Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry

Boston College Eagles

Syracuse Orange

First meeting

October 18, 1924
Syracuse 10, Boston College 0

Latest meeting

October 22, 2016
Syracuse 28, Boston College 20

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Syracuse leads, 31–19

Largest victory

Syracuse, 43–10 (2004)

Longest win streak

Syracuse, 6 (1987–92)

Current win streak

Syracuse, 2 (2015–present)

The Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Boston College Eagles and Syracuse Orange.

The two schools first met on October 18, 1924. The Eagles and Orange played annually from 1971 to 2004. To date, Boston College and Syracuse have played each other 50 times. Aside from Holy Cross, no team has played Boston College more than Syracuse. Syracuse leads the series 31–19.

Boston College and Syracuse were founding members of the Big East Conference, first as a basketball conference in 1979, then a football conference in 1991.

To start the 2005 season, Boston College left the Big East to become the 12th member of the ACC. The future of the rivalry was in doubt. The Eagles and Orange signed a deal to play a non-conference game through 2021. The Eagles won the 2010 meeting 16–7. In September 2011, the ACC announced that they had accepted bids from Syracuse and Pitt to become the 13th and 14th members of the ACC.^[1] It was later determined that Syracuse and Pitt would join the ACC in July 2013.

Game results

Date	Winner	Score	Location	Series
October 18, 1924	Syracuse	10–0	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 1–0
October 28, 1944	Boston College	19–12	Boston, MA	Tied 1–1
September 27, 1958	Syracuse	24–14	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 2–1
November 25, 1961	Syracuse	28–13	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 3–1
October 13, 1962	Syracuse	12–0	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 4–1
September 21, 1963	Syracuse	32–21	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 5–1
September 19, 1964	Boston College	21–14	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 5–2
November 20, 1965	Syracuse	21–13	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 6–2
October 15, 1966	Syracuse	30–0	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 7–2
November 18, 1967	Syracuse	32–20	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 8–2
November 29, 1969	Boston College	35–10	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 8–3
November 6, 1971	Boston College	10–3	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 8–4
November 4, 1972	Boston College	37–0	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 8–5
November 17, 1973	Syracuse	24–13	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 9–5
November 16, 1974	Boston College	45–0	Chestnut, Hill	Syracuse 9–6
October 25, 1975	Syracuse	22–14	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 10–6
November 13, 1976	Boston College	28–14	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 10–7
November 12, 1977	Syracuse	20–3	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 11–7
November 18, 1978	Syracuse	37–23	Chesnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 12–7
November 17, 1979	Boston College	27–10	Ithaca, NY	Syracuse 12–8
November 15, 1980	Boston College	27–16	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 12–9
November 14, 1981	Syracuse	27–17	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 13–9
November 13, 1982	Boston College	20–13	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 13–10
November 12, 1983	Syracuse	21–10	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 14–10
November 17, 1984	Boston College	24–16	Foxboro, MA	Syracuse 14–11
November 16, 1985	Syracuse	41–21	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 15–11
November 15, 1986	Boston College	27–9	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 15–12
November 14, 1987	Syracuse	45–17	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 16–12
November 12, 1988	Syracuse	45–20	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 17–12
November 4, 1989	Syracuse	23–11	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 18–12
November 3, 1990	Syracuse	35–6	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 19–12
November 16, 1991	Syracuse	38–16	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 20–12
November 14, 1992	Syracuse	27–10	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 21–12
October 2, 1993	Boston College	33–29	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 21–13
November 12, 1994	Boston College	31–0	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 21–14
November 18, 1995	Syracuse	58–29	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 22–14
October 26, 1996	Syracuse	45–17	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 23–14
November 8, 1997	Syracuse	20–13	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 24–14
October 17, 1998	Syracuse	42–25	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 25–14
October 30, 1999	Boston College	24–23	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 25–15
October 14, 2000	Boston College	20–13	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 25–16
November 24, 2001	Syracuse	39–28	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 26–16
November 16, 2002	Boston College	41–20	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 26–17
October 18, 2003	Syracuse	39–14	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 27–17
November 27, 2004	Syracuse	43–17	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 28–17
November 27, 2010	Boston College	16–7	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 28–18
November 30, 2013	Syracuse	34–31	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 29–18
November 29, 2014	Boston College	28–7	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 29–19
November 28, 2015	Syracuse	20–17	Syracuse, NY	Syracuse 30–19
October 22, 2016	Syracuse	28–20	Chestnut Hill, MA	Syracuse 31–19

Memorable games

In 2004, Boston College was in first place in the Big East and needed a win against then 5–6 Syracuse in the regular season finale to clinch their first BCS bowl berth.

With Syracuse's two RB's out with injuries, DB Diamond Ferri filled in as RB. Ferri rushed for 141 yards and 2 TDs. Ferri also had a 44-yard interception return for a TD. Syracuse went on to pull off the shocking blowout upset, winning 43–17.^[2] This game was also the first career start by Boston College QB Matt Ryan; he was filling in for the injured Paul Peterson. This was BC's final game as a member of the Big East; they began playing in the ACC in 2005.

In 2013, Syracuse was playing in their first year as a member of the ACC. Syracuse was 5–6 heading into the final game of the season against Boston College, needing to win to become bowl-eligible. Boston College was up 31–27 with 2:08 left when Syracuse drove down the field and scored the game-winning touchdown with 6 seconds left.^[3]

References

↑ Dinich, Heather (September 19, 2011). "ACC Adding Big East's Syracuse, Pitt". ESPN.com.
↑ "BC Deprived of Farewell Outright Big East Title".
↑ Associated Press (November 30, 2013). "Andre Williams hurt as Syracuse stuns BC late". ESPN.com.

Boston College Eagles football

Venues	Alumni Field (1915–1957) Braves Field (1920–1930, 1944, 1946–1952, alternate) Fenway Park (1929–1930, 1936–1945, 1953–1956, alternate) Alumni Stadium (1957–present) South End Grounds (alternate) Foxboro Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston University (Green Line Rivalry) Clemson (O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy) Holy Cross Notre Dame: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Syracuse UMass Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" Marching band Scanlan Award Hail Flutie

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Syracuse Orange football

Venues	Archbold Stadium (1907–78) Giants Stadium (1979) Rich Stadium (1979) Schoellkopf Field (1979) Carrier Dome (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Colgate Penn State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Alma Mater "Down the Field" Marching band The Express Scandal Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Rivalries of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Notre Dame Boston College–Syracuse Boston College–Virginia Tech Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Florida State–Virginia Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall North Carolina–NC State North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) Pittsburgh–Syracuse Virginia–Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup (Virginia–Virginia Tech football)

Non-conference	Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Beanpot (Boston College–Boston U–Harvard–Northeastern ice hockey) Boston College–Holy Cross Boston College–Harvard (basketball) Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) Boston College–UMass Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Connecticut–Notre Dame (women's basketball) Duke–Maryland (basketball) Duke–Michigan (basketball) Florida–Florida State Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Louisville–Memphis Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Tulane Maryland–Virginia Florida–Miami Miami–Nebraska NC State–South Carolina North Carolina–South Carolina NC State–East Carolina Notre Dame–UCLA basketball River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) City Game (Pittsburgh–Duquesne) Penn State–Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Georgetown–Syracuse Penn State–Syracuse Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech

Notre Dame football rivalries	Georgia Tech–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh

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