Aug. 2, 2000

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.-- The Boston College football team's game against the University of Connecticut on October 7 will be televised by the New England Sports Network (NESN) at noon. The Eagles will now have all 11 games televised during the 2000 season. In addition to the cable broadcast on NESN, games will be featured on ESPN, NBC, ESPN Regional and Fox Sports Net, giving the Eagles exposure on national and regional outlets. All four of the games in September will be televised. For the second consecutive season, Boston College's opening game will be televised on ESPN, as the Eagles travel to West Virginia on September 2. The game at Army on September 9 will appear on Fox Sports Net. Boston College's home opener against Navy on September 23 will be featured on ESPN Regional Television as part of the BIG EAST Game of the Week package.

League matchups at home against Syracuse (October 14), Rutgers (October 28), and Temple (November 4), and the road contest at Pittsburgh (October 21), will be featured on ESPN Regional Television. The Eagles will be featured on NBC when the team travels to Notre Dame on November 11. Boston College's games against Virginia Tech (September 30) and at Miami (November 25) will be televised with details to be announced later in the season.

2000 Boston College Football Schedule

September
2       at West Virginia (ESPN)         Noon
9       at Army (Fox Sorts Net)         Noon
23      Navy (ESPN-Regional)            Noon
30      Virginia Tech (ESPN2/CBS)       Noon/3:30 p.m.

October
7       Connecticut  (NESN)             Noon
14      Syracuse (ESPN-Regional)        Noon
21      at Pittsburgh (ESPN-Regional)   Noon
28      Rutgers(ESPN-Regional)          Noon

November
4       Temple (ESPN-Regional)          Noon
11      at Notre Dame (NBC)             3:30 p.m.
24      at Miami (CBS/ESPN)             3:30/7:30 p.m.