Boston University vs. Colgate

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

1. Boston University’s biggest win1969: Boston University 20, Colgate 0by 20 points
2. Colgate’s biggest win1966: Colgate 34, Boston University 0by 34 points
3. Upset1967: Boston University 20, Colgate 14Boston University had a 12% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1969: Boston University 20, Colgate 0Boston University had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1973: Boston University 3, Colgate 0Boston University had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Boston University’s side (Donelli 3–⁠0 against Bixler). 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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  1949 · Evening star, Oct 9, 1949

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 University vs. Holy Cross26 meetings, Boston University 8–⁠15–⁠3
• Boston University vs. Syracuse16 meetings, Boston University 3–⁠12–⁠1
• Boston University vs. Boston College15 meetings, Boston University 2–⁠13
• Boston University vs. Temple13 meetings, Boston University 6–⁠6–⁠1
• Colgate vs. Cornell90 meetings, Colgate 39–⁠48–⁠3
• Colgate vs. Holy Cross67 meetings, Colgate 32–⁠30–⁠5
• Colgate vs. Syracuse61 meetings, Colgate 25–⁠32–⁠4
• Colgate vs. Bucknell55 meetings, Colgate 42–⁠13