Air Force at Boston College

Saturday, October 24, 1964

Boston College beat Air Force 13–⁠7. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayAir Force4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1964
7
HomeBoston College6–⁠3 in 1964
13

FinalHigh 48°F, low 32°FAttendance 25,200

On the newsreel

  • BOSTON COLLEGE CLIPS AIR FORCEThe Air Force Academy "Falcons" land in Boston to take on the Boston College "Eagles" and, appropriately enough, it's an air battle.Universal Newsreel, November 2, 1964. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Boston College 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Air Force leads 4–⁠3 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
1980Boston College 23, Air Force 0
1978Air Force 18, Boston College 7
1977Boston College 36, Air Force 14
1972Air Force 13, Boston College 9
1970Air Force 35, Boston College 10
1964Boston College 13, Air Force 7

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