How to Watch: Boston College Football at Virginia; Full Week 6 TV Schedule

The Eagles are looking to extend their winning-streak to three with a road game against the Cavaliers.
Sep 28, 2024; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA; Boston College Eagles quarterback Grayson James (14) hands the ball to running back Treshaun Ward (0) during the first half at Alumni Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images
Sep 28, 2024; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA; Boston College Eagles quarterback Grayson James (14) hands the ball to running back Treshaun Ward (0) during the first half at Alumni Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images / Eric Canha-Imagn Images
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The Boston College Eagles football team is preparing for its ACC slate which kicks off on Saturday with a road game against the Virginia Cavaliers. 

Currently, both programs are in similar situations, sitting with one-loss on the season and undefeated in ACC play. Virginia opened its season with two wins over Richmond 34-13 and conference opponent Wake Forest 31-30, but suffered its sole loss of the season thus far in Week 3 against Maryland 27-13. Virginia got back in the win column in Week 4 with a 43-24 victory over Coastal Carolina and had a BYE week this past weekend. 

Similar to the Cavaliers, Boston College got off to an impressive start to the season with wins over the then-No. 10 ranked Florida State Seminoles, who is a conference opponent, 28-13 and Duquesne 56-0, however suffered its first loss of the season in Week 3 to the No. 9 Missouri Tigers 27-21. The Eagles bounced back and recorded a 23-19 win over the Michigan State Spartans in the team’s 11th annual Red Bandanna Game in Week 4 and erased a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Western Kentucky 21-20 over the weekend. 

The teams have met eight times in their histories, the first matchup in 1963 and the latest in 2023, both regular-season games. Boston College leads the series 7-1. Virginia’s only win came in 2020 with a 43-23 win in Charlottesville, Va. 

Below is all the information for the upcoming matchup. 

How to Watch Boston College at Virginia: 

Who: Boston College Eagles (4-1, 1-0 ACC) and Virginia Cavaliers (3-1, 1-0 ACC)

When: Saturday, Oct. 5, noon ET

Where: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Va. 

TV: ACC Network

Radio: WEEI 97.3 FM

Last Outing, Virginia: The Cavaliers defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 43-24 on Sept. 21.

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles battled back from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 21-20 on Saturday afternoon. 

Last Meeting: The last meeting between these two programs came in a regular-season matchup on Sept. 30, 2023. The Eagles beat the Cavaliers 27-24.

Full Week 6 TV Schedule

(All times ET)

Thursday, Oct. 3

Texas State at Troy | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
Sam Houston at UTEP| 9 p.m. | CBSSN

Friday, Oct. 4

Jacksonvillle State at Kennesaw State| 7 p.m. | CBSSN
Houston at TCU | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Michigan State at No. 6 Oregon | 9 p.m. | FOX
Syracuse at No. 25 UNLV | 9 p.m. | FS1

Saturday, Oct. 5

UCLA at No. 7 Penn State | 12 p.m. | FOX
No. 9 Missouri at No. 25 Texas A&M | 12 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
SMU at No. 22 Louisville | 12 p.m. | ESPN
Purdue at Wisconsin | 12 p.m. |BTN
Massachusetts at Northern Illinois | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
Boston College at Virginia | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
Pittsburgh at North Carolina | 12 p.m. | ESPN 2
Wake Forest at NC State | 12 p.m. | The CW Network
Navy at Air Force | 12 p.m. | CBS
Army at Tulsa | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
Tulane at UAB | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Western Michigan at Ball State | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+
Auburn at No. 5 Georgia | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Iowa at No. 3 Ohio State | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 12 Ole Miss at South Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 23 Indiana at Northwestern | 3:30 p.m. | BTN
Temple at UConn | 3:30 p.m.| CBSSN
Virginia Tech at Stanford | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Appalachian State at Marshall | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ 
Miami (OH) at Toledo | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Bowling Green at Akron | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
East Carolina at Charlotte | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Rutgers at Nebraska | 4 p.m. | FS1
West Virginia at  Oklahoma State | 4 p.m. | ESPN 2
No. 1 Alabama at Vanderbilt | 4:15 | SEC Network
Colorado State at Oregon State | 6:30 p.m | The CW Network
No. 15 Clemson at Florida State | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Utah State at No. 21 Boise State | 7 p.m. | FOX
Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
South Alabama at Arkansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
James Madison at UL Monroe | 7 p.m. | ESPNU 
Louisiana at Southern Miss | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 4 Tennessee at Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
No. 10 Michigan at Washington | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
No. 11 Southern California at Minnesota | 7:30 p.m. | BTN
Baylor at No. 16 Iowa State | 7:30 p.m. | FOX
Nevada at San José State | 7:30 p.m. | truTV
UCF at Florida | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Duke at Georgia Tech | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
Kansas at Arizona State | 8 p.m. | ESPN 2
Hawai'i at San Diego State | 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Texas Tech at Arizona | 10 p.m | FOX
No. 8 Miami (FL) at California | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN


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