Boston University vs. Syracuse

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

1. Boston University’s biggest win1954: Boston University 41, Syracuse 19by 22 points
2. Syracuse’s biggest win1923: Syracuse 49, Boston University 0by 49 points

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Boston University’s side (Donelli 2–⁠5–⁠1 against Schwartzwalder). 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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  1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 15, 1923

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  1951 · Evening star, Nov 25, 1951

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  1953 · Evening star, Oct 3, 1953

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  1954 · Evening star, Oct 17, 1954

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  1956 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 28, 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. Boston College15 meetings, Boston University 2–⁠13
• Boston University vs. Colgate15 meetings, Boston University 6–⁠8–⁠1
• Boston University vs. Temple13 meetings, Boston University 6–⁠6–⁠1
• Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh82 meetings, Syracuse 33–⁠46–⁠3
• Syracuse vs. Penn State71 meetings, Syracuse 23–⁠43–⁠5
• Syracuse vs. West Virginia61 meetings, Syracuse 34–⁠27
• Syracuse vs. Colgate61 meetings, Syracuse 32–⁠25–⁠4