Navy at Boston College

Saturday, September 19, 1959

Navy beat Boston College 24–⁠8. It was their third meeting; after it, Navy led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayNavy5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1959
24
HomeBoston College5–⁠4 in 1959
8

FinalHigh 64°F, low 39°FAttendance 23,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Home BREEDS Lead Woyin 24-8 Victory

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 20, 1959, page 41

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    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.

Boston College leads 18–⁠11 in 29 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.

Recent meetings
2006Boston College 25, Navy 24Meineke Car Care Bowl
2002Boston College 46, Navy 21
2001Boston College 38, Navy 21
2000Boston College 48, Navy 7
1999Boston College 14, Navy 10
1998Navy 32, Boston College 31

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