Navy at Boston College
Saturday, September 19, 1959 Share
Navy beat Boston College 24–8. It was their third meeting; after it, Navy led the series 2–1.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 39°FAttendance 23,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 20, 1959, page 41
Read the text
Home BREEDS Lead Woyin 24–8 Victory BOSTON. Sept. ia pair of fleet Navy halfbacks returned to their hometown area this sunny afternoon and as sumed major roles as the Mid shipmen opened the football season with a 24–8 victory over Boston College. Taking of some of the sting Of the defeat for $4,000 fans in Alumni Stadium were the performances Of Joe Bellino, compact halfback from VIM
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 52% to win. Navy won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Navy–Boston College gameBoston College leads 18–11 in 29 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.
| 2006 | Boston College 25, Navy 24 | Meineke Car Care Bowl |
| 2002 | Boston College 46, Navy 21 | |
| 2001 | Boston College 38, Navy 21 | |
| 2000 | Boston College 48, Navy 7 | |
| 1999 | Boston College 14, Navy 10 | |
| 1998 | Navy 32, Boston College 31 |
Around this game
Navy
- Next gamevs. William & MarySept. 26, 1959
- SeasonNavy in 1959
- ProgramNavy history and records
Boston College
- Next gameat ArmySept. 26, 1959
- SeasonBoston College in 1959
- ProgramBoston College history and records

