Game notes: Boston College at Notre Dame
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The matchup
- Boston College (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at Notre Dame (6–1), Saturday, November 14, 3:30 p.m. ET, Notre Dame 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’).
- For the Ireland Trophy, which Notre Dame holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 29th meeting; Notre Dame leads the series 19–9 as played. Officially, Notre Dame leads 18–9; as played, 19–9. The NCAA vacated Notre Dame’s win (2012); it doesn’t count officially.results, WikipediaEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 1, 2025: Notre Dame 25, Boston College 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1975: Notre Dame 17, Boston College 3.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Notre Dame is 9–5 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: Notre Dame 25–10 (at Boston College); 2022: Notre Dame 44–0 (at Notre Dame); 2020: Notre Dame 45–31 (at Boston College); 2019: Notre Dame 40–7 (at Notre Dame); 2017: Notre Dame 49–20 (at Boston College).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 Notre Dame.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. 2 Notre Dame 45–31.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.
Notre Dame
- Notre Dame is 6–1, 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 41–13 vs. Wisconsin; W 52–0 vs. Rice; W 27–10 vs. Michigan State; W 49–10 at Purdue; W 37–26 at North Carolina; W 58–7 vs. Stanford; L 24–28 at No. 8 BYU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Notre Dame is No. 5 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Marcus Freeman is 49–13 in his sixth season at Notre Dame.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Marcus Freeman is 2–0 against Boston College.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- C.J. Carr (QB): 1,639 passing yards, 16 TD, No. 10 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nolan James Jr. (RB): 412 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Drayk Bowen (LB): 38 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- C.J. Carr needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Everett Golson (41, 2012–14) for eighth on Notre Dame’s career touchdown passes list. He has 40 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.
- Jordan Faison needs 9 catches to pass Tyler Eifert (140, 2009–12) for 10th on Notre Dame’s career receptions list. He has 132 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 2009, Notre Dame lost to No. 8 Pittsburgh 27–22.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
- Marcus Freeman 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).
- 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).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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