Boston University vs. New York University

Boston University and New York University first met in 1923 and have played 7 times; Boston University leads the series 6–⁠1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Boston University 6–⁠1, and Boston University has won the last 6.

Boston University wins
6
New York University wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1923
Longest streak
6 Boston University
Current streak
6 Boston University
Last 10 meetings
Boston University 6–⁠1
Most recent
1952

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠1
1940s3–⁠0
1950s3–⁠0
Average margin
25.4 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boston University
6–⁠1 Boston University’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Boston University’s biggest win1951: Boston University 52, New York University 6by 46 points
  2. New York University’s biggest win1923: New York University 7, Boston University 0by 7 points

Coach against coach

YearsBoston UniversitySeriesNew York University
1950–⁠1952Aldo Donelli3–⁠0Hugh Devore

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Boston University’s side (Donelli 3–⁠0 against Devore). 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 University and New York University, 1923 on1300150017001930194019501960197019801990

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

Nov 15, 1952Boston University 14, New York University 7at Boston University
Nov 3, 1951Boston University 52, New York University 6at Boston University
Nov 11, 1950Boston University 41, New York University 13at Boston University
Oct 22, 1949Boston University 38, New York University 0at Boston University
Oct 22, 1948Boston University 28, New York University 7at Boston University
Oct 11, 1947Boston University 38, New York University 7at Boston University
Dec 1, 1923New York University 7, Boston University 0at Boston University

Every game is listed as played on the field.