Boston College - Syracuse Rivalry

Boston College – Syracuse Rivalry
  
Football Rivalry
Teams Boston College Eagles
Syracuse Orange
First Meeting October 18, 1924
Latest Meeting Nov. 27, 2010 (BC-16 SU-7)
All-Time Series SU 28-18-0

The Boston College - Syracuse Rivalry is a football rivalry between the Boston College and the Syracuse Orange, two of the most storied college-football programs in the Northeast.

The two schools first met on October 18, 1924, a 10-0 win for the Syracuse Orange. The Eagles and the Orange began playing an annual game in 1961. To date, Boston College and Syracuse have played each other 46 times. Aside from Holy Cross, no team has played Boston College more than Syracuse. Syracuse holds the lead in the all-time series 28-18.

Boston College and Syracuse were founding members of the Big East, first as a basketball conference in 1979 and again as 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 the Orange signed a deal to play an out-of-conference game through 2021. The Eagles won the 2010 meeting by a score of 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]

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Rivalry Results

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

Memorable Games

2004

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 RBS out with injuries, DB Diamond Ferri filled in as RB. Ferri, a native of Everett, MA, 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.[3] 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.

References

  1. ^ Dinich, Heather (September 19, 2011). "ACC Adding Big East's Syracuse, Pitt". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6988468/acc-accepts-pittsburgh-panthers-syracuse-orange-14-team-league. 
  2. ^ "BC-SU Series". http://suathletics.syr.edu/sports/2006/6/22/fbbostoncollege.aspx. 
  3. ^ "BC Deprived of Farewell Outright Big East Title". http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=243320103.