Boston University vs. George Washington

Boston University and George Washington first met in 1956 and have played 7 times; Boston University leads the series 3–⁠2–⁠2. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Boston University 3–⁠2.

Boston University wins
3
George Washington wins
2
Ties
2
First meeting
1956
Longest streak
1 Boston University
Current streak
1 Boston University
Last 10 meetings
Boston University 3–⁠2
Most recent
1964

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠1–⁠1
1960s2–⁠1–⁠1
Average margin
5.9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boston University
1–⁠1–⁠2 Boston University’s record at home
At George Washington
1–⁠2 George Washington’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Boston University’s biggest win1961: Boston University 20, George Washington 6by 14 points
  2. George Washington’s biggest win1962: George Washington 14, Boston University 6by 8 points
  3. Upset1961: Boston University 20, George Washington 6Boston University had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1959: George Washington 18, Boston University 14George Washington had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1957: Boston University 7, George Washington 0Boston University had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boston University and George Washington, 1956 on1300150017001960196519701975198019851990

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.

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1962 game

    1962 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 16, 1962

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

Sep 26, 1964Boston University 15, George Washington 7at Boston University
Oct 13, 1962George Washington 14, Boston University 6at George Washington
Oct 27, 1961Boston University 20, George Washington 6at George Washington
Oct 15, 1960Boston University 0, George Washington 0at Boston University
Sep 25, 1959George Washington 18, Boston University 14at Boston University
Nov 1, 1957Boston University 7, George Washington 0at George Washington
Oct 13, 1956Boston University 20, 16George Washington 20at Boston University

Every game is listed as played on the field.