Boston College at Syracuse

Saturday, October 18, 2003

Syracuse beat Boston College 39–⁠14. It was their 44th meeting; after it, Syracuse led the series 27–⁠17 as played.

AwayBoston College8–⁠5 in 2003
14
HomeSyracuse6–⁠6 in 2003
39

Final at JMA Wireless Dome, SyracuseIndoorsAttendance 45,313

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Boston College077014
Syracuse61313739

Efficiency

Boston CollegeSyracuse
−0.17First-down EPA−0.01
−0.25Second-down EPA−0.16
0.58Third-down EPA0.65

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 56% to win. Syracuse won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Syracuse leads 33–⁠25; as played, 34–⁠25 in 59 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Boston College 34, Syracuse 12
2024Boston College 37, Syracuse 31
2023Boston College 17, Syracuse 10
2022Syracuse 32, Boston College 23
2021Syracuse 21, Boston College 6
2020Boston College 16, Syracuse 13

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