Game notes: Florida State at Boston College
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The matchup
- Florida State (3–4, 1–3 in conference) at Boston College (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA).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 23rd meeting; Florida State leads the series 16–6 as played. Officially, Florida State leads 15–6; as played, 16–6. The NCAA vacated Florida State’s win (2007); it doesn’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Monday, September 2, 2024: Boston College 28, Florida State 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1957: Boston College 20, Florida State 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Boston College is 3–9 at home against Florida State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Boston College 28–13 (at Florida State); 2023: Florida State 31–29 (at Boston College); 2022: Florida State 44–14 (at Florida State); 2021: Florida State 26–23 (at Boston College); 2019: Florida State 38–31 (at Boston College).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Florida State
- Florida State is 3–4 (1–3 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–17 vs. New Mexico State; L 24–27 vs. No. 19 SMU; L 36–50 at No. 10 Alabama; W 34–7 vs. Central Arkansas; W 38–7 vs. Virginia; L 20–44 at Louisville; L 35–43 at No. 3 Miami.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida State has lost two straight, since beating Virginia 38–7 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Florida State is No. 81 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Mike Norvell is 41–38 in his seventh season at Florida State and 79–53 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Mike Norvell is 3–1 against Boston College.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ashton Daniels (QB): 1,618 passing yards, 12 TD, No. 4 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ousmane Kromah (RB): 609 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris Jones (LB): 46 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Florida State lost to No. 3 Clemson 23–13.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.
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 1–0 against Florida State.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 1998, Boston College lost to No. 13 Notre Dame 31–26.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
- Bill O’Brien is 1–0 against Mike Norvell’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).
- 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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