Boston University vs. West Virginia

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

1. Boston University’s biggest win1949: Boston University 52, West Virginia 20by 32 points
2. West Virginia’s biggest win1957: West Virginia 46, Boston University 6by 40 points
3. Upset1958: Boston University 36, West Virginia 30Boston University had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

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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  1957 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 13, 1957

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
• West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh101 meetings, West Virginia 37–⁠61–⁠3
• West Virginia vs. Penn State61 meetings, West Virginia 9–⁠50–⁠2
• West Virginia vs. Syracuse61 meetings, West Virginia 27–⁠34
• West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech54 meetings, West Virginia 30–⁠23–⁠1