Boston College Athletics
Kickoff Time Announced for Richmond Game
May 16, 2019 | Football
ACC Network Extra to broadcast the Sept. 7 matchup
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today the kickoff time for Boston College's September 7 home game against Richmond at Alumni Stadium.
Kickoff between the Eagles and Spiders is set for 3:30 p.m. with live broadcast coverage on ACC Network Extra. This year's contest marks the sixth meeting all-time between the two schools and the first since a 24-0 win at Richmond for the Eagles in 1971. BC leads the all-time series 4-1 in a series that began in 1951.
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Boston College opens the 2019 season on Saturday, August 31 against Virginia Tech with a 4 p.m. kickoff in Chestnut Hill on ACC Network.
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In the third week of the season, the Eagles host Big 12 foe Kansas for a Friday night matchup on ACC Network. Kickoff for the September 13 matchup is set for 7:30 p.m. Boston College and Kansas meet for the first time in series history.
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Two of the first three games of the season for Boston College will be on ACC Network. Owned and operated by ESPN in partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Network is a new 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports set to launch August 22, 2019. Approximately 450 live contests including 40 regular-season football games, 150 men's and women's basketball games, and 200 other regular-season competitions and tournament games from across the conference's 27 sponsored sports will be televised annually, plus a complement of news and information shows and original programming. Together, ACC Network's TV and digital platforms will feature 1,300 ACC events in its first year. ESPN has been televising ACC content since 1979 and has exclusive rights to every conference-controlled game across sports and championships.
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Carriage agreements are already in place with the following video providers among others: Altice, DIRECTV, Google Fiber, Hulu Live TV, Optimum, PlayStation Vue, Suddenlink,TVision and Verizon Fios. All ACCN games will also be available on the ESPN App to authenticated cable subscribers. Fans interested in learning more about ACCN can visit www.GetACCN.com. Â
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Season tickets are now available for the 2019 season by visiting BCEagles.com or calling 617-552-4622 (GOBC).
Additional kickoff times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
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2019 Boston College Football Schedule
Date                            Opponent                   Time               TV
Saturday, Aug. 31    Virginia Tech*            4 p.m.            ACC Network
Saturday, Sept. 7    Richmond                   3:30 p.m.        ACC Network Extra
Friday, Sept. 13      Kansas            7:30 p.m.        ACC Network
Saturday, Sept. 21Â Â Â Â at Rutgers
Saturday, Sept. 28Â Â Â Â Â Wake Forest*
Saturday, Oct. 5Â Â Â Â Â Â at Louisville*
Saturday, Oct. 19Â Â Â Â NC State*
Saturday, Oct. 26Â Â Â Â Â at Clemson*
Saturday, Nov. 2Â Â Â Â Â Â at Syracuse*
Saturday, Nov. 9Â Â Â Â Â Florida State*
Saturday, Nov. 23     at Notre Dame             2:30 p.m.        NBC
Saturday, Nov. 30Â Â Â Â Â at Pitt*
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*Denotes ACC game
Home games at Alumni Stadium in bold
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Kickoff between the Eagles and Spiders is set for 3:30 p.m. with live broadcast coverage on ACC Network Extra. This year's contest marks the sixth meeting all-time between the two schools and the first since a 24-0 win at Richmond for the Eagles in 1971. BC leads the all-time series 4-1 in a series that began in 1951.
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Boston College opens the 2019 season on Saturday, August 31 against Virginia Tech with a 4 p.m. kickoff in Chestnut Hill on ACC Network.
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In the third week of the season, the Eagles host Big 12 foe Kansas for a Friday night matchup on ACC Network. Kickoff for the September 13 matchup is set for 7:30 p.m. Boston College and Kansas meet for the first time in series history.
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Two of the first three games of the season for Boston College will be on ACC Network. Owned and operated by ESPN in partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Network is a new 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports set to launch August 22, 2019. Approximately 450 live contests including 40 regular-season football games, 150 men's and women's basketball games, and 200 other regular-season competitions and tournament games from across the conference's 27 sponsored sports will be televised annually, plus a complement of news and information shows and original programming. Together, ACC Network's TV and digital platforms will feature 1,300 ACC events in its first year. ESPN has been televising ACC content since 1979 and has exclusive rights to every conference-controlled game across sports and championships.
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Carriage agreements are already in place with the following video providers among others: Altice, DIRECTV, Google Fiber, Hulu Live TV, Optimum, PlayStation Vue, Suddenlink,TVision and Verizon Fios. All ACCN games will also be available on the ESPN App to authenticated cable subscribers. Fans interested in learning more about ACCN can visit www.GetACCN.com. Â
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Season tickets are now available for the 2019 season by visiting BCEagles.com or calling 617-552-4622 (GOBC).
Additional kickoff times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
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2019 Boston College Football Schedule
Date                            Opponent                   Time               TV
Saturday, Aug. 31    Virginia Tech*            4 p.m.            ACC Network
Saturday, Sept. 7    Richmond                   3:30 p.m.        ACC Network Extra
Friday, Sept. 13      Kansas            7:30 p.m.        ACC Network
Saturday, Sept. 21Â Â Â Â at Rutgers
Saturday, Sept. 28Â Â Â Â Â Wake Forest*
Saturday, Oct. 5Â Â Â Â Â Â at Louisville*
Saturday, Oct. 19Â Â Â Â NC State*
Saturday, Oct. 26Â Â Â Â Â at Clemson*
Saturday, Nov. 2Â Â Â Â Â Â at Syracuse*
Saturday, Nov. 9Â Â Â Â Â Florida State*
Saturday, Nov. 23     at Notre Dame             2:30 p.m.        NBC
Saturday, Nov. 30Â Â Â Â Â at Pitt*
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*Denotes ACC game
Home games at Alumni Stadium in bold
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