2012 Boston College Eagles football team

2012 Boston College Eagles football
2012 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Spaziani (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Doug Martin (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Bill McGovern (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Emmett Cleary, Jim Noel, Chris Pantale, Kaleb Ramsey
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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

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.

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC/ESPN2	L 32–41	39,262
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Maine*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	W 34–3	30,685
September 15	3:30 p.m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 13–22	32,597
September 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Clemson	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy)	ESPN2	L 31–45	40,138
October 6	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 31–34	39,492
October 13	5:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 7–51	81,075
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACC RSN	L 17–37	40,112
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Maryland	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN3	W 20–17	33,267
November 3	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACC RSN	L 14–28	28,963
November 10	8:00 p.m.	No. 4 Notre Dame*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ABC	L 6–21	44,500
November 17	12:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ACCN	L 23–30 ^OT	34,266
November 24	3:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	L 10–27	53,020
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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

Frank Spaziani

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Doug Martin
Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
Bill McGovern
Defensive coordinator/Linebackers
Jim Bollman
Offensive line
Sean Devine
Tight ends

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hokies	3	0	14	6	7	30
Eagles	3	10	0	10	0	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

	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

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

[ineligible-1] "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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