Air Force vs. Boston College

Air Force and Boston College have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1963; Air Force leads the series 4–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Air Force 4–⁠3.

Air Force wins
4
Boston College wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1963
Longest streak
2 Air Force
Current streak
1 Boston College
Last 10 meetings
Air Force 4–⁠3
Most recent
1980

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠1
1970s3–⁠1
1980s0–⁠1
Average margin
16.9 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Air Force
2–⁠2 Air Force’s record at home
At Boston College
1–⁠2 Boston College’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Air Force’s biggest win1963: Air Force 34, Boston College 7by 27 points
  2. Boston College’s biggest win1980: Boston College 23, Air Force 0by 23 points
  3. Upset1978: Air Force 18, Boston College 7Air Force had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsAir ForceSeriesBoston College
1970–⁠1977Ben Martin2–⁠1Joseph Yukica

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Air Force’s side (Martin 2–⁠1 against Yukica). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Air Force and Boston College, 1963 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 1, 1980Boston College 23, Air Force 0at Air Force
Sep 16, 1978Air Force 18, Boston College 7at Boston College
Oct 29, 1977Boston College 36, Air Force 14at Air Force
Oct 14, 197216Air Force 13, Boston College 9at Boston College
Oct 24, 19707Air Force 35, Boston College 10at Air Force
Oct 24, 1964Boston College 13, Air Force 7at Boston College
Oct 26, 1963Air Force 34, Boston College 7at Air Force

Every game is listed as played on the field.