Game notes: Syracuse at Boston College
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The matchup
- Syracuse (2–4, 0–4 in conference) at Boston College (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 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 60th meeting; Syracuse leads the series 34–25 as played. Officially, Syracuse leads 33–25; as played, 34–25. The NCAA vacated Syracuse’s win (2004); 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: Saturday, November 29, 2025: Boston College 34, Syracuse 12.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1924: Syracuse 10, Boston College 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Boston College is 14–13 at home against Syracuse.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Boston College 34–12 (at Syracuse); 2024: Boston College 37–31 (at Boston College); 2023: Boston College 17–10 (at Syracuse); 2022: Syracuse 32–23 (at Boston College); 2021: Syracuse 21–6 (at Syracuse).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Syracuse
- Syracuse is 2–4 (0–4 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 66–3 vs. New Hampshire; L 18–21 vs. California; L 13–27 at Pittsburgh; W 42–41 at UConn; L 25–28 at Virginia; L 26–34 vs. Louisville.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Syracuse has lost two straight, since beating UConn 42–41 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Syracuse is No. 114 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Fran Brown is 15–16 in his third season at Syracuse.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Fran Brown is 0–2 against Boston College.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Umari Hatcher (WR): 50 catches, 784 yards, 7 TD, No. 3 in FBS in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tylik Hill (RB): 430 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chris D’Appolonia (LB): 45 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Syracuse beat No. 25 Rutgers 31–13.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 3–0 against Syracuse.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 2015, Boston College lost to No. 5 Notre Dame 19–16.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
- Bill O’Brien is 2–0 against Fran Brown’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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