Game notes: Boston College at Georgia Tech
Saturday, October 24, 3:30 p.m. ET, Bobby Dodd Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Boston College (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at Georgia Tech (2–4, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 3:30 p.m. ET, Bobby Dodd Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 70°F, sunny, E wind 15 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 14th meeting; Georgia Tech leads the series 8–5.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 15, 2025: Georgia Tech 36, Boston College 34.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1972: Georgia Tech 42, Boston College 10.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Georgia Tech is 3–4 at home against Boston College.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Georgia Tech 36–34 (at Boston College); 2023: Boston College 38–23 (at Georgia Tech); 2021: Boston College 41–30 (at Georgia Tech); 2020: Boston College 48–27 (at Boston College); 2016: Georgia Tech 17–14 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Boston College
- Boston College is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 15–34 at Cincinnati; W 28–21 vs. Rutgers; W 22–16 vs. Maine; L 14–21 vs. Virginia Tech; L 16–25 at No. 21 SMU; W 27–21 vs. Pittsburgh.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Boston College is No. 100 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Bill O’Brien is 12–19 in his third season at Boston College and 27–28 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Bill O’Brien is 0–1 against Georgia Tech.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Mason McKenzie (QB): 1,262 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Evan Dickens (RB): 293 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Anthony Palano (LB): 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1970, Boston College lost to No. 7 Air Force 35–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Georgia Tech
- Georgia Tech is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–14 vs. Colorado; L 24–45 vs. No. 18 Tennessee; W 44–11 vs. Mercer; L 27–34 at Stanford; W 28–25 vs. Duke; L 24–34 at Virginia Tech.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Georgia Tech is No. 80 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brent Key is 29–24 in his fifth season at Georgia Tech.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brent Key is 1–1 against Boston College.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Alberto Mendoza (QB): 1,528 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Justice Haynes (RB): 462 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tae Harris (S): 38 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Aidan Birr holds Georgia Tech’s career record in field goals with 64 and counting, past Travis Bell’s 61 (2004–07).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Georgia Tech beat No. 9 Florida State 22–16.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Brent Key is 1–0 against Bill O’Brien’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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