Boston College Eagles football

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NCAA Division I FBS team college football team

Boston College Eagles football is the collegiate football program of Boston College, competing in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and known for its long-standing traditions and participation in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Boston College Eagles football team 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division I FBS team ⓘ
college football team ⓘ
affiliation Jesuit, Catholic institution through Boston College ⓘ
bowlGameAppearances multiple NCAA-sanctioned bowl games ⓘ
city Chestnut Hill, Newton ⓘ
surface form: Chestnut Hill
competitionClass Football Bowl Subdivision ⓘ
surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
conference Atlantic Coast Conference ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
division ACC Atlantic Division ⓘ
established 1892 ⓘ
fightSong For Boston ⓘ
firstSeason 1892 ⓘ
formerConference Big East Conference ⓘ
Independent (football) ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Independent

Yankee Conference ⓘ
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hasTradition Red Bandana Game ⓘ
rivalry games for the Ireland Trophy vs Notre Dame ⓘ
HeismanTrophyWinner Doug Flutie ⓘ
HeismanTrophyYear 1984 ⓘ
homeFieldSurface artificial turf ⓘ
homeStadium Alumni Stadium ⓘ
location Brookline ⓘ
surface form: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
mascot Baldwin the Eagle ⓘ
nationalTitleClaim none in major polls ⓘ
nickname Eagles ⓘ
notableCoach Jack Bicknell ⓘ
Jeff Jagodzinski ⓘ
Tom Coughlin ⓘ
Tom O’Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableGame Orange Bowl ⓘ
surface form: 1984 Orange Bowl

1984 game vs Miami featuring Doug Flutie Hail Mary ⓘ
notablePlayer Brian Piccolo ⓘ
Doug Flutie ⓘ
Luke Kuechly ⓘ
Matt Ryan ⓘ
Tom Coughlin ⓘ
rival Boston University Terriers football team ⓘ
surface form: Boston University Terriers football

Holy Cross Crusaders football ⓘ
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football ⓘ
Syracuse Orange football ⓘ
schoolColors gold ⓘ
maroon ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
stadiumCapacity approximately 44,500 ⓘ
stadiumLocation Chestnut Hill, Newton ⓘ
surface form: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
state Massachusetts ⓘ
university Boston College ⓘ

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Baldwin the Eagle → associatedWith → Boston College Eagles football ⓘ
Tom Coughlin → coachedTeam → Boston College Eagles football ⓘ
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football → hasRivalry → Boston College Eagles football ⓘ
Tom Coughlin → headCoachOf → Boston College Eagles football ⓘ
Baldwin the Eagle → mascotFor → Boston College Eagles football ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston College Eagles football team
Boston University Terriers football team → notableRival → Boston College Eagles football ⓘ
Syracuse Orange football → rival → Boston College Eagles football ⓘ
Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) → usedBy → Boston College Eagles football ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston College Eagles football team