Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry

Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry
	Boston College Eagles Holy Cross Crusaders
First meeting	November 8, 1896
Latest meeting	September 8, 2018
Statistics
Meetings total	83
All-time series	Boston College leads, 49–31–3

Boston College

College of the Holy Cross

Locations in Massachusetts

The Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Boston College Eagles and Holy Cross Crusaders.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The two schools are located 41 miles apart from each other in Massachusetts. The teams have met 83 times. Boston College leads the series 49–31–3.^[6]^[7] The teams last played in 2018.

History

In 1896, Holy Cross and Boston College played the first football game between the two schools, starting one of the most storied rivalries in college football.^[8]^[9]^[10] For much of the early to mid 20th century, Boston College and Holy Cross drew some of New England's largest sports crowds. To accommodate larger crowds, the Holy Cross game was routinely held at larger venues off campus, with the 1916 matchup taking place at the newly constructed Fenway Park. A record 54,000 attended the 1922 game at Braves Field, home of the Boston Braves baseball team. In 1940, Boston College went into Fenway Park and shut out the Crusaders 7–0 en route to a perfect season and the program's only national title to date. On November 28, 1942, Holy Cross beat Boston College in a huge upset 55–12. The game is still the most famous between the two foes, not only for its result (which spoiled BC's undefeated season) but also its aftermath. The Eagles had booked their victory party that night at the popular Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, but canceled after the loss. As a result, they were absent when the club caught fire, killing 492.^[11]

But fortune did not always favor the Crusaders. By the late 1970s, the game had become more of a tradition, as Holy Cross had ceased to be a major power in football. By 1980, the game was no longer part of the student ticket package, and was mostly attended by alumni. In 1986, Holy Cross changed the direction of its football program, joining the Division I-AA Colonial League (now known as the Patriot League), and terminated the series. Boston College had won 17 of the last 20 games. With Holy Cross' restoration of football scholarships, the series will resume again in 2018 and 2020, when Boston College is scheduled to host the Crusaders in a pair of games played at Alumni Stadium.^[12]

Game results

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Boston College victories	Holy Cross victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 8, 1896	Worcester	Boston College	6–2
2	November 14, 1896	Boston	Boston College	8–6
3	October 23, 1897	Worcester	Holy Cross	10–4
4	November 25, 1897	Boston	Boston College	12–0
5	November 5, 1898	Worcester	Tie	0–0
6	November 25, 1898	Boston	Boston College	11–0
7	November 30, 1899	Boston	Boston College	17–0
8	November 9, 1901	Worcester	Holy Cross	11–0
9	November 22, 1902	Boston	Holy Cross	22–0
10	October 29, 1910	Worcester	Holy Cross	34–3
11	September 23, 1911	Worcester	Holy Cross	13–0
12	October 11, 1913	Worcester	Holy Cross	13–0
13	November 14, 1914	Worcester	Holy Cross	10–0
14	October 30, 1915	Chestnut Hill	Holy Cross	9–0
15	December 2, 1916	Boston	Boston College	17–14
16	November 10, 1917	Boston	Boston College	34–6
17	November 15, 1919	Boston	Boston College	9–7
18	December 2, 1920	Boston	Boston College	14–0
19	November 26, 1921	Boston	Holy Cross	41–0
20	December 2, 1922	Boston	Boston College	17–13
21	December 1, 1923	Boston	Boston College	16–7
22	November 29, 1924	Boston	Holy Cross	33–0
23	November 28, 1925	Boston	Boston College	17–6
24	November 27, 1926	Boston	Tie	0–0
25	November 29, 1927	Boston	Boston College	6–0
26	December 1, 1928	Boston	Boston College	19–0
27	November 30, 1929	Boston	Boston College	12–0
28	November 29, 1930	Boston	Holy Cross	7–0
29	November 26, 1931	Boston	Holy Cross	7–6
30	November 26, 1932	Worcester	Tie	0–0
31	December 2, 1933	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	13–9
32	December 1, 1934	Chestnut Hill	Holy Cross	7–2
33	November 30, 1935	Chestnut Hill	Holy Cross	20–6
34	November 28, 1936	Boston	Boston College	13–12
35	November 27, 1937	Boston	Holy Cross	20–0
36	November 26, 1938	Boston	Holy Cross	29–7
37	December 2, 1939	Boston	Boston College	14–0
38	November 30, 1940	Boston	Boston College	7–0
39	November 29, 1941	Boston	Boston College	14–13
40	November 28, 1942	Boston	Holy Cross	55–12
41	November 26, 1944	Boston	Holy Cross	30–14
42	November 25, 1945	Boston	Holy Cross	46–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
43	November 30, 1946	Boston	Holy Cross	13–6
44	November 29, 1947	Boston	Holy Cross	20–6
45	November 27, 1948	Boston	Boston College	21–20
46	November 26, 1949	Boston	Boston College	76–0
47	December 2, 1950	Boston	Holy Cross	32–14
48	December 1, 1951	Boston	Boston College	19–14
49	November 29, 1952	Boston	Holy Cross	21–7
50	November 28, 1953	Boston	Boston College	6–0
51	November 27, 1954	Boston	Boston College	31–13
52	November 26, 1955	Boston	Boston College	26–7
53	December 1, 1956	Boston	Holy Cross	7–0
54	November 30, 1957	Worcester	Holy Cross	14–0
55	December 6, 1958	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	26–8
56	November 28, 1959	Worcester	Boston College	14–0
57	November 26, 1960	Chestnut Hill	Holy Cross	16–12
58	December 2, 1961	Worcester	Holy Cross	38–26
59	December 1, 1962	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	48–12
60	November 30, 1963	Worcester	Holy Cross	9–0
61	November 28, 1964	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	10–8
62	November 27, 1965	Worcester	Boston College	35–0
63	November 26, 1966	Chestnut Hill	Holy Cross	32–26
64	December 2, 1967	Worcester	Boston College	13–6
65	November 30, 1968	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	40–20
66	November 28, 1970	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	54–0
67	November 27, 1971	Foxboro	Boston College	21–7
68	December 2, 1972	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	41–11
69	December 1, 1973	Worcester	Boston College	42–21
70	November 30, 1974	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	38–6
71	November 29, 1975	Worcester	Boston College	24–10
72	November 27, 1976	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	59–6
73	November 26, 1977	Worcester	Holy Cross	35–20
74	December 2, 1978	Chestnut Hill	Holy Cross	30–29
75	December 1, 1979	Worcester	Boston College	13–10
76	November 29, 1980	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	27–26
77	November 28, 1981	Worcester	Boston College	28–24
78	November 20, 1982	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	35–10
79	November 19, 1983	Foxboro	Boston College	47–7
80	December 1, 1984	Worcester	Boston College	45–10
81	November 23, 1985	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	38–7
82	November 22, 1986	Worcester	Boston College	56–26
83	September 8, 2018	Chestnut Hill	Boston College	62–14
Series: Boston College leads 49–31–3

References

↑ "Rivalry renewed: Holy Cross and Boston College football foes again". Telegram & Gazette. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
↑ "Boston College, Holy Cross Schedule Two-Game Football Series In 2018, 2020". bcinterruption.com. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
↑ "Boston College, Holy Cross Schedule 2-Game Football Series for 2018 and 2020". fbschedules.com. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
↑ "Boston College, Holy Cross to renew old rivalry in 2018, 2020". CBS Sports. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
↑ "BC and Holy Cross to meet in football in 2018 and 2020". The Boston Globe. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
↑ "Boston College, Holy Cross renew gridiron rivalry". Associated Press. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
↑ "Heroes of the Gridiron". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
↑ Carew, Wally (2012). 'A Farewell to Glory: The Rise and Fall of an Epic Football Rivalry Boston College vs. Holy Cross. Bloomington, Indiana: Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4797-0250-3.
↑ Beck, Stan, and Jack Wilkinson (2013). College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8108-9120-3.
↑ "Boston College-Holy Cross: A Former Thanksgiving Tradition". boston.sportsthenandnow.com. November 24, 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
↑ "Sports of The Times; The Upset, the Party, the Fire". The New York Times. November 22, 1992. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
↑ "Holy Cross to resume rivalry with Boston College". WCSH. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
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[note1-1] "Rivalry renewed: Holy Cross and Boston College football foes again". Telegram & Gazette. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[note2-2] "Boston College, Holy Cross Schedule Two-Game Football Series In 2018, 2020". bcinterruption.com. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[note3-3] "Boston College, Holy Cross Schedule 2-Game Football Series for 2018 and 2020". fbschedules.com. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[note4-4] "Boston College, Holy Cross to renew old rivalry in 2018, 2020". CBS Sports. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[note5-5] "BC and Holy Cross to meet in football in 2018 and 2020". The Boston Globe. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[note6-6] "Boston College, Holy Cross renew gridiron rivalry". Associated Press. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[note7-7] "Heroes of the Gridiron". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[8] Carew, Wally (2012). 'A Farewell to Glory: The Rise and Fall of an Epic Football Rivalry Boston College vs. Holy Cross. Bloomington, Indiana: Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4797-0250-3.

[9] Beck, Stan, and Jack Wilkinson (2013). College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8108-9120-3.

[note10-10] "Boston College-Holy Cross: A Former Thanksgiving Tradition". boston.sportsthenandnow.com. November 24, 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[cocoanutgrove-11] "Sports of The Times; The Upset, the Party, the Fire". The New York Times. November 22, 1992. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[note11-12] "Holy Cross to resume rivalry with Boston College". WCSH. January 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

[results-13] "Boston College vs Holy Cross (MA)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

Boston College Eagles football
Venues	Alumni Field (1915–1957) Braves Field (1920–1930, 1944, 1946–1952, alternate) Fenway Park (1929–1930, 1936–1945, 1953–1956, alternate) Alumni Stadium (1957–present) South End Grounds (alternate) Foxboro Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston University (Green Line Rivalry) Clemson (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Holy Cross Notre Dame: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Syracuse UMass Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" Marching band Scanlan Award Hail Flutie
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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Holy Cross Crusaders football
Venues	Worcester Oval (1896–1907) Fitton Field (1908–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1946 Orange Bowl Boston College Ram–Crusader Cup (Fordham)
Culture & lore	The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Holy Cross Goodtime Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Rivalries of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Syracuse Boston College–Virginia Tech Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Florida State–Virginia Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall North Carolina–NC State North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) Pittsburgh–Syracuse Virginia–Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup (Virginia–Virginia Tech football)
Non-conference	Alabama–Clemson Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Boston College–Holy Cross Boston College–Harvard (basketball) Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) Boston College–UMass Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Connecticut–Notre Dame (women's basketball) Duke–Maryland (basketball) Duke–Michigan (basketball) Florida–Florida State Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Louisville–Memphis Louisville–West Virginia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt Maryland–Virginia Florida–Miami Miami–Nebraska NC State–South Carolina North Carolina–South Carolina NC State–East Carolina Notre Dame–UCLA basketball River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) City Game (Pittsburgh–Duquesne) Penn State–Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Georgetown–Syracuse Penn State–Syracuse Syracuse–West Virginia New River Valley rivalry (Radford–Virginia Tech) Virginia Tech–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech
Notre Dame football rivalries	Boston College–Notre Dame Georgia Tech–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh

Patriot League football rivalries
Conference	Ram–Crusader Cup (Fordham–Holy Cross) The Rivalry (Lehigh–Lafayette)
Non-conference	Boston College–Holy Cross Colgate–Cornell Colgate–Syracuse The Liberty Cup (Fordham–Columbia) Steven Dean Memorial Trophy (Georgetown–Catholic) D.C. Cup (Georgetown–Howard)

Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry

History

Game results

See also

References