Boston College Athletics
Early-Season Kickoff Times, Networks Announced
May 17, 2012 | Football
May 17, 2012
Boston College will kick off its 2012 season at home against Miami on Sept. 1 at 3:30 p.m. and will host Maine, its opponent in week two, on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m., according to an announcement made by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday.
The Sept. 1 game between the Eagles and Hurricanes will be televised nationally on ESPN2 and regionally on ABC.
Boston College and Maine on Sept. 8 will be carried exclusively by ESPN3, the web-streaming platform which is now available in more than 73 million homes.
Also announced Thursday, the eighth annual ACC Football Championship game will kick off Dec. 1 in Charlotte, N.C., at either 7:45 p.m. on ESPN or 8 p.m. on ABC. It marks the fourth straight season in which the ACC title game is to be played in prime time.
2012 BOSTON COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Opponent | Network | Time |
| Sept. 1 | Miami* | ABC/ESPN2# | 3:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 8 | Maine | ESPN3 | 1 p.m. |
| Sept. 15 | at Northwestern | ||
| Sept. 29 | Clemson* | ||
| Oct. 6 | at Army | CBS Sports Network | Noon |
| Oct. 13 | at Florida State* | ||
| Oct. 20 | at Georgia Tech* | ||
| Oct. 27 | Maryland* | ||
| Nov. 3 | at Wake Forest* | ||
| Nov. 10 | Notre Dame | ||
| Nov. 17 | Virginia Tech* | ||
| Nov. 24 | at NC State* |
* denotes Atlantic Coast Conference game
# televised regionally on ABC, on ESPN2 to the rest of the nation
