The Boston College Eagles have added the UTEP Miners to their 2027 football schedule, FBSchedules.com has learned. A copy of the football game agreement with Boston College was obtained from the University of Texas at El Paso via a state public records request.
Boston College will host UTEP at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2027. The Eagles will pay the Miners a $1 million guarantee for playing the game, according to the copy of the contract.
The 2027 Boston College-UTEP contest will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.
UTEP is currently a member of Conference USA, but will move to the Mountain West Conference beginning with the 2026 season. Boston College is 2-0 against current members of Conference USA and 3-6 against current members of the Mountain West Conference.
With the addition of UTEP, Boston College has tentatively completed its non-conference schedule for the 2027 season. Other opponents for Boston College in 2027 include the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on the road on Sept. 11, the Cincinnati Bearcats at home on Sept. 18, and the Rhode Island Rams at home on Sept. 25.
In ACC action in 2027, Boston College is currently scheduled to host Louisville, Stanford, Virginia, and Wake Forest and will play at California, Clemson, Pitt, and Syracuse.
UTEP now has three non-conference opponents set for its 2027 schedule. The Miners are also slated to host the Houston Christian Huskies on Sept. 11 and travel to take on the Texas Longhorns on Sept. 18 that season.
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As an avid BC fan, fan of the ACC, and East Coast football; This doesn’t excite me by any means.
Question,
How can BC Eagles rise out of the invisible Tier of the ACC & beat ND Fighting 50/50 of the time in place of the current beatdowns?
How can Chestnut Hill Stadium be an intimidating venue versus ND?
This is the year for it.
I’ll be in attendance! #WeAreBC
A mid-level private school in BC is seriously paying UTEP $1M????? First off, I’d be hard pressed to find two schools that have less in common in all of FBS. Second, could they not find a MAC team to come for less? It does not appear that Kent State has any games lined up in 2027. Bizarre matchup, and likely to draw 25,000 on Labor Day weekend in Chestnut Hill.
Better than a FCS game
John I would like to see an additional 13th regular season game so all four power conferences Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 & ACC that they can all have nine-game conference schedules & 4 OOC games two with power four opponents & other two cupcake games like it or not FCS teams will be included however not all will play an FCS opponent like Michigan.
No need for 13 games
He’s also for a 4 game preseason, 13 regular season games, 5 playoff games, and a mandatory nfl vs. ncaa Super Bowl match.
All on CBS and its affiliates at 3:30pm CST
John Conference games are more important than a 13 game CFB schedule however I am open for an additional regular season game.
Sorry FB1 I refuse to support your comments.
FB1 how are you going to make it, Dan doesn’t support your comments. Glad you don’t have to wait any longer to know if he supports you or not. I do know he supports 9 conference games are year tho.
Illininoles97 If I want to support nine game-conference schedule that is my business & if you have something that your in favor of I will mind my own business & have a safe & excellent day.
If teams want to schedule a Texas school to aid recruiting, UTEP is not it: Texas State or UTSA are much better – in the center of Texas recruiting. UTEP, Texas Tech, Angelo State, etc, are hundreds of miles away from the state’s population center.
I hope that with UTEP “returning” to the Mountain West, they will rise out of the basement, and the Sun Bowl will be packed like it was in the early 2000s under Mike Price.