2006 Boston College Eagles football team

2006 Boston College Eagles football
Meineke Car Care Bowl champion
Meineke Car Care Bowl, W 25–24 vs. Navy
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
Record	10–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Tom O'Brien (10th season; regular season) Frank Spaziani (interim, bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (8th season)
Captains	Josh Beekman Jo-Lonn Dunbar Matt Ryan
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 18 Wake Forest x$		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 20 Boston College		5	–	3					10	–	3
Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
Clemson		5	–	3					8	–	5
Florida State		3	–	5					7	–	6
NC State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x		7	–	1					9	–	5
No. 19 Virginia Tech		6	–	2					10	–	3
Virginia		4	–	4					5	–	7
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					7	–	6
North Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Boston College competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan*		Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	W 31–24	25,418
September 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Clemson		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ABC	W 34–33 2OT	44,500
September 16	12:00 p.m.	BYU*	No. 23	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	W 30–23 2OT	40,233
September 23	8:00 p.m.	at NC State	No. 20	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN2	L 15–17	57,583
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Maine*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	W 22–0	41,162
October 12	7:30 p.m.	No. 22 Virginia Tech		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 22–3	44,500
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at Florida State	No. 22	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 24–19	83,043
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	No. 18	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	W 41–0	14,682
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Wake Forest	No. 16	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN2	L 14–21	32,633
November 11	7:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 22	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	W 28–3	42,326
November 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Maryland	No. 20	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 38–16	44,500
November 23	7:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	No. 18	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 14–17	23,308
December 30	1:00 p.m.	vs. Navy*	No. 23	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Meineke Car Care Bowl)	ESPN	W 25–24	52,303
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	23	20	RV	25	RV	22	18	16	22	20	18	25	23	20
Coaches Poll	RV	RV	25	21	25	RV	25	21	17	16	22	20	18	25	23	20
Harris	Not released				25	25	25	21	17	16	22	20	18	25	23	Not released
BCS	Not released							20	17	15	22	20	18	—	24	Not released

Drafted Players (2007 NFL Draft)

2007	3	3	67	James Marten	Dallas Cowboys	T
	4	31	130	Josh Beekman	Chicago Bears	G