They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for third in the Atlantic Division.

The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home, 5 away and 1 neutral site game in the regular season.

The Eagles hosted ACC foes Florida State, NC State, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest, and traveled to Clemson, Louisville, Syracuse, and Virginia.

[1] The Eagles hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Central Michigan from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Notre Dame, an independent, and traveled to Northern Illinois who is also from the MAC.

Boston College met UConn from the American Athletic Conference at Fenway Park in late November.