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Game Information Date Saturday, September 21 Boston College (2-1) at Rutgers (1-1) Kickoff Time 12 p.m. Saturday Sept. 21 | Noon | BTN | SHI Stadium (52,454) | Piscataway, N.J. | #WeAreBC Location Piscataway, N.J. Venue SHI Stadium The Game The Series Capacity 52,454 Surface FieldTurf • Boston College hits the road for • Boston College and Rutgers dent-athletes on its current two- Broadcast BTN the first time this season as the meet for the 27th time in series deep from New Jersey. Internet FoxSportsGo.com Eagles head south to New Jersey history Saturday in Piscataway. • Boston College also has three Radio BC Learfield IMG Sports Network to face Rutgers at SHI Stadium. The Eagles lead the all-time se- coaches who are natives of New (WEEI 93.7 FM) • Kickoff is set for noon with live ries 19-6-1. Jersey. Offensive coordinator Mike Satellite Radio Sirius (113), XM (386), Online (970) coverage on Big Ten Network • The two former BIG EAST foes Bajakian (River Vale, N.J.), wide re- (BTN). Joe Beninati (play-by-play) meet for the first time since 2004. ceivers coach Rich Gunnell (East The Teams and Shaun O’Hara (color) call the • The series began in 1919 and the Windsor, N.J.) and offensive line game for BTN. two schools have faced each oth- coach Phil Trautwein (Voorhees, • Coverage on the Boston College er 26 times in series history. Both N.J.) all hail from New Jersey. Learfield IMG Sports Network schools were conference oppo- • Saturday’s game marks the fourth begins at 11:30 a.m. with Jon Me- nents in the BIG EAST from 1991- straight year that Boston College terparel, Pete Cronan and Scott 2004 before the Eagles joined the has faced a team from the Big Ten. Record Record 2-1, 1-0 ACC 1-1, 0-1 Big Ten Mutryn. Fans can listen to the ACC in 2005. The Eagles defeated Maryland 36- Ranking: NR Ranking: NR game locally on WEEI 93.7 FM, • BC has not lost to Rutgers since 30 in the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl, Points/Game: 34.7 Points/Game: 24.0 nationally on TuneIn and on Sirius a 20-13 defeat in 1991, the first lost 27-20 to Iowa in the 2017 New Rush Yds/Game: 243.7 Rush Yds/Game: 142.0 channel 113, XM channel 386 and BIG EAST conference match-up. Era Pinstripe Bowl and suffered a Rushing TDs: 7 Rushing TDs: 4 online via SiriusXM channel 970. The Eagles are unbeaten in their 30-13 setback last season at Pur- Pass Yds/Game: 222.0 Pass Yds/Game: 197.5 • Boston College looks to rebound last 13 meetings against Rutgers due. Passing TDs: 7 Passing TDs: 2 from its first loss of the season (12-0-1), including a 10-game win • All-time, BC is 38-43-2 against Total Off./Game: 465.7 Total Off./Game: 339.5 after last Friday’s 48-24 setback streak. current Big Ten members. The Total Def./Game: 457.7 Total Def./Game: 371.0 to Kansas at Alumni Stadium. • The game will be a trip home for 26 games versus Rutgers mark Individual Leaders • Rutgers (1-1) comes off a bye 17 Boston College student-ath- the most against current Big Ten week after starting the season letes who hail from the Garden schools. RUSHING RUSHING with a 48-21 win over UMass be- State, including four starters • BC is in search of its first win on #2 AJ Dillon #1 Isaih Pacheco fore losing 30-0 the last time out in quarterback Anthony Brown the road versus a Big Ten oppo- (67 att., 318 yards, 4 TD) (29 att., 192 yards, 4 TD) at Iowa on Sept. 7. (Cliffwood, N.J.), tight end Korab nent since a 27-14 win at No. 25 PASSING PASSING #13 Anthony Brown #3 McLane Carter • Saturday’s game marks the first Idrizi (Fort Lee, N.J.), offensive Penn State on Sept. 6, 2003. (41-76, 633 yards, 53.9%, (27-47, 368 yards, 57.4%, visit to Piscataway for Boston lineman Ben Petrula (Freehold, 6 TD, 0 INT) 2 TD, 4 INT) College since a 35-25 victory in N.J.) and defensive end Marcus RECEIVING RECEIVING 2003. Valdez (Perth Amboy, N.J.). Bos- #9 Kobay White #2 Raheem Blackshear ton College has a total of 10 stu- (7 rec., 133 yards, 1 TD) (13 rec., 125 yards, 1 TD) DEFENSE DEFENSE #18 Mike Palmer #8 Tyshon Fogg Boston College Schedule & Results On The Air (23 tackles, 1 TFL) (18 tackles, 1.0 TFL) Overall 2-1 Television ACC 1-0 • BTN Non-conference 1-1 Inside the Series Joe Beninati (play-by-play) Home 2-1 Overall: BC leads, 19-6-1 BC vs. current B1G: 38-43-2 Shaun O’Hara (color analyst) Chestnut Hill: 10-3-1 1-0 vs. Indiana; 0-1 vs. Iowa; Away 0-0 at Rutgers: 9-3 9-3 vs. UMD; 0-4 vs. UM; 4-1-1 Neutral 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. MSU; 1-4 vs. NW; 0-3 vs. OSU; 4-20 vs. PSU; 0-1 vs. Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Radio BC All-Time Record: PUR; 19-6-1 vs. RU Aug. 31 Virginia Tech* (ACC Network) W, 35-28 • BC Learfield IMG Sports Network Sept. 7 Richmond (ACC Network Extra) W, 45-13 668-493-37 (121st season) Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) Sept. 13 Kansas (ACC Network) L, 48-24 Pete Cronan (color analyst) Sept. 21 at Rutgers (BTN) Noon Coach Locations Sept. 28 Wake Forest* TBA Scott Mutryn (field analyst) On The Field Phil Trautwein, OL Oct. 5 at Louisville* TBA Steve Addazio, Head Coach Brian White, RB Oct. 19 NC State* TBA Satellite Radio Ricky Brown, Special Teams Oct. 26 at Clemson* TBA • Sirius channel 113 Coordinator/OLB In The Press Box Nov. 2 at Syracuse* TBA Rich Gunnell, WR Mike Bajakian, OC • XM channel 386 Nov. 9 Florida State* TBA • Internet channel 970 Frank Leonard, TE Bill Sheridan, DC Nov. 23 at Notre Dame (NBC) 2:30 p.m. Eric Lewis, DB Nov. 30 at Pitt* TBA Jim Reid, DE Online Antoine Smith, DT *Denotes ACC game • Streaming live on the FOXSports App @BCFootball GAME 4: BOSTON COLLEGE AT RUTGERS MEDIA INFORMATION 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Steve Addazio Press 8:30-10:30 a.m. 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. No Media No Media Boston College at No Media Luncheon (First 25 minutes open (First 25 minutes open Availability Availability Rutgers Availability Noon for photos/video); Coach for photos/video); 12 p.m. | BTN Conte Forum Media Suite Addazio available at Student-athletes after 10:30 a.m. and request- practice ed student-athletes at noon Boston College Athletic Communications Services The Boston College Athletic Communications Office is available to assist you transferred or used by any other person. Acceptance of a media credential requires with coverage of the BC football program. The primary media contact for the Bos- compliance with all Boston College rules and regulations applicable to the media ton College football program is Jason Baum and Brendan Flynn is the secondary credential. Any breach or failure to comply with these terms, conditions, rules and/ contact. or regulations may result in the cancellation and withdrawal of the media creden- The Athletic Communications Office is located on the second level of Conte tial, including but not limited to expulsion from the athletics event for which it was Forum. For information regarding credentials, interviews, statistics, press confer- issued, and denial of a media credential for any and all future athletics events. ences, etc., please call the BC Athletic Communications Office at 617-552-3004, visit CollegePressBox.com or e-mail Baum at [email protected]. PARKING To assist in your coverage throughout the year, please read the media infor- Media parking is located in the Commonwealth Avenue parking garage. Use mation on this page. Briefly, all interviews must be arranged through the Com- the St. Ignatius Gate on lower campus at Campanella Way to access the Com- munications Office at least one day in advance and all student-athletes, coaches monwealth Avenue parking garage. You should request your parking at the same and support staff will not take part in an interview unless scheduled by the BC time you request your game credential. If time permits, both will be mailed to you. Athletic Communications Office. There is no day-of-game media parking list and therefore members of the media must have a media parking credential in advance of the game. STEVE ADDAZIO WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE Steve Addazio’s weekly news conference is held at noon Monday of each game PRESS BOX SERVICES week at the Conte Forum Media Suite. Lunch is served immediately following the Complete NCAA statistics, play-by-play, and quote sheets from both teams are news conference. The transcript will be sent out and available on bceagles.com all regular services on gameday. Upon your arrival, you will receive a press folder later in the day along with live video of the news conference on Twitter via @ with a game program, flip card, updated stats and game day notes. The press box BCFootball and on Facebook Live via Boston College Athletics. has wireless Internet access. Login information will be provided on gamedays. STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS POST-GAME INTERVIEWS The first 20 minutes of practice on Tuesday and Wednesday is open to the me- Steve Addazio and student-athletes, following the designated cooling off pe- dia.