West Virginia at Boston College

Saturday, November 8, 2003

West Virginia beat Boston College 35–⁠28. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, West Virginia led the series 21–⁠10–⁠1.

AwayWest Virginia8–⁠5 in 2003
35
HomeBoston College8–⁠5 in 2003
28

Final at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut HillAttendance 39,723

At kickoff
40°F, a few clouds, wind 15 mph from the northwest, gusts to 24 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gen E L Logan International Airport (KBOS), 13 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Virginia01414735
Boston College7701428

Efficiency

West VirginiaBoston College
−0.14First-down EPA0.14
−0.09Second-down EPA−0.17
0.30Third-down EPA−0.37

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 57% to win. West Virginia won as Elo’s underdog.

West Virginia leads 21–⁠11–⁠1 in 33 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2004Boston College 36, West Virginia 17
2003West Virginia 35, Boston College 28
2002West Virginia 24, Boston College 14
2001Boston College 34, West Virginia 10
2000West Virginia 34, Boston College 14
1999Boston College 34, West Virginia 17

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