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Boston College

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

2-3 5 games tracked Offense D- Defense B
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Season grades

Offense 125th of 137
D-
2025 C+ 74th of 136
Points added per play
+0.03opponents usually allow +0.212025: +0.09
Plays that work
40%usual for these opponents 44%2025: 43%
Defense 46th of 137
B
2025 C- 100th of 136
Points allowed per play
+0.04opponents usually get +0.152025: +0.22
Plays that work against it
40%usual for these opponents 44%2025: 43%
Special teams
–
Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Boston College finished 2-10. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

19%of snaps wrecked by the defense
Offense

Keep the defense out of the backfield

19% of Boston College's snaps end in a loss, a pass broken up or a turnover, against 15% for all teams. That ranks 127th of 137.

31%of middle eight plays work
Offense

Own the middle eight

In the last four minutes of the first half and the first four of the second, Boston College's plays work 31% of the time, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 126th of 137.

37%of passing downs work against it
Defense

Finish passing downs

Opponents' plays work 37% of the time on passing downs against Boston College (second and 8 or more, third and 5 or more), against 30% for all teams. That ranks 121st of 137.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

WeekOpponentScoreOffenseDefense
1 at Cincinnati L15-34 D C+ Replay
2 vs Rutgers W28-21 D B Replay
3 vs Maine W22-16 D- D+ Replay
4 vs Virginia Tech L14-21 C- B Replay
5 at SMU L16-25 C+ B+ Replay
7 vs Pittsburgh Tracker
8 at Georgia Tech Tracker
9 at Duke Tracker
10 vs Florida State Tracker
11 at Notre Dame Tracker
12 vs Syracuse Tracker
13 at Miami Tracker

What Boston College calls

70%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 7th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+126 plays
Run 68% Pass 32%

Runs work 41% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 39% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-320 plays
Run 60% Pass 40%

Runs work 58% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 50% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-618 plays
Run 67% Pass 33%

Runs work 42% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 67% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+64 plays
Run 30% Pass 70%

Runs work 53% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 31% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-314 plays
Run 71% Pass 29%

Runs work 70% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 50% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-613 plays
Run 31% Pass 69%

Runs work 25% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 22% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+38 plays
Run 16% Pass 84%

Runs work 33% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 25% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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