Boston College vs. Stanford

Boston College and Stanford have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1979; Stanford leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Stanford 3–⁠2.

Boston College wins
2
Stanford wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1979
Longest streak
1 Stanford
Current streak
1 Stanford
Last 10 meetings
Stanford 3–⁠2
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
1970s0–⁠1
1980s1–⁠0
2000s1–⁠1
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
13.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boston College
2–⁠0 Boston College’s record at home
At Stanford
3–⁠0 Stanford’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Boston College’s biggest win1980: Boston College 30, Stanford 13by 17 points
  2. Stanford’s biggest win1979: Stanford 33, Boston College 14by 19 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boston College and Stanford, 1979 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Sep 13, 2025Stanford 30, Boston College 20at Stanford
Sep 7, 2002Boston College 34, Stanford 27at Boston College
Sep 8, 2001Stanford 38, Boston College 22at Stanford
Sep 20, 1980Boston College 30, 11Stanford 13at Boston College
Sep 29, 1979Stanford 33, Boston College 14at Stanford

Every game is listed as played on the field.