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Rivalry History

Boston College-UMass

Boston College and Massachusetts have met 28 times since 1899. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
22-4
Current streak
Boston College 11 games
Longest streak
Boston College 11 games (1979-2021)
Avg. margin / points
23.1 / 43.3

Series overview

Boston College 22-4 Massachusetts. Current streak: Boston College 11 games.

Last five meetings

Boston College 5 | Massachusetts 0

Largest margin

62 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1899 through 2021.
  • 26 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 11, 2021.

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Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Boston College and Massachusetts have a tracked series that starts in 1899 and spans 28 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1899-2021
Busiest era
1970s, 10 games
Longest pause
63 years (1902-1966)
  • 1970s10 games
  • 1960s4 games
  • 2010s4 games
  • 1980s3 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

3 featured games

Latest meeting

2021 - Sep 11, 2021

Boston College 45, Massachusetts 28. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1980 - Nov 22, 1980

Boston College 13, Massachusetts 12. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1974 - Nov 23, 1974

Boston College 70, Massachusetts 8. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Boston College 5, Massachusetts 0 across 5 games
Last ten
Boston College 10, Massachusetts 0 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 43.3, average margin 23.1.
Current streak
Boston College 11 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Dennis Grosel

    Boston College, 2021

    Passing Yards: 1216

  • Patrick Garwo III

    Boston College, 2021

    Rushing Yards: 1045

  • Zay Flowers

    Boston College, 2021

    Receiving Yards: 746

  • Brady Olson

    Massachusetts, 2021

    Passing Yards: 1145

  • Ellis Merriweather

    Massachusetts, 2021

    Rushing Yards: 1138

  • Rico Arnold

    Massachusetts, 2021

    Receiving Yards: 461

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Steve Addazio

    Boston College - 2014-2018 - 21-17

  • Mark Whipple

    Massachusetts - 2014-2018 - 9-27

  • Jeff Hafley

    Boston College - 2021 - 6-6

  • Frank Spaziani

    Boston College - 2011 - 4-8

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 77F, 1 windy.

Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.

Boston College team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Massachusetts team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Boston College season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Massachusetts season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Boston College weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Massachusetts weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 11, 2021Boston College at MassachusettsBoston College 45, Massachusetts 28Venue unavailableBoston College
Sep 1, 2018Massachusetts at Boston CollegeBoston College 55, Massachusetts 21Venue unavailableBoston College
Sep 10, 2016Boston College at MassachusettsBoston College 26, Massachusetts 7Venue unavailableBoston College
Aug 30, 2014Boston College at MassachusettsBoston College 30, Massachusetts 7Venue unavailableBoston College
Sep 24, 2011Massachusetts at Boston CollegeBoston College 45, Massachusetts 17Venue unavailableBoston College
Sep 29, 2007Massachusetts at Boston CollegeBoston College 24, Massachusetts 14Venue unavailableBoston College
Oct 2, 2004Massachusetts at Boston CollegeBoston College 29, Massachusetts 7Venue unavailableBoston College
Nov 6, 1982Boston College at MassachusettsBoston College 34, Massachusetts 21Venue unavailableBoston College
Nov 7, 1981Massachusetts at Boston CollegeBoston College 52, Massachusetts 22Venue unavailableBoston College
Nov 22, 1980Boston College at MassachusettsBoston College 13, Massachusetts 12Venue unavailableBoston College

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