Boston College at Pittsburgh

Saturday, October 6, 1979

Pittsburgh beat Boston College 28–⁠7. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 7–⁠2.

AwayBoston College5–⁠6 in 1979
7
HomePittsburgh11–⁠1 in 1979
28

FinalAttendance 37,146

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Pittsburgh 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pittsburgh leads 19–⁠17 in 36 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Boston College 27, Pittsburgh 21
2025Pittsburgh 48, Boston College 7
2024Boston College 34, Pittsburgh 23
2023Pittsburgh 24, Boston College 16
2020Boston College 31, Pittsburgh 30
2019Boston College 26, Pittsburgh 19

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