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2012 Boston College Eagles football team

The 2012 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Frank Spaziani and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. Boston College finished the season 2–10 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last of six teams in Atlantic Division.

2012 Boston College Eagles football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record2–10 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBill McGovern (4th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainEmmett Cleary, Jim Noel, Chris Pantale, Kaleb Ramsey
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Clemson x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
NC State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Maryland   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Boston College   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy   5 – 3     7 – 7  
North Carolina†   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Miami (FL)‡   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Duke   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Virginia   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 25, Boston College's athletic director, Brad Bates, announced that Spaziani has been relieved of duties as head coach of the Eagles.[2]

Boston College (in white) on defense versus Wake Forest (in black) during the November 3, 2012 game

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m.Miami (FL)
ABC/ESPN2L 32–4139,262
September 81:00 p.m.Maine*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN3W 34–330,685
September 153:30 p.m.at Northwestern*
BTNL 13–2232,597
September 293:30 p.m.No. 17 Clemson
ESPN2L 31–4540,138
October 612:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSSNL 31–3439,492
October 135:30 p.m.at No. 12 Florida State
ESPN2L 7–5181,075
October 203:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
ACC RSNL 17–3740,112
October 271:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN3W 20–1733,267
November 33:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
ACC RSNL 14–2828,963
November 108:00 p.m.No. 4 Notre Dame*
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)
ABCL 6–2144,500
November 1712:30 p.m.Virginia Tech
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
ACCNL 23–30 OT34,266
November 243:00 p.m.at NC State
ESPN3L 10–2753,020
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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2012 Boston College Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Colin Larmond Jr. Sr
WR 2 Nigel Matthews Fr
WR 3 Harrison Jackson Fr
WR 4 Donte Elliott Sr
WR 7 Spiffy Evans So
QB 8 Josh Bordner So
QB 9 Shane Cranmore So
WR 10 Bobby Swigert Jr
QB 11 Chase Rettig Jr
QB 13 Christian Suntrup   Fr
WR 14 Johnathan Coleman Jr
QB 15 Dave Shinskie Sr
QB 16 Mike Marscovetra Sr
TE, WR 18 Dan Crimmins Fr
QB 19 Austin Lommen Fr
RB 20 Tahj Kimble So
RB 28 Rolandan Finch Jr
WR 33 Jeffrey Jay So
WR 35 Joe LaCorte Jr. Sr
WR, DB 36 Griff Rogan So
RB 37 George Craan Fr
RB 38 Paul Maglio Sr
RB 39 Mike Javorski Sr
FB 41 Jake Sinkovec Jr
TE 43 Carmen Iacono So
RB 44 Andre Williams Jr
TE 46 Dave Bowen   Fr
OT 73 John Wetzel Sr
OT 77 Emmett Cleary Sr
OL 79 Paul Gaughan So
TE, WR 80 Brian Miller So
TE 81 Chris Pantale Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Al Louis-Jean So
DB 6 C. J. Jones So
DB 9 Dominique Williams So
DB 17 Bryce Jones Fr
DB 19 Sean Sylvia So
DB 21 Manuel Asprilla So
DB 23 Jim Noel Sr
LB 24 Kevin Pierre-Louis Jr
DB 25 Josh Keyes So
SS 26 David Dudeck Fr
DB 27 Justin Simmons Fr
DB 29 James McCaffrey So
DB 30 Mike Strizak Fr
LB 33 Tim Joy Fr
LB 34 Sean Duggan So
LB 35 Andre Lawrence Jr
LB 36 Bobby Wolford Fr
DB 37 Zach Wolfe   Fr
DB 38 Ted Davenport So
DB 43 Ameer Richardson   Fr
DE 45 Mehdi Abdesmad So
LB 46 Sean Burke Fr
DB 47 Spenser Rositano So
LB 48 Nick Lifta   Fr
LB 49 Steele Divitto Jr
DL 55 Kieran Borcich So
DL 90 Connor Wujciak So
DE 91 Kasim Edebali Jr
DT 93 Bryan Murray Sr
DL 95 Dominic Appiah So
DT 96 Kaleb Ramsey Sr
DL 99 Brian Mihalik So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 30 Joey Launceford   Fr
P 32 Gerald Levano Sr
K, P 42 Alex Howell   Fr
K 48 Jake Wilhelm Fr
LS 53 Lenoard Skubal Fr
LS 57 Sean Flaherty Sr
LS 61 A. J. Caruso Fr
K 85 Nate Freese Jr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Miami (FL)

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See also: 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 14 7 10 10 41
Eagles 14 6 3 9 32
Statistics MIA BC
First downs 22 29
Total yards 415 537
Rushing yards 208 96
Passing yards 207 441
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 26:21 33:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami Passing Stephen Morris 28/45, 207 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Duke Johnson 7 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Allen Hurns 8 receptions, 81 yards
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 32/51, 441 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Andre Williams 18 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Alex Amidon 10 receptions, 149 yards

Maine

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See also: 2012 Maine Black Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 3 0 0 0 3
Eagles 0 17 17 0 34
Statistics MAINE BC
First downs 12 22
Total yards 203 390
Rushing yards 69 166
Passing yards 134 224
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 30:20 29:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing Marcus Wasilewski 20/42, 134 yards, 2 INT
Rushing David Hood 21 rushes, 64 yards
Receiving Maurice McDonald 6 receptions, 37 yards
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 16/32, 219 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Rolandan Finch 17 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving Alex Amidon 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD

At Northwestern

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See also: 2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 7 0 3 13
Wildcats 6 6 3 7 22
Statistics BC NW
First downs 22 34
Total yards 321 575
Rushing yards 30 303
Passing yards 291 272
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 24:04 35:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 24/44, 291 yards, TD
Rushing Rolandan Finch 8 rushes, 19 yards
Receiving Alex Amidon 9 receptions, 118 yards
Northwestern Passing Kain Colter 16/20, 144 yards
Rushing Mike Trumpy 16 rushes, 106 yards, TD
Receiving Demetrius Fields 9 receptions, 77 yards

No. 17 Clemson

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See also: 2012 Clemson Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Tigers 10 14 14 7 45
Eagles 7 14 7 3 31
Statistics CLEM BC
First downs 27 18
Total yards 576 420
Rushing yards 209 51
Passing yards 367 369
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 28:47 31:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Clemson Passing Tajh Boyd 28/38, 367 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Andre Ellington 25 rushes, 132 yards, TD
Receiving DeAndre Hopkins 11 receptions, 197 yards, TD
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 25/43, 341 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Andre Williams 22 rushes, 61 yards, TD
Receiving Alex Amidon 8 receptions, 193 yards, 2 TD

At Army

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See also: 2012 Army Black Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 17 0 7 31
Black Knights 14 3 7 10 34
Statistics BC ARMY
First downs 17 31
Total yards 420 595
Rushing yards 186 516
Passing yards 234 79
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 22:22 37:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 16/29, 234 yards, TD
Rushing Andre Williams 21 rushes, 191 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Alex Amidon 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Army Passing Trent Steelman 5/12, 79 yards
Rushing Raymond Johnson-Maples 34 rushes, 184 yards
Receiving Patrick Laird 3 receptions, 42 yards

At No. 12 Florida State

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See also: 2012 Florida State Seminoles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
No. 12 Seminoles 14 17 10 10 51
Statistics BC FSU
First downs 18 30
Total yards 230 654
Rushing yards 96 201
Passing yards 134 453
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 30:33 29:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 15/31, 122 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Andre Williams 20 rushes, 104 yards
Receiving Bobby Swigert 5 receptions, 61 yards, TD
Florida State Passing EJ Manuel 27/34, 439 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Devonta Freeman 8 rushes, 70 yards
Receiving Kenny Shaw 2 receptions, 125 yards, TD

At Georgia Tech

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See also: 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 3 6 8 17
Yellow Jackets 7 21 3 6 37
Statistics BC GT
First downs 15 30
Total yards 296 563
Rushing yards 32 391
Passing yards 264 172
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 16:15 43:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 19/31, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Andre Williams 11 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving Alex Amidon 7 receptions, 118 yards, TD
Georgia Tech Passing Vad Lee 2/6, 89 yards, TD
Rushing Zach Laskey 17 rushes, 101 yards
Receiving B. J. Bostic 2 receptions, 66 yards

Maryland

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See also: 2012 Maryland Terrapins football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 0 0 10 7 17
Eagles 7 3 3 7 20
Statistics MD BC
First downs 16 17
Total yards 347 295
Rushing yards 107 8
Passing yards 240 287
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 33:27 26:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Maryland Passing Caleb Rowe 23/42, 240 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Wes Brown 23 rushes, 73 yards
Receiving Stefon Diggs 11 receptions, 152 yards, TD
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 21/39, 287 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Andre Williams 16 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving Alex Amidon 9 receptions, 137 yards

At Wake Forest

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See also: 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 7 0 14
Demon Deacons 14 7 7 0 28
Statistics BC WAKE
First downs 22 22
Total yards 381 409
Rushing yards 12 116
Passing yards 369 293
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 25:14 34:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 29/49, 357 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing David Dudeck 14 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Alex Amidon 10 receptions, 130 yards, TD
Wake Forest Passing Tanner Price 39/57, 293 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Josh Harris 17 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Michael Campanaro 16 receptions, 123 yards, 3 TD

No. 4 Notre Dame

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See also: 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Fighting Irish 7 7 7 0 21
Eagles 0 3 0 3 6
Statistics ND BC
First downs 21 20
Total yards 393 305
Rushing yards 184 53
Passing yards 209 252
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 32:23 27:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Notre Dame Passing Everett Golson 16/24, 200 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Theo Riddick 18 rushes, 104 yards
Receiving Tyler Eifert 6 receptions, 67 yards
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 27/43, 247 yards, INT
Rushing Rolandan Finch 7 rushes, 40 yards
Receiving Alex Amidon 6 receptions, 84 yards

Virginia Tech

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See also: 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
Hokies 3 0 14 67 30
Eagles 3 10 0 100 23
Statistics VT BC
First downs 18 20
Total yards 401 296
Rushing yards 154 167
Passing yards 247 129
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 30:04 29:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Logan Thomas 16/33, 247 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tony Gregory 14 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving Marcus Davis 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 13/30, 129 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Rolandan Finch 26 rushes, 133 yards
Receiving Rolandan Finch 5 receptions, 53 yards

At NC State

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See also: 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 7 0 10
Wolfpack 0 14 13 0 27
Statistics BC NCST
First downs 17 17
Total yards 327 376
Rushing yards 204 131
Passing yards 123 245
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 26:50 33:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Chase Rettig 16/45, 123 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Rolandan Finch 19 rushes, 144 yards, TD
Receiving Johnathan Coleman 2 receptions, 35 yards
NC State Passing Mike Glennon 27/41, 245 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Shadrach Thornton 28 rushes, 105 yards
Receiving Quintin Payton 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD

References

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  1. ^ a b "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Benbow, Julian (November 25, 2012). "AD Brad Bates Lowers Boom on Boston College Football Coach Frank Spaziani". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
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