Boston University vs. Penn State

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

1. Penn State’s biggest win1955: Penn State 35, Boston University 0by 35 points

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Boston University’s side (Donelli 0–⁠4 against Engle). 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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  1953 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 11, 1953

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  1956 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 11, 1956

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. Colgate15 meetings, Boston University 6–⁠8–⁠1
• Penn State vs. Pittsburgh99 meetings, Penn State 52–⁠43–⁠4
• Penn State vs. Syracuse71 meetings, Penn State 43–⁠23–⁠5
• Penn State vs. West Virginia61 meetings, Penn State 50–⁠9–⁠2
• Penn State vs. Maryland48 meetings, Penn State 44–⁠3–⁠1