Boston College vs. Fordham

Boston College and Fordham first met in 1928 and have played 16 times; the series is tied 8–⁠8. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Boston College 6–⁠4, and Boston College has won the last 4.

Boston College wins
8
Fordham wins
8
Ties
0
First meeting
1928
Longest streak
4 Boston College
Current streak
4 Boston College
Last 10 meetings
Boston College 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠1
1930s1–⁠5
1940s2–⁠0
1950s3–⁠2
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
16.4 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boston College
6–⁠6 Boston College’s record at home
At Fordham
2–⁠2 Fordham’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Boston College’s biggest win2025: Boston College 66, Fordham 10by 56 points
  2. Fordham’s biggest win1933: Fordham 32, Boston College 6by 26 points
  3. Upset1953: Boston College 20, Fordham 13Boston College had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsBoston CollegeSeriesFordham
1928–⁠1932Joe McKenney2–⁠3Frank Cavanaugh
1951–⁠1954Mike Holovak3–⁠1Ed Danowski

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Boston College’s side (McKenney 2–⁠3 against Cavanaugh). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boston College and Fordham, 1928 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

  • The The Washington times's story of the 1931 game: GAMESER|OUS PROPOSITION W|THH|M

    1931 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Oct 17, 1931

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1932 game: BALL. RESUITS<&

    1932 · The Daily Alaska empire, Oct 31, 1932

  • The Evening star's story of the 1942 game: Merci|ess Drubbinu By Eagles Is Rams Worst Since 1913 Hubmen Guin 44O Yards On Ground, l55 in Air; Victim Picks Up 135

    1942 · Evening star, Nov 15, 1942

  • The Evening star's story of the 1950 game: 76-Yard Scoring Run Seals Illinois 14-6 Win Over UCLA

    1950 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 14, 1950

  • The The Key West citizen's story of the 1952 game: High Spot In College Cridiron Season Is Set Today As Top Eleyens Set Encounters

    1952 · The Key West citizen, Oct 25, 1952

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

Aug 30, 2025Boston College 66, Fordham 10at Boston College
Oct 16, 1954Boston College 21, Fordham 7at Fordham
Oct 16, 1953Boston College 20, Fordham 13at Fordham
Oct 24, 1952Boston College 14, Fordham 13at Boston College
Oct 12, 1951Fordham 35, Boston College 19at Boston College
Oct 13, 1950Fordham 26, Boston College 6at Boston College
Nov 12, 1949Boston College 20, Fordham 12at Boston College
Nov 14, 19423Boston College 56, Fordham 6at Boston College
Oct 5, 1935Fordham 19, Boston College 0at Fordham
Oct 12, 1934Fordham 6, Boston College 0at Boston College
Oct 21, 1933Fordham 32, Boston College 6at Fordham
Oct 29, 1932Boston College 3, Fordham 0at Boston College
Oct 12, 1931Fordham 20, Boston College 0at Boston College
Oct 13, 1930Fordham 3, Boston College 0at Boston College
Nov 9, 1929Fordham 7, Boston College 6at Boston College
Nov 12, 1928Boston College 19, Fordham 7at Boston College

Every game is listed as played on the field.