Boston College vs. Pittsburgh

Boston College and Pittsburgh have 36 meetings on file, the first in 1959; Pittsburgh leads the series 19–⁠17 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Pittsburgh 6–⁠4.

Boston College wins
17
Pittsburgh wins
19
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1959
Longest streak
8 Pittsburgh
Current streak
1 Boston College
Last 10 meetings
Pittsburgh 6–⁠4
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1
1970s2–⁠6
1980s3–⁠3
1990s7–⁠2
2000s1–⁠4
2010s1–⁠1
2020s3–⁠2
Average margin
13.9 points; 16 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boston College
10–⁠8 Boston College’s record at home
At Pittsburgh
11–⁠7 Pittsburgh’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Boston College’s biggest win2001: Boston College 45, Pittsburgh 7by 38 points
  2. Pittsburgh’s biggest win2025: Pittsburgh 48, Boston College 7by 41 points
  3. Upset1973: Pittsburgh 28, Boston College 14Pittsburgh had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1959: Pittsburgh 22, Boston College 14Pittsburgh had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1972: Pittsburgh 35, Boston College 20Pittsburgh had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsBoston CollegeSeriesPittsburgh
1970–⁠1972Joseph Yukica2–⁠1Carl DePasqua
1978–⁠1980Ed Chlebek0–⁠3Jackie Sherrill
1987–⁠1989Jack Bicknell2–⁠1Mike Gottfried
1994–⁠1996Dan Henning2–⁠1Johnny Majors
1997–⁠2004Tom O’Brien4–⁠4Walt Harris
2024–⁠2026Bill O’Brien2–⁠1Pat Narduzzi

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Boston College’s side (Yukica 2–⁠1 against DePasqua). 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 Pittsburgh, 1959 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Paul Peterson Boston College32 of 53, 367 yards, 2 TD2004 Passing
Donovan Ezeiruaku Boston College10 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 4.5 for loss2024 Defense

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 17, 2026Boston College 27, Pittsburgh 21at Boston College
Oct 4, 2025Pittsburgh 48, Boston College 7at Pittsburgh
Nov 30, 2024Boston College 34, Pittsburgh 23at Boston College
Nov 16, 2023Pittsburgh 24, Boston College 16at Pittsburgh
Oct 10, 2020Boston College 31, Pittsburgh 30at Boston College
Nov 30, 2019Boston College 26, Pittsburgh 19at Pittsburgh
Sep 5, 2014Pittsburgh 30, Boston College 20at Boston College
Oct 16, 2004Pittsburgh 20, Boston College 17at Pittsburgh
Nov 1, 200325Pittsburgh 24, Boston College 13at Boston College
Oct 26, 2002Pittsburgh 19, Boston College 16at Pittsburgh
Oct 20, 2001Boston College 45, Pittsburgh 7at Boston College
Oct 21, 2000Pittsburgh 42, Boston College 26at Pittsburgh
Oct 16, 1999Boston College 20, Pittsburgh 16at Boston College
Nov 14, 1998Boston College 23, Pittsburgh 15at Pittsburgh
Nov 1, 1997Boston College 22, Pittsburgh 21at Boston College
Oct 31, 1996Pittsburgh 20, Boston College 13at Pittsburgh
Oct 7, 1995Boston College 17, Pittsburgh 0at Boston College
Sep 24, 1994Boston College 21, Pittsburgh 9at Pittsburgh
Nov 13, 199322Boston College 33, Pittsburgh 0at Pittsburgh
Nov 2, 1991Boston College 38, Pittsburgh 12at Boston College
Sep 8, 199017Pittsburgh 29, Boston College 6at Pittsburgh
Sep 9, 198923Pittsburgh 29, Boston College 10at Boston College
Oct 1, 1988Boston College 34, Pittsburgh 31at Boston College
Oct 3, 1987Boston College 13, Pittsburgh 10at Pittsburgh
Sep 21, 1985Boston College 29, Pittsburgh 22at Pittsburgh
Oct 31, 19812Pittsburgh 29, Boston College 24at Boston College
Sep 13, 19803Pittsburgh 14, Boston College 6at Pittsburgh
Oct 6, 1979Pittsburgh 28, Boston College 7at Pittsburgh
Oct 7, 19789Pittsburgh 32, Boston College 15at Boston College
Oct 1, 197716Pittsburgh 45, Boston College 7at Boston College
Oct 19, 1974Pittsburgh 35, Boston College 11at Pittsburgh
Oct 20, 1973Pittsburgh 28, Boston College 14at Boston College
Oct 21, 1972Pittsburgh 35, Boston College 20at Pittsburgh
Oct 23, 1971Boston College 40, Pittsburgh 22at Boston College
Nov 14, 1970Boston College 21, Pittsburgh 6at Pittsburgh
Nov 7, 1959Pittsburgh 22, Boston College 14at Boston College

Every game is listed as played on the field.