Boston College vs. Richmond

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

1. Boston College’s biggest win2019: Boston College 45, Richmond 13by 32 points
2. Richmond’s biggest win1953: Richmond 14, Boston College 0by 14 points
3. Upset1953: Richmond 14, Boston College 0Richmond had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

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

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.

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  1951 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Nov 3, 1951

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  1952 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 27, 1952

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  1953 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 1, 1953

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 is listed as played on the field.

• Boston College vs. Syracuse59 meetings, Boston College 25–⁠34
• Boston College vs. Holy Cross55 meetings, Boston College 36–⁠19
• Boston College vs. Villanova42 meetings, Boston College 27–⁠14–⁠1
• Boston College vs. Army39 meetings, Boston College 26–⁠13
• Richmond vs. William & Mary81 meetings, Richmond 39–⁠40–⁠2
• Richmond vs. VMI70 meetings, Richmond 33–⁠32–⁠5
• Richmond vs. Virginia Tech51 meetings, Richmond 10–⁠37–⁠4
• Richmond vs. Davidson30 meetings, Richmond 20–⁠9–⁠1