Duke at Boston College

Saturday, October 1, 1927

Duke beat Boston College 25–⁠9. It was their first meeting; after it, Duke led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayDuke4–⁠5 in 1927
25
HomeBoston College0–⁠2 in 1927
9

FinalHigh 86°F, low 65°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: DUKE HANDS A JOLT TO BOSTON COLLEGE

    Evening star, October 2, 1927, page 81

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    DUKE HANDS A JOLT TO BOSTON COLLEGE BOSTON. October / GAo}.--Duke Uni versity of Durham, y. e.. defeated Boston College, - to ., at Fenw1y Park today. John Jank oski. plunGing fullback OF The Southerners, scored four touch downs, two in each half Of the game. The deceptive cross cross and pass ing attack OF Duke wrought havoc with the Boston defense. Three Duke backs. Buie, Jankoski and Adams. were the stars OF the visiting eleven. The Boston scores came on safety after blocked kick and a touchdown By Weston.

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)

Boston College 72% to win. Duke pulled the upset.

Boston College leads 5–⁠4 in nine meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Duke 38, Boston College 31
2020Boston College 26, Duke 6
2015Duke 9, Boston College 7
2011Duke 20, Boston College 19
2010Boston College 21, Duke 16
2006Boston College 28, Duke 7

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