Boston University vs. Temple

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

1. Boston University’s biggest win1955: Boston University 25, Temple 0by 25 points
2. Temple’s biggest win1980: Temple 53, Boston University 6by 47 points
3. Upset1964: Temple 44, Boston University 13Temple had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1972: Boston University 17, Temple 14Boston University had a 24% 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 2–⁠1–⁠1 against Kawal). 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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  1951 · Evening star, Oct 27, 1951

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
• Temple vs. Penn State46 meetings, Temple 4–⁠41–⁠1
• Temple vs. Rutgers39 meetings, Temple 16–⁠23
• Temple vs. Boston College39 meetings, Temple 7–⁠30–⁠2
• Temple vs. Syracuse37 meetings, Temple 10–⁠26–⁠1