The 2016 season's largest margin: Boston College 42, Wagner 10. A 32-point win — the year's high-water mark.
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.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Patrick TowlesQB1,730 passing yards
- Jon HillimanRB542 rushing yards
- Davon JonesRB361 rushing yards
- Myles WillisRB301 rushing yards
- Michael WalkerWR420 receiving yards
- Jeff SmithRB395 receiving yards
- Tommy SweeneyTE353 receiving yards
- Connor StrachanLB80 tackles
- Ty SchwabLB61 tackles
- Matt MilanoLB59 tackles
- Harold LandryDL16.5 sacks
- Zach AllenDE6 sacks
- Kevin KavalecDE4.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: Boston College 0, Virginia Tech 49. A 49-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Boston College beat Maryland 36-30 in the postseason.
"For Boston"
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.