Game notes: Boston College at Duke
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The matchup
- Boston College (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at Duke (4–2, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Wallace Wade 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’).
The series
- It will be their 10th meeting; Boston College leads the series 5–4.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, November 4, 2022: Duke 38, Boston College 31.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1927: Duke 25, Boston College 9.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Duke is 1–2 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: 2022: Duke 38–31 (at Boston College); 2020: Boston College 26–6 (at Duke); 2015: Duke 9–7 (at Duke); 2011: Duke 20–19 (at Boston College); 2010: Boston College 21–16 (at Duke).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 faces Duke as a head coach for the first time.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 2020, Boston College lost to No. 1 Clemson 34–28.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.
Duke
- Duke is 4–2 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 17–3 vs. Tulane; W 31–27 at Illinois; W 35–7 vs. Stanford; W 62–7 vs. William & Mary; L 25–28 at Georgia Tech; L 20–24 vs. North Carolina.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Duke has lost two straight, since beating William & Mary 62–7 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Duke is No. 29 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Manny Diaz is 22–11 in his third season at Duke and 43–26 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Manny Diaz faces Boston College as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Nate Sheppard (RB): 820 rushing yards, 8 TD, No. 6 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Walker Eget (QB): 1,229 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Andrew Pellicciotta (S): 33 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nate Sheppard needs 38 yards to pass Julius Grantham (1,989, 1982–86) for 10th on Duke’s career rushing yards list. He has 1,952 so far.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 1964, Duke lost to No. 8 Georgia Tech 21–8.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
- It is the first meeting of Bill O’Brien and Manny Diaz as head coaches.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).
- 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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