Army vs. Boston University
Army and Boston University first met in 1924 and have played 11 times; Army leads the series 10–1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Army 9–1. Share
- Army wins
- 10
- Boston University wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1924
- Longest streak
- 10 Army
- Current streak
- 1 Boston University
- Last 10 meetings
- Army 9–1
- Most recent
- 1994
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 27.5 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Army
- 9–1 Army’s record at home
- At Boston University
- 0–1 Boston University’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 9
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Army’s biggest win1926: Army 41, Boston University 0by 41 points
- Boston University’s biggest win1994: Boston University 21, Army 12by 9 points
- Upset1994: Boston University 21, Army 12Boston University had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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.
From the newspapers
1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 26, 1924
1928 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 1, 1928
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Photos
Photograph of Army Football Team in Action, Versus Boston University, Michie StadiumPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Photograph of Army Football Team in Action, Versus Boston University, Michie StadiumPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Photograph of Army Football Team in Action, Versus Boston University, Michie StadiumPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Photograph of Army Football Team in Action, Versus Boston University, Michie StadiumPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Photograph of Army Football Team in Action, Versus Boston University, Michie StadiumPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Photograph of Army Football Team in Action, Versus Boston University, Michie StadiumPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited), and libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America (each under its holder’s rights statement).
Every game
| Nov 12, 1994 | Boston University 21, Army 12 | at Army | ||
| Sep 21, 1963 | Army 30, Boston University 0 | at Army | ||
| Nov 3, 1962 | Army 26, Boston University 0 | at Boston University | ||
| Sep 30, 1961 | Army 31, Boston University 7 | at Army | ||
| Oct 22, 1938 | Army 40, Boston University 0 | at Army | ||
| Sep 27, 1930 | Army 39, Boston University 0 | at Army | ||
| Sep 28, 1929 | Army 26, Boston University 0 | at Army | ||
| Sep 29, 1928 | Army 35, Boston University 0 | at Army | ||
| Sep 24, 1927 | Army 13, Boston University 0 | at Army | ||
| Oct 23, 1926 | Army 41, Boston University 0 | at Army | ||
| Oct 25, 1924 | Army 20, Boston University 0 | at Army |
Every game is listed as played on the field.