2016 The 2016 Season

Boston College's 2016 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ -0.5 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L vs Geor Tec 14-17 W @ Massac 26-7 L @ Virg Tec 0-49 W vs Wagner 42-10 W vs Buffalo 35-3 L vs Clemson 10-56 L vs Syracuse 20-28 W @ NC State 21-14 L vs Louisv 7-52 L @ FSU 7-45 W vs UConn 30-0 W @ Wake For 17-14 W vs Maryland 36-30 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Boston College 42, Wagner 10. A 32-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Boston College 0, Virginia Tech 49. A 49-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Boston College beat Maryland 36-30 in the postseason.

"For Boston"
— Boston College fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Boston College — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.