Boston College Athletics
BC Announces 2006 Football Schedule
January 25, 2006 | Football
Jan. 25, 2006
Home games vs. Clemson, Brigham Young, Maine, Virginia Tech, Buffalo, Duke and Maryland highlight the 2006 Boston College football schedule, which was released Wednesday. Three Thursday night games - one at home (vs. Virginia Tech) and two on the road - are featured in the 12-game schedule. Television appearances and game times will be announced at a later date.
"We're excited about this coming season's schedule," Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo says. "This will be a real challenge for our football team."
The Eagles will open the 2006 season on Thursday, August 31 with a road game at Central Michigan. The Clemson Tigers will come to Alumni Stadium for the team's home and ACC opener on Saturday, Sept. 9, followed by a home game against BYU the following week. Following a road game at N.C. State, the Eagles will return home for the Sept. 30 Parents' Weekend game vs. Maine.
Virginia Tech comes to The Heights for an ESPN Thursday night prime-time game on Oct. 12. Nine days later, the Eagles play at Florida State, followed by a home game vs. Buffalo. November opens with the Eagles on the road at Wake Forest, followed by home games against conference opponents Duke and Maryland. The 2006 regular season concludes with another prime-time Thursday night game on Thanksgiving evening at Miami.
The Eagles will enter the 2006 season in the hunt for an unprecedented eighth consecutive bowl game and seventh consecutive bowl win. The 2005 Eagles finished with a 9-3 overall record and a 5-3 mark in the ACC, which tied eventual champion Florida State for first place in the league's Atlantic Division. BC is the only team in college football to have won a bowl game the past six consecutive seasons.
| 2006 Boston College Football Schedule | ||
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| Aug. 31 (Thu.) | at Central Michigan | |
| Sept. 9 | Clemson* | |
| Sept. 16 | BYU | |
| Sept. 23 | at North Carolina State* | |
| Sept. 30 | Maine (Parents' Weekend) | |
| Oct. 12 (Thu.) | Virginia Tech* | |
| Oct. 21 | at Florida State* | |
| Oct. 28 | Buffalo | |
| Nov. 4 | at Wake Forest* | |
| Nov. 11 | Duke* | |
| Nov. 18 | Maryland* | |
| Nov. 23 (Thu.) | at Miami* | |
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| *Denotes ACC Games | ||
