Virginia Tech at Boston College

Thursday, October 10, 2002

No. 4 Virginia Tech beat Boston College 28–⁠23. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Virginia Tech led the series 8–⁠2.

Away4Virginia Tech10–⁠4 in 2002
28
HomeBoston College9–⁠4 in 2002
23

Final at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut HillHigh 60°F, low 43°FAttendance 42,826

At kickoff
55°F, mostly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gen E L Logan International Airport (KBOS), 13 km from the stadium, nine minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Virginia Tech777728
Boston College077923

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Virginia Tech 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Virginia Tech leads 23–⁠11 in 34 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Virginia Tech 21, Boston College 14
2024Virginia Tech 42, Boston College 21
2023Virginia Tech 48, Boston College 22
2022Virginia Tech 27, Boston College 10
2021Boston College 17, Virginia Tech 3
2020Virginia Tech 40, Boston College 14

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