The Eagles compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
Since February 2024, Bill O'Brien has served as head coach at Boston College.
[1] Ten coaches have led Boston College in postseason bowl games: Frank Leahy, Denny Myers, Jack Bicknell, Tom Coughlin, Dan Henning, Tom O'Brien, Jeff Jagodzinski, Frank Spaziani, Steve Addazio, and Rich Gunnell.
Arthur White and Joseph Courtney has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.000.
Of the 40 different head coaches who have led the Eagles, Frank Cavanaugh, Gil Dobie, Leahy, and Mike Holovak have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.