Boston College vs. VMI

Boston College and VMI have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1954; Boston College leads the series 7–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Boston College 7–⁠1, and Boston College has won the last 3.

Boston College wins
7
VMI wins
1
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1954
Longest streak
3 Boston College
Current streak
3 Boston College
Last 10 meetings
Boston College 7–⁠1
Most recent
1970

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠0
1960s5–⁠1–⁠1
1970s1–⁠0
Average margin
24.4 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boston College
7–⁠1–⁠1 Boston College’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Boston College’s biggest win1970: Boston College 56, VMI 3by 53 points
  2. VMI’s biggest win1967: VMI 26, Boston College 13by 13 points

Coach against coach

YearsBoston CollegeSeriesVMI
1968–⁠1970Joseph Yukica3–⁠0Vito Ragazzo

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Boston College’s side (Yukica 3–⁠0 against Ragazzo). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boston College and VMI, 1954 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Oct 3, 1970Boston College 56, VMI 3at Boston College
Nov 15, 1969Boston College 49, VMI 32at Boston College
Nov 16, 1968Boston College 45, VMI 13at Boston College
Nov 11, 1967VMI 26, Boston College 13at Boston College
Oct 1, 1966Boston College 14, VMI 0at Boston College
Oct 30, 1965Boston College 41, VMI 12at Boston College
Oct 6, 1962Boston College 18, VMI 0at Boston College
Oct 22, 1960Boston College 14, VMI 14at Boston College
Oct 9, 1954Boston College 44, VMI 0at Boston College

Every game is listed as played on the field.