Week Five Notes: The Central Michigan Game

Boston College Notes: The Central Michigan Game (PDF)

• Boston College returns to non-conference action at home Saturday as the Eagles host Central Michigan at Alumni Stadium.
• ACC Network Extra has broadcast coverage of the game with Dave Weekley (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (color analyst) on the call. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
• Coverage on the Boston College IMG Sports Network begins at 12:30 p.m. with Jon Meterparel, Pete Cronan and Scott Mutryn. Fans can listen to the game locally on WEEI 850 AM, nationally on TuneIn and on Sirius channel 93 and XM channel 203.
• Boston College is 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the ACC after last week's 34-7 loss at No. 2 Clemson. BC and Clemson were tied at seven in the fourth quarter before the Tigers pulled away late for the win.
• Boston College and Clemson were tied at seven entering the fourth quarter. It marked the first time since 2013 vs. BC that Clemson has been tied or trailed entering the fourth quarter against an unranked team.
• Boston College and Central Michigan meet for the fourth time in series history Saturday at Alumni Stadium.
• BC is 3-0 all-time against the Chippewas, including a 2-0 mark at Alumni Stadium.
• Saturday's game is the first meeting since BC topped Central Michigan 31-10 in 2009 at Alumni Stadium. Former walk-on kicker Steve Aponavicius became Boston College's all-time scoring leader in the Eagles' 31-10 win and
Montel Harris finished with 136 yards rushing on 27 carries.
• BC snapped the Chippewas' seven-game winning streak - their best since consecutive seasons with eight-game streaks from 1979-1980.
• In the last meeting, Dave Shinskie was 18-for-28 passing for 262 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles, who became bowl-eligible for 10th consecutive season. Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour, who entered fifth in the nation in completion percentage, was 20 of 34 for 152 yards and one interception. BC linebacker Luke Kuechly had a 28-yard interception return for a score as well in the 2009 win for BC.
• BC has scored 31 or more points in every meeting against Central Michigan. The Eagles won 43-0 at home in 2002 and 31-24 in the 2006 season opener at CMU.
• BC is 20-3 all-time against current schools from the Mid-American Conference. BC has not lost to a MAC team since 1969 to Buffalo. • Earlier in the season, BC won 23-20 at Northern Illinois to open the 2017 season in DeKalb.
• In the 2006 win at CMU, Matt Ryan was 32-of-48 passing for 323 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
• In the first series meeting in 2002, Brian St. Pierre was 25-of-35 through the air for 314 yards and a season-high three touchdowns in the 43-0 shutout victory.

119th Season of Boston College Football
• The 119th season of Boston College football began with a 23-20 victory at Northern Illinois on Sept. 1. All-time, BC is 653-484-37 in 1,174 games.
• BC is 36th in NCAA history with 653 victories. The Eagles are one of eight ACC schools ranked in the top 40 all-time in victories.

Look Out for Lukas
• Junior Lukas Denis has made a flawless transition from cornerback to free safety in 2017. The Everett native is second in the nation with three interceptions after his third pick of 2017 at No. 2 Clemson on Sept. 23.
• Denis finished with a game-high and new career-high with 13 tackles in the Clemson game. He also forced a fumble against the second-ranked Tigers.
• The free safety is fourth on the team with 30 tackles and leads the team with two forced fumbles. Denis' three pass breakups are second on the team.

Strong Secondary
• Boston College's starting secondary of Lukas Denis, strong safety Will Harris and cornerbacks Kamrin Moore and Isaac Yiadom is off to a tremendous start in 2017.
• BC is 14th nationally and second in the ACC allowing just 147.5 passing yards per game.
• The Eagles are 16th in the country and third in the ACC in passing efficiency defense (97.71).
• BC is 35th nationally and third in the ACC with four interceptions as well in 2017.

Keeping the Flags off The Field
• Boston College ranks among the national leaders in fewest penalties, fewest penalties per game and fewest penalty yards per game.
• BC ranks 13th in the nation and third in the ACC with just 16 penalties this season.
• The Eagles are committing just 4.0 penalties per game, the ninth-best mark in the nation and second in the ACC.
• BC's 33.5 penalty yards per game is also ninth in the country and second among all ACC schools.

Tough Early Going Schedule
• Boston College has played the seventh-toughest schedule through four games in 2017. BC's first four opponents have a combined record of 8-1 to start the 2017 season.

NCAA Toughest Schedules
Team      Past Opposition Records
1. Baylor                  6-0
UCF          2-0
Florida   7-0
Fresno State         5-0
Air Force                 5-0
Miami (Fla.)           2-0
7. Boston College                 8-1
8. Ohio State         7-1
8. Arizona State   7-1

Schwab Stepping Up
• Boston College senior linebacker Ty Schwab leads the team with 35 tackles through four games. Even more impressive, the Florida native has been the one steady force at the position with injuries to Connor Strachan and Max Richardson.
• Against defending National Champion Clemson, Schwab set career-highs in tackles (11) and sacks (1.5).
• Schwab has played in 21 consecutive games, including 17 starts, at weakside linebacker.

20 Completions, 100-Yard Rusher
• For only the second time in the Steve Addazio era, Boston College had a quarterback with 20-plus completions along with a 100-yard rusher in the same game Sept. 16 against Notre Dame.
• Redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Brown finished 24-of-40 passing for 215 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions against the Fighting Irish while junior running back Jon Hilliman rushed for 122 yards on 22 carries.
• In Addazio's first game at BC, Chase Rettig was 23-of-30 passing for 285 yards and two touchdowns while Andre Williams rushed for 114 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown in a 24-14 win against Villanova (8/31/13).

Three-Headed Monster
• Boston College has been one of the best teams in the nation in all three phases of the kicking game so far in 2017.
• Junior place-kicker Colton Lichtenberg is 21st nationally and fifth in the ACC by going 6-for-7 on field goals this season and ranks 24thnationally with 1.5 field goals per game.
• Senior place-kicker Max Schulze-Geisthovel has 11 touchbacks on 16 kickoffs this season. The 68.8 rate for touchbacks is 18th nationally. BC ranks 43rd nationally and second in the ACC allowing just 18.5 yards per kick return.
• Senior punter Mike Knoll has averaged 40.5 yards per punt, but 19 of the punts have pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line. Against Clemson, Knoll had six punts inside the 10-yard line, including three pinned inside the Tigers' six.

Brown Among Freshmen National Leaders
• Boston College redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Brown ranks among the national leaders among freshman QBs in passing yards and touchdowns.
• The New Jersey native is third nationally among freshmen with 658 passing yards and is tied for fourth among freshman quarterbacks with five touchdown passes.
• Brown's 75 completions are tied for the most of any freshman quarterback in the nation with Virginia Tech's Josh Jackson.

Freshmen Passing Yards Leaders
1. Josh Jackson, Va. Tech   75-115, 65.2%, 1,127 yards
2. Chazz Surratt, UNC          63-98, 64.3%, 845 yards
3. Anthony Brown, BC      75-141, 53.2%, 658 yards

Freshmen Combo At QB and Center
• Boston College is the only school in the country with freshmen starting at center and quarterback. True freshman Ben Petrula made his first career start at center vs. Wake Forest after senior captain Jon Baker was lost for the year with a knee injury.
• Anthony Brown has just four career starts at quarterback as the redshirt freshman made his first career start in the season opener at Northern Illinois.

Watching Walker
• Junior wide receiver Michael Walker has been all over the field for the Eagles through four games this season. The Naples, Fla., native is second on the team with 13 receptions and is among the national leaders in kickoff returns and punt returns.
• Walker is seventh in the ACC with 129 all-purpose yards per game.
• Walker is 24th nationally and second in the ACC in punt returns (12.5 yards per return) and 39th nationally and fifth in the conference in kickoff returns (24.6 yards per return).

Career Day for the Captain
• Boston College wide receiver and tri-captain Charlie Callinan had the best game of his career Sept. 16 vs. Notre Dame. Playing in his 41st career game including his 31st start, Callinan set career-highs in receptions (7), receiving yards (82) and receiving touchdowns (2) against the Fighting Irish.
• Callinan will be out for an extended period of time after suffering an injury to his foot at practice on Sept. 21.

Protecting the QBs
• Boston College's offensive line has allowed just four sacks through four games. The Eagles have attempted 124 passes so far in 2017 and rank 29th nationally and fourth in the ACC with just the four sacks allowed.

Freshman at Quarterback
• Redshirt freshman Anthony Brown was the second freshman in BC history to start a season opener under center in the Sept. 1 win at Northern Illinois. He is the only freshman quarterback in school history who started to win a season opener on the road.
• Brown was 26-for-42 with 191 passing yards and two touchdowns in the NIU win. He threw one interception. Both his attempts and completion totals are the most a BC quarterback has logged under head coach Steve Addazio.
• Redshirt freshman Justin Tuggle started the first game of 2009 against Northeastern and finished 3-of-5 passing for 56 yards with a touchdown in BC's 54-0 victory.
• Glenn Foley entered in the second quarter of his first game his redshirt freshman season and started the rest of the way. He owns BC's freshman record for most passing attempts (349) and completions (182) in 1990.
• Dave Shinskie played in all 13 games in 2009 and started the final 10 contests to set BC freshman records for passing yards (2,049) and passing touchdowns (15).
• Doug Flutie started the final seven games of his true freshman season in 1981 and ended the year with 1,652 yards passing, 10 touchdowns, eight interceptions and he completed 54.7 percent of his passes.

Comparing First Starts
• Anthony Brown did something in his first start that the top four career passing leaders in Boston College history could not do - win the game. Below is a comparison of the first career starts from Doug Flutie, Glenn Foley, Matt Ryan, Chase Rettig and Brown.

Doug Flutie (10/17/81 vs. Navy)
14-of-25, 118 yards, INT, 56.0 comp. %            L, 25-10

Glenn Foley (9/15/90 vs. No. 17 Ohio State)
20-of-41, 179 yards, 48.7 comp. %) L, 31-10

Matt Ryan (11/27/04 vs. No. 17 Syracuse)
24-of-51, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT, 47.1 comp. %                  L, 43-17

Chase Rettig (10/16/10 at No. 16 Florida State)
9-of-24, 95 yards, 37.5 comp. %       L, 24-19

Anthony Brown (9/1/17 at Northern Illinois)
26-of-42, 191 yards, 2 TD, INT, 61.9 comp. %                  W, 23-20

Spreading the Wealth
• Redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Brown completed passes to eight different players in the season opening win at Northern Illinois.
• Six players finished with multiple receptions, led by junior wide receiver Michael Walker's eight receptions.
• Walker led all BC players with 12 targets, followed by Kobay White and Jeff Smith (eight targets).
• Brown was at his best throwing on first down, completing 64 percent of his attempts (9-of-14). The New Jersey native was pretty consistent no matter the down, completing 61 percent on second down (8-of-13), 57 percent on third down (8-of-14) and was a perfect 1-for-1 on fourth down.

Noting the Win Over Northern Illinois
• Boston College opened its 119th season of college football with a 23-20 win at Northern Illinois Sept. 1 at Huskie Stadium. BC is 4-1 in season openers under Steve Addazio.
• All-time, BC is 69-48-2 in season openers and 13-5 since 2000.
• BC held NIU to 2-of-15 on third down conversions.
• Brown threw the first touchdown of his career on a five-yard pass to Michael Walker to give BC its first lead of the game at 13-10 with 30 seconds remaining in the second quarter. It was Walker's fifth career touchdown reception.
• Redshirt freshman wide receiver Kobay White caught his first career reception on a 20-yard catch to move the sticks on third down. White finished the game with six receptions for 76 yards. He finished the game with 104 all-purpose yards, which also included 28 yards on kickoff returns.
• The Eagles ran 92 plays in the game, more than any game in 2016. Last season's game high was 84 against Buffalo (Oct. 1, 2016).
• Sophomore tight end Ray Marten's first career reception was a touchdown as he hauled in a four-yard touchdown pass from Brown to give BC a 20-10 lead.
• Junior defensive back Will Harris collected a career-high 10 tackles, besting his previous high of eight, which he recorded at Virginia Tech on Sept. 17, 2016. His total tonight included seven solo stops and one tackle for a loss.
• Junior defensive end Zach Allen recorded a career-high nine tackles, which included four solo tackles.
• Sophomore middle linebacker Max Richardson earned his first career start.
• Junior free safety Lukas Denis made his first career start for the Eagles. He recorded his second career interception, along with two pass breakups and assisted on a tackle for a loss.
• Senior PK Max Schulze-Geisthovel appeared in his first game as an Eagle after playing on the men's soccer team last season at BC. Schulze-Geisthovel finished with three touchbacks.

Scouting This Week's Opponent: Central Michigan
• Central Michigan comes to The Heights Saturday with a 2-2 record after last week's MAC loss to Miami (Ohio) 31-14 at home.
• The Chippewas own victories over Rhode Island (30-27, 3OT) and at Kansas (45-27) in 2017 while losing to the Redhawks last weekend at Syracuse (41-17).
• Central Michigan brings one of the nation's most explosive passing offenses to Chestnut Hill Saturday. The Chippewas rank 22nd nationally with 306.3 passing yards per game. CMU is 47th nationally in total offense (454.0 yards per game), 84th in rushing offense (147.8 yards per game) and 86th in scoring offense (26.5 yards per game).
• Central Michigan is 109th nationally in total defense (458.8 yards per game), 98th in scoring defense (31.5 points per game), 92nd in rushing defense (183.0 yards per game) and 109th in passing yards allowed (275.8 yards per game).

Counting on Kobay
• Redshirt freshman wide receiver Kobay White had quite the debut as an Eagle at Northern Illinois. The Harrisburg, Pa., native led BC with 76 yards receiving on six receptions, including a critical 12-yard reception on 4th down to keep BC's game-winning drive alive.
• White led all BC players with 104 all-purpose yards in the NIU victory.
• White led all BC players with four 15-yard plus plays in the NIU victory, including three receptions covering 15-plus yards. Four of White's six receptions against NIU resulted in first downs.
• On the season, White leads BC with 176 yards receiving and 16 receptions. White also leads BC with seven receptions of 15-plus yards and 10 receptions for first downs.

Colton Coming Up Clutch
• Junior PK Colton Lichtenberg recorded a career-high 11 points on a career-high three field goals in his best career performance Sept. 1 at NIU. The Georgia native was a perfect 3-for-3 in the 23-20 win at Northern Illinois, including the game-winning field goal from 37 yards out with 2:13 to play.
• He hit a 42-yarder to tie the game at three in the first quarter. It was the second-longest field goal of his career. Lichtenberg struck again from 35 yards out in the second quarter. He hit the game winner with 2:13 to play, a 37-yard field goal, to break a 20-20 tie and give BC the win.
• Lichtenberg was named the ACC Specialist of the Week on Sept. 5 for his efforts in the NIU victory and was one of three Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week nationally.
• Lichtenberg kept his perfect season going with another field goal in the Wake Forest game.
• Against Notre Dame, Lichtenberg was good from 38 and 41 yards out and was 2-for-2 on PATs.
• On the season, Lichtenberg is 6-for-7 on field goal attempts.

Setting the Tempo
• Boston College ran 92 plays out of a no-huddle, up-tempo offense in the win at Northern Illinois. It was the most plays run under head coach Steve Addazio, beating the previous game-high of 86 vs. UMass in 2014.
• The 92 plays were the most by a BC team since the Eagles joined the ACC in 2005. Only three other times since 2005 has BC ran 90 plays in a game - 2007 vs. Army (90), 2005 vs. Florida State (90) and 2005 vs. Clemson (90).
• Heading into the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl, BC shifted its focus to an up-tempo, no-huddle offense. The results were immediate as the Eagles scored 29 points in the first half and 36 for the game in a 36-30 victory over Maryland.

Total Plays in a Game (since 2005)
1. Northern Illinois (9/1/17)               92
2. Army (9/22/07)                  90
Florida State (9/17/05)       90
Clemson (9/24/05)               90
5. UMass (8/30/14)              86
6. Notre Dame (9/16/17)    85
Maine (9/20/14)   85
Miami (9/1/12)      85
9. Buffalo (10/1/16)               84
10. Maryland (11/10/07)      83
11. Wake Forest (9/9/17     82
Wake Forest (10/1/11)         82
Wake Forest (11/4/06)       82
Duke (11/11/06)     82

Red Zone Success
• Boston College was a perfect 4-for-4 in the red zone in the Sept. 1 victory at NIU. The Eagles scored two touchdowns and two field goals on their four trips into the red zone against the Huskies.
• In 2016, BC finished the year with an 82 % success rate in the red zone (22 touchdowns in the 32 red zone scores).
• In 2017, BC is 10-for-10 in the red zone with five touchdowns and five field goals. BC is one of 17 teams nationally to score on every trip into the red zone in 2017.

Preseason Award Watch List
• The following list of Eagles were named to various preseason award watch lists and All-America teams:

Harold Landry, Senior Defensive End
AP Preseason All-America First Team
ESPN.com Preseason All-America First Team
USA Today Preseason All-America First Team
Sports Illustrated Preseason All-America First Team
Phil Steele Preseason All-America First Team
Athlon Preseason All-America First Team
Lindy's Preseason All-America First Team
Street & Smith's Preseason All-America First Team
Preseason All-ACC First Team
Walter Camp Football Player of the Year Watch List
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Maxwell Award Watch List
Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
Jon Baker, Senior Center
Rimington Trophy Watch List

Tommy Sweeney, Junior Tight End
John Mackey Award Watch List

Jeff Smith, Junior Wide Receiver
Paul Hornung Award Watch List

Darius Wade, Junior Quarterback
Golden Arm Award Watch List

Jon Hilliman, Junior Running Back
Doak Walker Award Watch List

The Nation's Leader Returns
• Boston College defensive end Harold Landry decided to return to Boston College for his senior season in January. The All-American led the nation in sacks in 2016 with 16.5.
• Landry led the country with seven forced fumbles en route to Walter Camp and Associated Press All-America honors.
• Landry finished with one of the best seasons of any defensive player in the country in 2016. An AP All-ACC first-team selection, Landry was also selected as the Division I Gold Helmet of the Year Award recipient, given annually to the top player in New England by the New England Football Writers' Association and the recipient of the 78th annual George "Bulger" Lowe Award, "New England's Heisman Trophy" and one of America's oldest college football accolades.
• Landry, who collected All-ACC second-team honors by the media and coaches, was one of six finalists for the Ted Hendricks Award, given annually to the nation's top defensive end.
• The North Carolina native led the nation with 16.5 sacks and seven fumbles forced. Landry rewrote the Boston College single-season record for sacks in 2016, breaking the old mark of 13 held by Eric Storz (1997) and Mike Mamula (1994). Landry was fifth in the country with 22.0 tackles-for-loss, the second-best total in Boston College single-season history behind only Mathias Kiwanuka's 25.5 TFLs in 2004.
• Since 2005, only two players have led the nation in sacks and decided to return to school instead of opting for the NFL Draft: Harold Landry and Von Miller (Texas A&M).
• Landry recorded at least one sack in 10 of BC's 13 games in 2016. He set the BC single-season sack record, breaking the mark of 13 held by Erik Storz in 1997 and Mike Mamula in 1994.
• For his career, Landry has 22 sacks, third in BC history.
• Landry finished 2016 with 22 tackles-for-loss, the second-best single-season total in BC history.

BC Career Sacks Leaders
1. Mathias Kiwanuka (2002-05)       37.5
2. Mike Mamula (1992-94)                 24
3. Harold Landry (2014-present) 22
4. Chris Hovan (1996-99) 20.5
5. Erik Storz (1994-97)       19

BC Career TFL Leaders
1. Mathias Kiwanuka (2002-05)       65.5
2. Luke Kuechly (2009-11) 44
3. Chris Hovan (1996-99) 43
4. Harold Landry (2014-present) 42
5. Tim Bulman (2001-04) 38

In the ACC …
• Landry's 16.5 sacks in 2016 ranked third in ACC single-season history. Only Peter Boulware (FSU) and Charles Bowser (Duke) recorded more sacks in one season.

All-Time ACC Single-Season Sacks Leaders
1. Peter Boulware, Florida State (1996)        19.0
2. Charles Bowser, Duke (1981)       17.5
3. Harold Landry, Boston College (2016)    16.5
4. Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina (1980) 16.0
Keith Adams, Clemson (1999)          16.0
Andre Wadsworth, Florida State (1997)        16.0

All-ACC Linebacker Out
• Senior linebacker Connor Strachan collected All-ACC honorable mention honors in 2016 and returned as one of the top defensive players in the nation in 2017. The Wellesley native injured his knee prior to the NIU game and played in the team's first two games before the injury forced him to be out indefinitely.
• Strachan earned All-ACC honors for the first time after the junior led the Eagles with 80 tackles in 2016. Appearing in 12 games including 12 starts, Strachan is third on the team with 11.0 tackles-for-loss and led the Eagles with four fumble recoveries. The four fumbles recovered ranked second nationally.
• Strachan played every snap in the win at NIU and finished with a key stop on fourth down to stall a NIU drive. The senior also made his first start at strongside linebacker after playing middle linebacker during his first three years at The Heights.

Sack, Sack, Sack the Quarterback
• Under the direction of defensive coordinator Jim Reid, Boston College tied a school record and finished second in the nation with 47 sacks in 2016.
• Reid, who was also the defensive coordinator at BC in 1994, equaled the school record for single-season sacks as his 1994 BC defense also totaled 47 sacks.
• BC returned 69 percent of their sack production in 2017 led by Harold Landry (16.5 sacks in 2016). In all, the Eagles have 32.5 combined sacks returning to the field this season.
• BC snapped a streak of 14 consecutive games with at least one sack after not getting a sack in the win at NIU on Sept. 1. The last time previous to NIU when BC went without a sack was Nov. 21, 2014 vs. Notre Dame.

NCAA Team Sacks Leaders (2016)
1. Florida State (ACC)          51 (3.92 per game)
2. Boston College (ACC)   47 (3.62 per game)
3. Alabama (SEC) 54 (3.60 per game)
4. Michigan (Big Ten)          46 (3.54 per game)
5. Texas (Big 12) 41 (3.42 per game)

It All Starts on Defense
• One of head coach Steve Addazio's staples to building the Boston College football program has been to have a top-notch defense. BC finished ninth nationally in total defense in 2016, allowing just 314.2 yards per game.
• The 2016 BC defense ranked on eight top-10 lists nationally, including ninth in total defense (314.2 yards/game), second in sacks (3.62 sacks/game) and 10th in turnovers gained (27).
• In 2015, the Eagles ended the year first in total defense (254.3 yards per game).
• Addazio's 2014 squad finished the season ranked 11th nationally in total defense as the Eagles yielded just 324.2 yards per contest.

First Bowl Win Since 2007
• Boston College earned its first bowl victory since 2007 with a 36-30 victory over Maryland in the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 26.
• Boston College is 14-11 all-time in 25 bowl appearances. The last bowl victory prior to the win over Maryland was a 24-21 win over Michigan State on Dec. 28, 2007 in the Champs Sports Bowl.
• Boston College's 29 first-half points marked the third-best first half scoring in BC's bowl history.
• The defensive line was named Most Outstanding Player in the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl. Boston College finished with eight sacks and 14 tackles-for-loss.

Baker, Moore, Callinan Named 2017 Captains
• Senior center Jon Baker, senior defensive back Kamrin Moore and senior wide receiver Charlie Callinan were voted team captains by their teammates, Boston College head coach Steve Addazio announced. Baker and Moore were named captains in August while Callinan was named a captain prior to the Wake Forest game for the rest of the season.
• Baker entered 2017 with 26 consecutive starts at center, the longest current streak on the team. The Millis, Mass., native was named to the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, an award given annually to the nation's top center. A two-time ACC All-Academic team selection and three-time Athletic Director's award winner for academic achievement, Baker entered the season as one of the top centers in the ACC. Baker played in 36 consecutive games prior to having his season cut short with a knee injury in the season opener.
• Moore entered 2017 after starting all 13 games last season for the Eagles. The District Heights, Md., product recorded 43 tackles a year ago and totaled two interceptions, including the game-winning INT in the road victory at NC State. For his career, Moore has played in 36 games and has made 23 starts over the last 23 games he has played in.
• Joining Baker and Kamrin Moore as a team captain in 2017 will also be senior wide receiver Charlie Callinan. The team voted prior to the season on captains and Callinan recorded the third-highest total of votes and will represent the Eagles as a captain for the rest of the year.

Three Bowls in Four Years
• Head coach Steve Addazio joined Jack Bicknell as the only coaches in Boston College history to lead the Eagles to three bowl games in their first four seasons at The Heights. Under Addazio's leadership, BC has won seven games in three of his four seasons in Chestnut Hill and led the Eagles to their first bowl win since 2007 with the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl victory over Maryland.
• During Addazio's tenure, 11 players have been selected in the NFL Draft, including two members of last season's team (John Johnson, Third round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in the 2017 NFL Draft and Matt Milano, Fifth round pick of the Buffalo Bills).

Week Five Notes: The Central Michigan Game

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