Boston College at Yale
Saturday, October 16, 1920 Share
Boston College beat Yale 21–13. It was their second meeting; after it, Boston College led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 68°F, low 53°FAttendance 30,000
In the newspapers

The Washington herald, October 17, 1920, page 12
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Boston College Outblays Yale; Wins Again, 21–13 New Haven, Conn, Oct. 16.-Outplayed in every department of the game, Yale went down to defeat at the hands of Boston College this afternoon, 81 to 13, in one of the hardest-fought games ever played in the Yale bowl. 1t was the second defeat Boston has given Yale in two years, the big red team last year beating the Ellis to 3. The all-around playing of the Boston team equaled the best ever seen in Ne W Haven, and only for a few moments during the entire game did Yale have a chance to show anything great. Two fatal err rors by Frank Kelly. the old Rutgers back in fumbling, made it pos sible for the vigilant Bostonians to pounce on the ball and run yards for touchdowns. In the first half Kelly started on a plunge through Boston’s right tackle, but the ball slipped from his grasp and Roderick gathered the leather in his arms on his own 45-yard line. Yale Carries Ball Over. A few minutes after this score Yale showed some brilliant offensive work. Aldrich, Webb and Kelly, IN straight plunges into the line and off tackle, ripped their way from the

South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., October 17, 1920, page 8
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Dame Machine CSeS COrSReS Under 10 7ScOre Lincoln Boston College Repeats Victory OUer Yale 21–13 NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct. 10 Boston college smo-hered Yale today q 10 Is. repeating it’s victory OF last year, when IL defeated the Blue, 20 g. The game was spec tacular throughout. with a crowd of more than 10000 in the Yale bowl, hoping for a repulse Of the invaders and cheering Old Ell 20 the final moment OF the game, when Tad Jones men rallied and scored a touchdown. The game was rough from start 20 finish, I’VE Yale players being taken out with injuries and two Boston men leaving the game for the same reason. Capt Callahan Aldrich. Kempton. French and Walker were the Yale players unable 10 continue while Eeaphy and Liston Of the visitors were hurt. Boston tried ten forward passes only two of which were successful Both sides were penalized many times.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Yale 72% to win. Boston College pulled the upset.
The series
Every Boston College–Yale gameBoston College leads 4–0 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1983 | Boston College 42, Yale 7 | |
| 1980 | Boston College 27, Yale 9 | |
| 1920 | Boston College 21, Yale 13 | |
| 1919 | Boston College 5, Yale 3 |
Around this game
Boston College
- Next gameat BaylorOct. 15, 1921
- SeasonBoston College in 1920
- ProgramBoston College history and records
Yale
- Next gamevs. West VirginiaOct. 23, 1920
- SeasonYale in 1920
- ProgramYale history and records

