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1915: First Alumni Stadium
The original Alumni Stadium was dedicated on middle campus in 1915.
Checked 2026-10-22 · Sources: Boston College History — official source
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1920: Eagles adopted
An alumnus’s 1920 letter helped establish the Eagle as Boston College’s symbol.
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1957: New campus stadium
Boston College announced a new on-campus Alumni Stadium in January 1957.
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1957: Navy visits
Navy was the opponent for the new stadium’s first game on September 21, 1957.
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1971: Turf and lights
The 1971 expansion included artificial turf and stadium lighting.
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1988: Upper decks
Matching upper decks and a new press box were added in 1988.
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1995: Rebuilt stadium
The present version of Alumni Stadium opened in fall 1995.
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1863: Jesuit beginnings
The Society of Jesus founded Boston College in 1863 to serve Boston’s predominantly Irish, Catholic immigrant community. Its beginnings connect the university’s educational mission with the city’s immigrant history.
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1864: Classes begin in the South End
Boston College opened on September 5, 1864, with three teachers and 22 students. Its original home was on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, before the later move to Chestnut Hill.
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1909: Building the Heights
President Thomas I. Gasson led the move to the former Lawrence Farm in Chestnut Hill. Ground was broken on June 19, 1909, for a central Recitation Building that would become Gasson Hall.
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1913: Gasson Hall opens
The Recitation Building opened in March 1913. Later named Gasson Hall, it became the first of the buildings around the campus’s historic core; St. Mary’s Hall, Devlin Hall and Bapst Library followed in 1917, 1924 and 1928.
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1940–1941: Leahy’s unbeaten Eagles
Frank Leahy’s 1940 team finished 11–0 after beating Tennessee 19–13 in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1941. Boston College claims a national championship for that season. Its own historical account notes the competing claims of Minnesota and Stanford; this was not a single-title NCAA championship tournament.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: The 1940 Team of Destiny - Boston College Athletics
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1984: Flutie to Phelan in Miami
On November 23, 1984, Doug Flutie’s last-play, 48-yard touchdown pass to Gerard Phelan gave Boston College a 47–45 win over Miami. Flutie also won the 1984 Heisman Trophy. The play remains a landmark in the program’s historical accounts.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Twenty Years Later, The Miracle Lives On - Boston College Athletics
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2014: The Red Bandanna Game takes root
Boston College’s 2014 home game against USC helped establish its annual Red Bandanna Game honoring Welles Crowther, a 1999 graduate who died helping others escape the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The athletics account traces an earlier football tribute to the 2011 game at UCF. The tradition centers on remembrance and service.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Honoring Welles: Now and Forever - Boston College Athletics
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