Boston College vs. Duke
Boston College and Duke first met in 1927 and have played 9 times; Boston College leads the series 5–4. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Boston College 5–4. Share
- Boston College wins
- 5
- Duke wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1927
- Longest streak
- 4 Boston College
- Current streak
- 1 Duke
- Last 10 meetings
- Boston College 5–4
- Most recent
- 2022
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–1 |
- Average margin
- 11 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Boston College
- 3–3 Boston College’s record at home
- At Duke
- 1–2 Duke’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
- Boston College’s biggest win2006: Boston College 28, Duke 7by 21 points
- Duke’s biggest win1927: Duke 25, Boston College 9by 16 points
- Upset1927: Duke 25, Boston College 9Duke had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2011: Duke 20, Boston College 19Duke had a 31% 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

1927 · Evening star, Oct 2, 1927
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.
Every game
| Oct 31, 2026 | Boston College at Duke upcoming | at Duke | ||
| Nov 4, 2022 | Duke 38, Boston College 31 | at Boston College | ||
| Sep 19, 2020 | Boston College 26, Duke 6 | at Duke | ||
| Oct 3, 2015 | Duke 9, Boston College 7 | at Duke | ||
| Sep 17, 2011 | Duke 20, Boston College 19 | at Boston College | ||
| Nov 13, 2010 | Boston College 21, Duke 16 | at Duke | ||
| Nov 11, 2006 | 22Boston College 28, Duke 7 | at Boston College | ||
| Nov 2, 1929 | Boston College 20, Duke 12 | at Boston College | ||
| Oct 12, 1928 | Boston College 19, Duke 0 | at Boston College | ||
| Oct 1, 1927 | Duke 25, Boston College 9 | at Boston College |
Every game is listed as played on the field.