2017 The 2017 Season

Boston College's 2017 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+ +3.4 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Nort Ill 23-20 L vs Wake For 10-34 L vs ND 20-49 L @ Clemson 7-34 W vs Cent Mic 28-8 L vs Virg Tec 10-23 W @ Louisv 45-42 W @ Virginia 41-10 W vs FSU 35-3 L vs NC State 14-17 W @ UConn 39-16 W @ Syracuse 42-14 L vs Iowa 20-27 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2017.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2017 season's largest margin: Boston College 35, Florida State 3. A 32-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Boston College 20, Notre Dame 49. A 29-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Boston College fell to Iowa 20-27 in the postseason.

"For Boston"
— Boston College fanbase voice · 2017· synthesized
What It Meant

2017 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.