The Eagles are the football team of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA and play in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Boston College claims 1 national title from 1940 and 1 conference title, a 2004 victory in the Big East conference. After a period as an independent school, the Eagles played in the Big East from 1991 to 2004, after which they joined the ACC.
One Eagle has won the Heisman Trophy – Doug Flutie in 1984, who went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL and 8 seasons in the Canadian Football League.
The Eagles platy their home games at Alumni Stadium, which has a capacity of 44,500.
