00 → -7.00	-2.50	0.8572	10.59%	+2.56	-1.006	0.271	-0.735
Week 5 · SMU away · 2026-10-03 · ID 401858246	-9.00 → -9.00	+2.50	0.8909	11.01%	+7.81	-0.716	0.860	0.145
Week 7 · Pittsburgh home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401858267	+6.00 → +6.00	-2.50	0.9622	11.89%	+4.19	0.416	0.498	0.914
Week 8 · Georgia Tech away · 2026-10-24 · ID 401858273	+22.00 → +22.00	+2.50	1.0000	12.36%	-5.43	3.027	-0.671	2.356

Game terms -0.85 points; prior term -0.72 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating -1.58 points. The preseason prior is -2.92 with 24.71% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±9.2 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 7 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

-1.5 SP+ points

#78 · Up 11 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

2.67 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#54 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense -2.82 on 383 plays; defense -5.49 on 388 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Boston College 24 places higher than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 4-3 · conf 2-2 · home 3-1 · away 1-2 · expected wins 3.4
Polls (Week 9): unranked
CFP latest: not published
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 5-2 ATS (+3.1 avg) · 2025: 6-6 ATS (-3.0 avg)
Head coach: Bill O'Brien · hired 2024-02-09 · 9-16 over 3 captured seasons
Recruiting classes: 2024 #95 (153 pts) · 2025 #59 (195 pts) · 2026 #53 (204 pts)
Returning: 16% of production · 10% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 8% 1%
Receiving 23% 21%
Rushing -62% 8%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	8%	1%
Receiving	23%	21%
Rushing	-62%	8%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	19	3.00	0.8616	16.37
Defensive Line	14	3.07	0.8619	12.07
Linebacker	6	3.00	0.8574	5.14
Offensive Line	12	3.00	0.8596	10.32
Quarterback	5	3.00	0.8638	4.32
Receiver	9	3.00	0.8654	7.79
Running Back	5	3.00	0.8642	4.32
Special Teams	10	3.00	0.8552	8.55

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Mason McKenzie · QB CFBD athlete 5307005. Boston College (2026–2026); Saginaw Valley State (2025–2025)	Passing WEPA	0.232	177	64.3%	Pass 99.5% · Rush 40.6% 1st 50.5% · 2nd 71.9% · 3rd 85.2% Standard downs 53.6% · Passing downs 87.6%	Not linked
Mason McKenzie · QB CFBD athlete 5307005. Boston College (2026–2026); Saginaw Valley State (2025–2025)	Rushing WEPA	0.311	93	64.3%	Pass 99.5% · Rush 40.6% 1st 50.5% · 2nd 71.9% · 3rd 85.2% Standard downs 53.6% · Passing downs 87.6%	Not linked
Bo MacCormack III · RB CFBD athlete 5208592. Boston College (2025–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.213	54	17.5%	Pass 7.0% · Rush 26.9% 1st 21.3% · 2nd 12.3% · 3rd 17.5% Standard downs 21.9% · Passing downs 8.3%	2025: 3★ · 0.8483
Evan Dickens · RB CFBD athlete 5076122. Georgia Tech (2023–2024); Boston College (2026–2026); Liberty (2025–2025)	Rushing WEPA	0.132	50	16.9%	Pass 8.2% · Rush 24.7% 1st 20.8% · 2nd 19.2% · 3rd 4.5% Standard downs 20.8% · Passing downs 8.3%	2023: 3★ · 0.8539
Luca Lombardo · PK CFBD athlete 5165482. Boston College (2023–2026)	Kicker PAAR	0.060	8	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	Not linked
Anthony Ferrucci · RB CFBD athlete 5160640. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.5%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 2.2% 1st 2.7% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 1.8% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Brady Clough · TE CFBD athlete 5222676. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	7.3%	Pass 14.1% · Rush 1.5% 1st 6.5% · 2nd 4.5% · 3rd 15.4% Standard downs 5.6% · Passing downs 10.4%	Not linked
Bryce Lewis · TE CFBD athlete 5158490. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.6%	Pass 4.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.6% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.1% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Cameron Kossmann · TE CFBD athlete 5261457. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.5%	Pass 2.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Danny Edgehille · TE CFBD athlete 5222675. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.4%	Pass 5.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.9% · 2nd 2.9% · 3rd 1.6% Standard downs 2.2% · Passing downs 2.8%	Not linked
Dawson Pough · WR CFBD athlete 5214566. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.6%	Pass 11.3% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.7% · 2nd 7.3% · 3rd 8.0% Standard downs 2.2% · Passing downs 10.1%	Not linked
Jackson Wade · WR CFBD athlete 5151897. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.2%	Pass 4.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 2.2% · 3rd 3.8% Standard downs 1.1% · Passing downs 4.0%	Not linked
Jaedn Skeete · WR CFBD athlete 4871001. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.6%	Pass 10.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.5% · 2nd 6.0% · 3rd 5.7% Standard downs 2.9% · Passing downs 7.8%	Not linked
Javarius Green · WR CFBD athlete 5146747. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	9.7%	Pass 22.2% · Rush 0.8% 1st 4.2% · 2nd 12.3% · 3rd 19.3% Standard downs 4.7% · Passing downs 20.7%	Not linked
John Montague · WR CFBD athlete 5222689. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.3%	Pass 10.3% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.8% · 2nd 2.4% · 3rd 9.3% Standard downs 3.6% · Passing downs 5.7%	Not linked
Landon Wright · WR CFBD athlete 5144853. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.6%	Pass 7.5% · Rush 0.9% 1st 3.4% · 2nd 5.7% · 3rd 1.3% Standard downs 3.3% · Passing downs 4.2%	Not linked
Mekhi Dodd · RB CFBD athlete 5211163. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.1%	Pass 2.9% · Rush 8.3% 1st 10.4% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 8.1% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Nedrick Boldin Jr. · WR CFBD athlete 5203610. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.8%	Pass 4.3% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.8% · 2nd 1.2% · 3rd 6.0% Standard downs 0.5% · Passing downs 4.7%	Not linked
Nolan Ray · RB CFBD athlete 4921316. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.2%	Pass 1.4% · Rush 6.1% 1st 4.3% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 2.9% Standard downs 4.8% · Passing downs 2.1%	Not linked
Reed Swanson · WR CFBD athlete 5152600. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.4%	Pass 9.4% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.2% · 2nd 4.5% · 3rd 7.7% Standard downs 4.5% · Passing downs 4.2%	Not linked
Zeke Moore · TE CFBD athlete 5077304. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.3%	Pass 5.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.3% · 2nd 4.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 1.9% · Passing downs 3.0%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 26 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Alex DeGrieck · EDGE	Harvard	2026-02-08	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Anthony Palano · LB	Washington State	2026-01-05	2★ / —	Immediate
Bodie Kahoun · LB	Notre Dame	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Bryce LaFollette · P	Towson	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Cameron Kossmann · TE	Florida	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Chandler Jordan · S	Georgia State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Christian Hudson · DL	Colorado	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Demetrius Ballard · EDGE	Buffalo	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Evan Dickens · RB	Liberty	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Grayson Wilson · QB	Arkansas	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jackson Wade · WR	Florida	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jani Norwood · OT	North Carolina	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Javarius Green · WR	North Carolina	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Justin Medlock · LB	SMU	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
KJ Sampson · DL	Florida State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Kameron Howard · S	Alabama	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Kris Jones · LB	Georgia	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Kristian Phillips · IOL	Michigan State	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Landon Wright · WR	Washington State	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Mason McKenzie · QB	Saginaw Valley State	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Nolan Ray · RB	Maryland	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Owen Snively · IOL	Eastern Michigan	2026-01-22	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Reed Swanson · WR	Colgate	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Reggie Jackson · OT	Jacksonville State	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Trevon Humphrey · OT	North Carolina Central	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Veguer Jean-Jumeau · OT	Tennessee State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate

Outgoing · 30 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Alex Broome · RB	Abilene Christian	2026-09-08	3★ / —	Immediate
Amari Jackson · CB	Maryland	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Ashton McShane · CB	Liberty	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Bryce Steele · LB	Troy	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Cedric Lott Jr. · WR	Incarnate Word	2026-01-12	3★ / —	Immediate
Datrell Jones · RB	Holy Cross	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Daveon Crouch · LB	Kansas	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Dylan Lonergan · QB	Rutgers	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Edwin Kolenge · EDGE	Vanderbilt	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Eryx Daugherty · IOL	Louisville	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Ismael Zamor · WR	The Citadel	2026-09-08	3★ / —	Immediate
Jack Funke · IOL	Bryant	2026-01-11	3★ / —	Immediate
Jadon Lafontant · IOL	Rhode Island	2026-01-11	3★ / —	Immediate
Jason Hewlett Jr. · LB	Not reported	2025-12-02	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jayden Fry · EDGE	Sam Houston	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jaylen Blackwell · LB	Florida A&M	2026-09-08	2★ / —	Immediate
Matt Ragan · TE	UConn	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Nate Johnson · WR	Not reported	2025-12-08	3★ / —	Immediate
Omar Thornton · S	Miami	2026-01-11	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Omarion Davis · S	Penn State	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Owen Stoudmire · DL	Nebraska	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Reed Harris · WR	Arizona State	2026-01-08	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Ryan Mickow · OT	Tulane	2026-01-09	3★ / —	Immediate
Semaj Fleming · WR	App State	2026-01-05	3★ / —	Immediate
Shaker Reisig · QB	Texas State	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Sterling Sanders · DL	UAB	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Stevie Amar Jr. · TE	UCLA	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Turbo Richard · RB	Indiana	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Ty Clemons · DL	Troy	2026-01-23	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Ty Lockwood · TE	Arkansas	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Boston College. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Bill O'Brien · career 24–25 across 5 seasons and 2 schools

Tenure timeline · 23 appointments

2024–present · Bill O'Brien · active at capture
9–16 · 25 attributed games · 3 seasons
Hired 2024-02-09. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2020–2023 · Jeff Hafley
22–26 · 48 attributed games · 4 seasons
Hired 2019-12-14. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2013–2019 · Steve Addazio
44–44 · 88 attributed games · 7 seasons
Hired 2012-12-04. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2009–2012 · Frank Spaziani
21–29 · 50 attributed games · 4 seasons
Hired 2009-01-07. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2007–2008 · Jeff Jagodzinski
20–8 · 28 attributed games · 2 seasons
Hired 2006-12-19. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2006–2006 · Frank Spaziani · interim
0–0 · 0 attributed games · 0 seasons
Hired 2006-12-09. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1997–2006 · Tom O'Brien
75–45 · 120 attributed games · 10 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1994–1996 · Dan Henning
16–19–1 · 36 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1991–1993 · Tom Coughlin
21–13–1 · 35 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1981–1990 · Jack Bicknell
59–55–1 · 115 attributed games · 10 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1978–1980 · Ed Chlebek
12–21 · 33 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1968–1977 · Joseph Yukica
68–37 · 105 attributed games · 10 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1962–1967 · Jim Miller
34–24 · 58 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1960–1961 · Ernest Hefferle
7–12–1 · 20 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1951–1959 · Mike Holovak
49–29–3 · 81 attributed games · 9 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1946–1950 · Denny Myers
20–22–4 · 46 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1944–1945 · Moody Sarno
7–7 · 14 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1941–1942 · Denny Myers
15–5 · 20 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1939–1940 · Frank Leahy
20–2 · 22 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1937–1938 · Gilmour Dobie
10–5–3 · 18 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1919–1919 · Frank Cavanaugh
5–3 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1902–1902 · Arthur White
0–7–1 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1901–1901 · John Dunlop
1–8 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Bill O'Brien · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	-3.2	-4.7	53	—
2025 · Bill O'Brien	2–10	1–7	0–0	-8.5	-5.4	59	—
2024 · Bill O'Brien	7–6	4–4	0–1	1.2	6.1	95	—
2023 · Jeff Hafley	7–6	3–5	1–0	-5.9	-4.8	61	—
2022 · Jeff Hafley	3–9	2–6	0–0	-14.9	-10.2	40	—
2021 · Jeff Hafley	6–6	2–6	0–0	0.9	0.9	36	—
2020 · Jeff Hafley	6–5	5–5	0–0	0.9	—	63	—
2019 · Steve Addazio · incomplete attribution	6–6	—	—	-5.7	-2.9	63	—
2018 · Steve Addazio	7–5	4–4	0–0	2.4	5.3	71	—
2017 · Steve Addazio	7–6	4–4	0–1	4.6	11.2	67	—
2016 · Steve Addazio	7–6	2–6	1–0	-1.6	-2.4	78	—
2015 · Steve Addazio	3–9	0–8	0–0	4.7	-0.1	60	—

Download coaching history JSON

Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 13:25:14 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	99 / 138	28.5	37 / 138	73.7
Success rate	87 / 138	37.2	69 / 138	50.4
Explosiveness	44 / 138	68.6	33 / 138	76.6
Standard-down success	80 / 138	42.3	52 / 138	62.8
Passing-down success	105 / 138	24.1	100 / 138	27.7
Pass PPA	93 / 138	32.8	55 / 138	60.6
Rush PPA	77 / 138	44.5	61 / 138	56.2
Pass explosiveness	12 / 138	92.0	47 / 138	66.4
Rush explosiveness	47 / 138	66.4	51 / 138	63.5
Line yards	80 / 138	42.3	83 / 138	40.1
Second-level yards	2 / 138	99.3	104 / 138	24.8
Open-field yards	48 / 138	65.7	60 / 138	56.9
Stuff rate	130 / 138	5.8	60 / 138	56.9
Power success	T107 / 138	21.2	60 / 138	56.9
Havoc	T114 / 138	17.2	T42 / 138	69.7
Front-seven havoc	T126 / 138	8.0	T21 / 138	85.0
DB havoc	T48 / 138	65.0	T105 / 138	21.9
Points / opportunity	104 / 138	24.8	61 / 138	56.2
Average field position	T69 / 138	50.0	T111 / 138	17.5
Field-position expected points	62 / 138	55.5	T116 / 138	15.7

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Mason McKenzie · QBUsage 64.3% · Avg PPA 0.183 · Total 54.470

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.183	54.470	64.3%
Pass	0.147	28.443	99.5%
Rush	0.332	33.910	40.6%
1st down	0.035	3.697	50.5%
2nd down	0.183	19.196	71.9%
3rd down	0.599	44.910	85.2%
Standard downs	0.188	31.964	53.6%
Passing downs	0.177	22.507	87.6%

Bo MacCormack III · RBUsage 17.5% · Avg PPA 0.121 · Total 7.110

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.121	7.110	17.5%
Pass	-0.091	-0.908	7.0%
Rush	0.164	8.018	26.9%
1st down	0.151	4.976	21.3%
2nd down	0.138	1.797	12.3%
3rd down	0.220	2.425	17.5%
Standard downs	0.161	8.032	21.9%
Passing downs	-0.102	-0.922	8.3%

Evan Dickens · RBUsage 16.9% · Avg PPA 0.023 · Total 1.793

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.023	1.793	16.9%
Pass	0.208	3.332	8.2%
Rush	-0.025	-1.538	24.7%
1st down	0.161	7.082	20.8%
2nd down	-0.123	-3.449	19.2%
3rd down	0.280	1.120	4.5%
Standard downs	0.024	1.562	20.8%
Passing downs	0.019	0.232	8.3%

Javarius Green · WRUsage 9.7% · Avg PPA 0.402 · Total 18.088

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.402	18.088	9.7%
Pass	0.425	18.268	22.2%
Rush	-0.090	-0.180	0.8%
1st down	0.376	3.380	4.2%
2nd down	0.012	0.208	12.3%
3rd down	0.769	13.081	19.3%
Standard downs	0.337	5.059	4.7%
Passing downs	0.434	13.029	20.7%

Brady Clough · TEUsage 7.3% · Avg PPA -0.260 · Total -2.604

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.260	-2.604	7.3%
Pass	0.412	3.707	14.1%
Rush	-6.311	-6.311	1.5%
1st down	-1.411	-5.645	6.5%
2nd down	-0.399	-0.797	4.5%
3rd down	0.960	3.839	15.4%
Standard downs	-0.710	-3.549	5.6%
Passing downs	0.189	0.945	10.4%

Mekhi Dodd · RBUsage 6.1% · Avg PPA 0.086 · Total 1.036

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.086	1.036	6.1%
Pass	-0.402	-0.805	2.9%
Rush	0.184	1.841	8.3%
1st down	0.022	0.220	10.4%
2nd down	0.408	0.816	3.3%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.086	1.036	8.1%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Dawson Pough · WRUsage 4.6% · Avg PPA 0.666 · Total 11.992

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.666	11.992	4.6%
Pass	0.666	11.992	11.3%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.717	2.151	1.7%
2nd down	0.382	3.442	7.3%
3rd down	1.067	6.399	8.0%
Standard downs	0.520	3.122	2.2%
Passing downs	0.739	8.870	10.1%

Jaedn Skeete · WRUsage 4.6% · Avg PPA 0.268 · Total 3.217

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.268	3.217	4.6%
Pass	0.268	3.217	10.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.126	0.503	3.5%
2nd down	0.773	3.866	6.0%
3rd down	-0.384	-1.152	5.7%
Standard downs	0.163	0.815	2.9%
Passing downs	0.343	2.402	7.8%

Reed Swanson · WRUsage 4.4% · Avg PPA -0.104 · Total -0.627

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.104	-0.627	4.4%
Pass	-0.104	-0.627	9.4%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.606	-1.213	3.2%
2nd down	-0.702	-1.403	4.5%
3rd down	0.994	1.989	7.7%
Standard downs	0.236	0.945	4.5%
Passing downs	-0.786	-1.572	4.2%

John Montague · WRUsage 4.3% · Avg PPA 1.289 · Total 21.913

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.289	21.913	4.3%
Pass	1.289	21.913	10.3%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	1.329	9.306	3.8%
2nd down	-0.052	-0.156	2.4%
3rd down	1.823	12.763	9.3%
Standard downs	1.491	14.906	3.6%
Passing downs	1.001	7.007	5.7%

Nolan Ray · RBUsage 4.2% · Avg PPA -0.479 · Total -3.834

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.479	-3.834	4.2%
Pass	-0.101	-0.101	1.4%
Rush	-0.533	-3.733	6.1%
1st down	0.009	0.036	4.3%
2nd down	-0.052	-0.103	3.3%
3rd down	0.461	0.461	2.9%
Standard downs	-0.533	-3.733	4.8%
Passing downs	-0.101	-0.101	2.1%

Landon Wright · WRUsage 3.6% · Avg PPA 0.834 · Total 11.678

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.834	11.678	3.6%
Pass	1.000	12.005	7.5%
Rush	-0.164	-0.327	0.9%
1st down	0.356	2.136	3.4%
2nd down	1.494	10.457	5.7%
3rd down	-0.915	-0.915	1.3%
Standard downs	0.650	5.851	3.3%
Passing downs	1.165	5.827	4.2%

Danny Edgehille · TEUsage 2.4% · Avg PPA 0.232 · Total 1.855

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.232	1.855	2.4%
Pass	0.232	1.855	5.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.455	-1.365	1.9%
2nd down	0.082	0.246	2.9%
3rd down	-0.115	-0.115	1.6%
Standard downs	-0.108	-0.540	2.2%
Passing downs	0.798	2.395	2.8%

Zeke Moore · TEUsage 2.3% · Avg PPA 0.112 · Total 1.004

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.112	1.004	2.3%
Pass	0.112	1.004	5.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.307	1.230	2.3%
2nd down	-0.045	-0.226	4.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.317	1.586	1.9%
Passing downs	-0.145	-0.582	3.0%

Jackson Wade · WRUsage 2.2% · Avg PPA -1.650 · Total -4.949

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-1.650	-4.949	2.2%
Pass	-1.650	-4.949	4.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.694	-0.694	2.2%
3rd down	-0.073	-0.073	3.8%
Standard downs	-4.183	-4.183	1.1%
Passing downs	-0.383	-0.767	4.0%

Nedrick Boldin Jr. · WRUsage 1.8% · Avg PPA 1.535 · Total 7.677

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.535	7.677	1.8%
Pass	1.535	7.677	4.3%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.586	-0.586	0.8%
2nd down	1.581	1.581	1.2%
3rd down	2.227	6.682	6.0%
Standard downs	-0.586	-0.586	0.5%
Passing downs	2.066	8.263	4.7%

Bryce Lewis · TEUsage 1.6% · Avg PPA -1.130 · Total -1.130

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-1.130	-1.130	1.6%
Pass	-1.130	-1.130	4.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-1.130	-1.130	3.6%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-1.130	-1.130	2.1%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Anthony Ferrucci · RBUsage 1.5% · Avg PPA -0.071 · Total -0.071

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.071	-0.071	1.5%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	-0.071	-0.071	2.2%
1st down	-0.071	-0.071	2.7%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.071	-0.071	1.8%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Cameron Kossmann · TEUsage 1.5% · Avg PPA -4.233 · Total -4.233

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-4.233	-4.233	1.5%
Pass	-4.233	-4.233	2.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-4.233	-4.233	2.6%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Where Boston College sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Boston College metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.069	28th138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.413	37th138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.271	69th138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.146	33rd138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.087	45th138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.013	74th138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.406	50th138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.161	77th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.172	70th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 100% of 185 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.5 yards (46th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 6.0 per completion. Completion 57.8%, 7.4 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.18.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	57.1%	61.4%	-4.3	163 / 185
Defense allowed	63.8%	62.2%	+1.6	163 / 197

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Boston College.

Target mix by zone, Boston College offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Boston College passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	185	100%	8.5	6.0	57.8%	0.18	-4.3 pp	163
Passing defense	197	99%	7.5	4.9	65.0%	0.10	+1.6 pp	163

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	266	4.7	50.0%	0.17	3.30	1.50	1.50	18.1%	66.7%
Defense allowed	262	4.0	42.3%	0.05	3.00	1.10	1.00	17.6%	69.7%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	261 / 266	250	16	17	10	11	0	238 / 238 · 100.0%
Defense allowed	256 / 262	215	47	16	7	7	0	239 / 239 · 100.0%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season -4.3 pp. 6 of 7 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Cincinnati	35	34	52.9%	60.1%	-7.2 pp	8.2	-0.04	37	4.3	0.25
W2	Rutgers	29	29	62.1%	62.2%	-0.1 pp	9.3	0.16	32	4.5	0.06
W3	Maine	21	0	—	—	—	7.0	0.18	39	4.8	-0.08
W4	Virginia Tech	23	23	47.8%	70.0%	-22.2 pp	3.9	-0.01	38	4.0	0.13
W5	SMU	32	32	62.5%	64.5%	-2.0 pp	6.6	0.20	33	3.5	0.27
W7	Pittsburgh	28	28	60.7%	54.6%	+6.2 pp	13.4	0.61	40	2.5	-0.16
W8	Georgia Tech	17	17	52.9%	56.1%	-3.2 pp	11.6	0.23	47	8.5	0.60

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

26 punts · 39.2 gross yards/punt · 29.7 net yards/punt

1 inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks · 1 blocked

Known gross yards: 26/26 punts. Known net yards: 21/26 punts.

Our punt returns

5 returns · 1.6 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

1 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 5/5 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 8 · Georgia Tech	2	38.5	33.0	1/2
Week 7 · Pittsburgh	2	25.0	20.5	2/2
Week 5 · SMU	4	36.8	32.0	3/4
Week 4 · Virginia Tech	9	41.3	28.8	8/9
Week 3 · Maine	2	42.5	32.5	2/2

Team style

Rating history