Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry

Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry
	Boston College Eagles Syracuse Orange
First meeting	October 18, 1924; Syracuse 10, Boston College 0
Latest meeting	November 25, 2017; Boston College 42, Syracuse 14
Next meeting	TBD 2018
Statistics
Meetings total	51
All-time series	Syracuse leads, 31–20
Largest victory	Syracuse, 43–10 (2004)
Longest win streak	Syracuse, 6 (1987–92)
Current win streak	Boston College, 1 (2017–present)

Boston College

Syracuse

Locations in the Northeastern United States

The Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Boston College Eagles and Syracuse Orange.

History

The two schools first met on October 18, 1924. The Eagles and Orange played annually from 1971 to 2004. To date, Boston College and Syracuse have played each other 50 times. Aside from Holy Cross, no team has played Boston College more than Syracuse. Syracuse leads the series 31–20.

Boston College and Syracuse were founding members of the Big East Conference, first as a basketball conference in 1979, then a football conference in 1991.

To start the 2005 season, Boston College left the Big East to become the 12th member of the ACC. The future of the rivalry was in doubt. The Eagles and Orange signed a deal to play a non-conference game through 2021. The Eagles won the 2010 meeting 16–7. In September 2011, the ACC announced that they had accepted bids from Syracuse and Pitt to become the 13th and 14th members of the ACC.^[1] It was later determined that Syracuse and Pitt would join the ACC in July 2013.

Game results

Boston College victories	Syracuse victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 18, 1924	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	10–0
2	October 28, 1944	Boston, MA	Boston College	19–12
3	September 27, 1958	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	24–14
4	November 25, 1961	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse	28–13
5	October 13, 1962	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	12–0
6	September 21, 1963	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	32–21
7	September 19, 1964	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	21–14
8	November 20, 1965	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	21–13
9	October 15, 1966	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse	30–0
10	November 18, 1967	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse	32–20
11	November 29, 1969	Syracuse, NY	Boston College	35–10
12	November 6, 1971	Syracuse, NY	Boston College	10–3
13	November 4, 1972	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	37–0
14	November 17, 1973	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	24–13
15	November 16, 1974	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	45–0
16	October 25, 1975	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	22–14
17	November 13, 1976	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	28–14
18	November 12, 1977	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	20–3
19	November 18, 1978	Chesnut Hill, MA	Syracuse	37–23
20	November 17, 1979	Ithaca, NY	Boston College	27–10
21	November 15, 1980	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	27–16
22	November 14, 1981	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	27–17
23	November 13, 1982	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	20–13
24	November 12, 1983	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	21–10
25	November 17, 1984	Foxboro, MA	#13 Boston College	24–16
26	November 16, 1985	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	41–21

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
27	November 15, 1986	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	27–9
28	November 14, 1987	Syracuse, NY	#6 Syracuse	45–17
29	November 12, 1988	Chestnut Hill, MA	#15 Syracuse	45–20
30	November 4, 1989	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	23–11
31	November 3, 1990	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse	35–6
32	November 16, 1991	Syracuse, NY	#17 Syracuse	38–16
33	November 14, 1992	Chestnut Hill, MA	#10 Syracuse	27–10
34	October 2, 1993	Syracuse, NY	Boston College	33–29
35	November 12, 1994	Chestnut Hill, MA	#25 Boston College	31–0
36	November 18, 1995	Syracuse, NY	#23 Syracuse	58–29
37	October 26, 1996	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse	45–17
38	November 8, 1997	Syracuse, NY	#22 Syracuse	20–13
39	October 17, 1998	Chestnut Hill, MA	#23 Syracuse	42–25
40	October 30, 1999	Syracuse, NY	Boston College	24–23
41	October 14, 2000	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	20–13
42	November 24, 2001	Syracuse, NY	#22 Syracuse	39–28
43	November 16, 2002	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	41–20
44	October 18, 2003	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	39–14
45	November 27, 2004	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse	43–17
46	November 27, 2010	Syracuse, NY	Boston College	16–7
47	November 30, 2013	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	34–31
48	November 29, 2014	Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	28–7
49	November 28, 2015	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse	20–17
50	October 22, 2016	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse	28–20
51	November 25, 2017	Syracuse, NY	Boston College	42–14
Series: Syracuse leads 31–20

Memorable games

In 2004, Boston College was in first place in the Big East and needed a win against then 5–6 Syracuse in the regular season finale to clinch their first BCS bowl berth.

With Syracuse's two RB's out with injuries, DB Diamond Ferri filled in as RB. Ferri rushed for 141 yards and 2 TDs. Ferri also had a 44-yard interception return for a TD. Syracuse went on to pull off the shocking blowout upset, winning 43–17.^[2] This game was also the first career start by Boston College QB Matt Ryan; he was filling in for the injured Paul Peterson. This was BC's final game as a member of the Big East; they began playing in the ACC in 2005.

In 2013, Syracuse was playing in their first year as a member of the ACC. Syracuse was 5–6 heading into the final game of the season against Boston College, needing to win to become bowl-eligible. Boston College was up 31–27 with 2:08 left when Syracuse drove down the field and scored the game-winning touchdown with 6 seconds left.^[3]

References

↑ Dinich, Heather (September 19, 2011). "ACC Adding Big East's Syracuse, Pitt". ESPN.com.
↑ "BC Deprived of Farewell Outright Big East Title".
↑ Associated Press (November 30, 2013). "Andre Williams hurt as Syracuse stuns BC late". ESPN.com.

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[1] Dinich, Heather (September 19, 2011). "ACC Adding Big East's Syracuse, Pitt". ESPN.com.

[2] "BC Deprived of Farewell Outright Big East Title".

[3] Associated Press (November 30, 2013). "Andre Williams hurt as Syracuse stuns BC late". ESPN.com.

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
National championship seasons in bold

Syracuse Orange football
Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–78) Giants Stadium (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Carrier Dome (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia
Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network Highest-scoring game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 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
National championship seasons in bold

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

Statistics
Boston College Eagles Syracuse Orange
First meeting	October 18, 1924 Syracuse 10, Boston College 0
Latest meeting	November 25, 2017 Boston College 42, Syracuse 14
Next meeting	TBD 2018
Meetings total	51
All-time series	Syracuse leads, 31–20
Largest victory	Syracuse, 43–10 (2004)
Longest win streak	Syracuse, 6 (1987–92)
Current win streak	Boston College, 1 (2017–present)

Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry

History

Game results

Memorable games

See also

References