Boston College at Temple

Saturday, October 11, 2003

Boston College beat Temple 38–⁠13. It was their 36th meeting; after it, Boston College led the series 27–⁠7–⁠2.

AwayBoston College8–⁠5 in 2003
38
HomeTemple1–⁠11 in 2003
13

Final at Lincoln Financial Field, PhiladelphiaHigh 75°F, low 57°FAttendance 21,862

At kickoff
72°F, mostly cloudy, wind 15 mph from the northeast, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL), 6 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Boston College21071038
Temple006713

Efficiency

Boston CollegeTemple
0.02First-down EPA−0.14
0.37Second-down EPA−0.36
0.65Third-down EPA−0.41

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Boston College 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Boston College leads 30–⁠7–⁠2 in 39 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Boston College 28, Temple 3
2018Boston College 45, Temple 35
2004Boston College 34, Temple 17
2003Boston College 38, Temple 13
2002Boston College 36, Temple 14
2001Boston College 33, Temple 10

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