Boston College (0-0) Vs. Umass (1-0) Date Saturday, September 1 Kickoff Time 1:00 P.M
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Game Information Boston College (0-0) vs. UMass (1-0) Date Saturday, September 1 Kickoff Time 1:00 p.m. #UMassvsBC Location Chestnut Hill, Mass. Saturday, September 1 • 1 p.m. • ACC Network Extra • WatchESPN.com Venue Alumni Stadium Alumni Stadium (44,500) • Chestnut Hill, Mass. Capacity 44,500 Surface FieldTurf The Game The Series 1st and 10 Broadcast ACC Network Extra Internet WatchESPN.com • For the second time under head • BC holds a 21-5 series advantage • Boston College is set to begin Radio BC IMG Sports Network coach Steve Addazio, the Boston over Massachusetts and has won the 120th season in school histo- (850 AM WEEI) College football team opens the the last nine meetings, the latest ry as the Eagles host in-state foe Satellite Radio SiriusXM channel 134 season against UMass on Satur- coming in 2016 (26-7 at Gillette UMass. day, Sept. 1. BC also started the Stadium). • Boston College has nine straight The Teams 2014 campaign against the Min- • The Eagles are 33-5-2 all-time wins in the series vs. UMass. The utemen. against New England’s two FBS last time the Minutemen defeated • The game will be broadcast on schools, UMass and UConn. the Eagles was a 27-0 shutout in ACC Network Extra. Doug Sher- • In the 2016 win over UMass, 1978. man provides play-by-play com- then sophomore wide receiver • BC head coach Steve Addazio mentary while Matt Chatham has Jeff Smith finished with five re- enters his sixth season at the 2017 Record 2017 Record the color commentary. ceptions for 98 yards, including Heights (31-33) and is 4-1 in sea- 7-6, 4-4 ACC 4-8 • Coverage on the Boston College two touchdown receptions of 46 son openers. The lone loss in a Final 2017 Rank: NR Final 2017 Rank: NR IMG Sports Network begins at and 36 yards. season opener under Addazio Points/Game: 25.7 Points/Game: 30.6 12:30 p.m. with Jon Meterparel, • BC is 12-3 all-time at home was in 2016 in Ireland to Georgia Rush Yds/Game: 220.4 Rush Yds/Game: 135.3 Pete Cronan and Scott Mutryn. against UMass. The last time the Tech. Rushing TDs: 24 Rushing TDs: 19 Pass Yds/Game: 166.3 Pass Yds/Game: 297.5 Fans can listen to the game local- two schools met at Alumni Stadi- • Under Addazio, BC is 10-10 in the Passing TDs: 16 Passing TDs: 26 ly on WEEI 850 AM, nationally on um was in 2011 as BC prevailed month of September, including Total Off./Game: 386.7 Total Off./Game: 432.8 TuneIn and on Sirius channel 134 45-17 a 9-6 mark in September home Total Def./Game: 382.8 Total Def./Game: 404.9 and XM channel 384. • BC defensive coordinator Jim games. • Boston College returns 17 start- Reid was the head coach at Mas- • All-time, BC is 69-48-2 in season Returning Leaders ers from last season’s 7-6 squad sachusetts from 1986 to 1991. He openers, including a 13-5 mark RUSHING RUSHING that finished 4-4 in the ACC. The compiled a 36-29-1 record and since 2000. #2 AJ Dillon #8 Marquis Young Eagles won five of their last six guided the Minutemen to three • Saturday’s game against UMass (300 att., 1,589 yards, 14 TD) (182 att., 982 yards, 9 TD) regular season games a year ago Yankee Conference titles. He was marks the first time since 2015 PASSING PASSING and finished the season in the named the Yankee Conference that Boston College has opened #13 Anthony Brown #7 Andrew Ford (134-258, 1,367 yards, 51.9%, (223-353, 2,924 yards, New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Iowa. Coach of the Year in 1988 and the season at Alumni Stadium. 11 TD, 9 INT) 63.2%, 22 TD, 4 INT) • UMass is 1-0 to start the season 1990. Reid got his start at UMass The Eagles defeated Maine 24-3 RECEIVING RECEIVING after last Saturday’s 63-15 win as a graduate assistant in 1973. in the 2015 opener. #89 Tommy Sweeney #6 Sadiq Palmer over Duquesne in Amherst. (36 rec., 512 yards, 4 TD) (35 rec., 518 yards, 1 TD) DEFENSE DEFENSE #2 Zach Allen #44 Bryton Barr Boston College Schedule & Results On The Air (100 tackles, 15.5 TFL, 6.0 (105 tackles, 9.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks) sacks) Overall 0-0 Television ACC 0-0 Inside the Series Non-conference 0-0 • ACC Network Extra Doug Sherman (play-by-play) Overall: 21-5 BC vs. New England FBS Home 0-0 Matt Chatham (color analyst) Chestnut Hill: 12-3 schools: 33-5-2 Away 0-0 Away: 9-2 12-0-2 vs. UConn, 21-5 vs. Neutral 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 UMass Radio Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result • BC IMG Sports Network BC All-Time Record: Sept. 1 UMass (ACC Network Extra) 1 p.m. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) 659-487-37 Sept. 8 Holy Cross (ACC Network Extra) 1 p.m. Sept. 13 at Wake Forest* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. Pete Cronan (color analyst) Scott Mutryn (sideline reporter) Coach Locations Sept. 22 at Purdue (ABC, ESPN or ESPN2) Noon Sept. 29 Temple TBA On The Field Phil Trautwein, OL Oct. 6 at NC State* TBA Steve Addazio, Head Coach Brian White, RB Satellite Radio Oct. 13 Louisville* TBA Ricky Brown, Special Teams • Sirius channel 134 Oct. 26 Miami* (ESPN) 7 p.m. Coordinator/OLB In The Press Box • XM channel 384 Nov. 3 at Virginia Tech* TBA Anthony Campanile, Co-De- Scot Loeffler, Offensive Nov. 10 Clemson* TBA • Internet channel 970 fensive Coordinator/DB coordinator Nov. 17 at Florida State* TBA Rich Gunnell, WR Jim Reid, Defensive coor- Nov. 24 Syracuse* TBA Frank Leonard, TE dinator Online Bill Sheridan, LB *Denotes ACC game • WatchESPN.com Antoine Smith, DT @BCFootball GAME 1: BOSTON COLLEGE VS. UMASS MEDIA INFORMATION 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 8:30-10:30 a.m. 8:30-10:30 a.m. 9:45 - 11:25 a.m. No Media No Media Boston College No Media (First 20 minutes open (First 20 minutes open (First 20 minutes open Availability Availability vs, UMass Availability for photos/video); for photos/video); for photos/video); 1 p.m. Student-athletes after Coach Addazio and Student-athletes after ACC Network Extra practice student-athletes after practice practice Steve Addazio Press ACC Teleconference - Luncheon 12:20 p.m. Noon Steve Addazio on ACC Conte Forum Media Suite weekly teleconference; call-in: 913-312-0696 Boston College Athletic Communications Services The Boston College Athletic Communications Office is available to assist you with game basis as space permits. Visiting freelance and amateur photographers are not coverage of the BC football program. The primary media contact for the Boston eligible for media credentials. Sideline photographers and media members must College football program is Jason Baum and Brendan Flynn is the secondary con- follow NCAA guidelines, which prohibit entry to the bench areas. tact. The Athletic Communications Office is located on the second level of Conte PARKING Forum. For information regarding credentials, interviews, statistics, press confer- Media parking is located in the Commonwealth Avenue parking garage. Use ences, etc., please call the BC Athletic Communications Office at 617-552-3004, the St. Ignatius Gate on lower campus at Campanella Way to access the Com- visit CollegePressBox.com or e-mail Baum at [email protected]. monwealth Avenue parking garage. You should request your parking at the same To assist in your coverage throughout the year, please read the media infor- time you request your game credential. If time permits, both will be mailed to you. mation on this page. Briefly, all interviews must be arranged through the Commu- There is no day-of-game media parking list and therefore members of the media nications Office at least one day in advance and all players, coaches and support must have a media parking credential in advance of the game. staff will not take part in an interview unless scheduled by the BC Athletic Com- munications Office. PRESS BOX SERVICES Complete NCAA statistics, play-by-play, and quote sheets from both teams are STEVE ADDAZIO WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE all regular services on gameday. Upon your arrival, you will receive a press folder Steve Addazio’s weekly news conference is held at noon Monday of each game with a game program, flip card, updated stats and game day notes. The press box week at the Conte Forum Media Suite. Lunch is served immediately following the has wireless Internet access. Login information will be provided on gamedays. news conference. The transcript will be sent out and available on bceagles.com later in the day along with live video of the news conference on BCEagles.com. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Steve Addazio and players, following the designated cooling off period, will be STEVE ADDAZIO MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES made available after each game to members of the media. Addazio’s press con- For those who cannot attend the Monday press conference, the head coach may ference will take place in the Barber Room of the Yawkey Center, which is located be available for short interviews after practice on Tuesday. He is also available opposite the playing field from the press box. on the ACC teleconference each Wednesday during the season at 12:20 p.m. Tran- With approximately five minutes remaining in the game, members of the me- scripts are made available through the ACC.