Boston College vs. USC

Boston College and USC have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1987; USC leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s USC 4–⁠1.

Boston College wins
1
USC wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1987
Longest streak
4 USC
Current streak
1 Boston College
Last 10 meetings
USC 4–⁠1
Most recent
2014

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠1
2010s1–⁠1
Average margin
15.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boston College
1–⁠1 Boston College’s record at home
At USC
2–⁠0 USC’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Boston College first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Boston College’s biggest win2014: Boston College 37, USC 31by 6 points
  2. USC’s biggest win2013: USC 35, Boston College 7by 28 points
  3. Upset2014: Boston College 37, USC 31Boston College had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boston College and USC, 1987 on130015001700190019901995200020052010201520202025

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

Named most valuable

Damian Williams USC2009
Luke Kuechly Boston College2009

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Sep 13, 2014Boston College 37, 9USC 31at Boston College
Sep 14, 2013USC 35, Boston College 7at USC
Dec 26, 2009USC 24, Boston College 13Neutral siteEmerald Bowl
Sep 1, 19888USC 34, Boston College 7at Boston College
Sep 19, 1987USC 23, Boston College 17at USC

Every game is listed as played on the field.