Boston College vs. Villanova

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

1. Boston College’s biggest win1974: Boston College 55, Villanova 7by 48 points
2. Villanova’s biggest win1945: Villanova 41, Boston College 0by 41 points
3. Upset1951: Boston College 20, Villanova 13Boston College had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1976: Villanova 22, Boston College 3Villanova had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1958: Villanova 21, Boston College 19Villanova had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Boston College’s side (McKenney 2–⁠3–⁠1 against Stuhldreher). 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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  1947 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 25, 1947

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  1949 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 29, 1949

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  1950 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 22, 1950

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  1951 · Evening star, Nov 18, 1951

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  1952 · Evening star, Oct 18, 1952

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. Army39 meetings, Boston College 26–⁠13
• Boston College vs. Temple39 meetings, Boston College 30–⁠7–⁠2
• Villanova vs. Delaware40 meetings, Villanova 26–⁠13–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Detroit Mercy32 meetings, Villanova 18–⁠12–⁠2
• Villanova vs. Temple32 meetings, Villanova 15–⁠16–⁠1
• Villanova vs. William & Mary24 meetings, Villanova 11–⁠13