Boston College vs. Tufts

Boston College and Tufts first met in 1895 and have played 7 times; Tufts leads the series 7–⁠0. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Tufts 7–⁠0, and Tufts has won the last 7.

Boston College wins
0
Tufts wins
7
Ties
0
First meeting
1895
Longest streak
7 Tufts
Current streak
7 Tufts
Last 10 meetings
Tufts 7–⁠0
Most recent
1902

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s0–⁠4
1900s0–⁠3
Average margin
14.1 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boston College
0–⁠3 Boston College’s record at home
At Tufts
4–⁠0 Tufts’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. Tufts’s biggest win1895: Tufts 28, Boston College 0by 28 points
  2. Upset1897: Tufts 12, Boston College 0Tufts had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  3. Upset1895: Tufts 28, Boston College 0Tufts had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1896: Tufts 22, Boston College 8Tufts had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boston College and Tufts, 1895 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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

Nov 15, 1902Tufts 26, Boston College 0at Tufts
Sep 20, 1902Tufts 6, Boston College 0at Boston College
Nov 9, 1901Tufts 12, Boston College 0at Boston College
Oct 22, 1898Tufts 6, Boston College 5at Tufts
Oct 6, 1897Tufts 12, Boston College 0at Boston College
Oct 10, 1896Tufts 22, Boston College 8at Tufts
Oct 5, 1895Tufts 28, Boston College 0at Tufts

Every game is listed as played on the field.