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Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl
Boston College and Notre Dame have met 27 times since 1975. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 9-18
- Current streak
- Notre Dame 9 games
- Longest streak
- Notre Dame 9 games (2009-2022)
- Avg. margin / points
- 14.2 / 46.4
Series overview
Boston College 9-18 Notre Dame. Current streak: Notre Dame 9 games.
Last five meetings
Boston College 0 | Notre Dame 5
Largest margin
47 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1975 through 2022.
- 27 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 19, 2022.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Boston College and Notre Dame have a tracked series that starts in 1975 and spans 27 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Ireland Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1975-2022
- Busiest era
- 1990s, 8 games
- Longest pause
- 7 years (1975-1983)
- 1990s8 games
- 2000s8 games
- 2010s6 games
- 1980s2 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2022 - Nov 19, 2022
Boston College 0, Notre Dame 44. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
2004 - Oct 23, 2004
Boston College 24, Notre Dame 23. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
1993 - Nov 20, 1993
Boston College 41, Notre Dame 39. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1992 - Nov 7, 1992
Boston College 7, Notre Dame 54. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Boston College 0, Notre Dame 5 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Boston College 1, Notre Dame 9 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 46.4, average margin 14.2.
- Current streak
- Notre Dame 9 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.
Patrick Garwo III
Boston College, 2022
Rushing Yards: 403
Phil Jurkovec
Boston College, 2022
Passing Yards: 1711
Zay Flowers
Boston College, 2022
Receiving Yards: 1077
Audric Estime
Notre Dame, 2022
Rushing Yards: 920
Drew Pyne
Notre Dame, 2022
Passing Yards: 2021
Michael Mayer
Notre Dame, 2022
Receiving Yards: 809
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Brian Kelly
Notre Dame - 2015-2020 - 41-10
Steve Addazio
Boston College - 2015-2019 - 16-21
Jeff Hafley
Boston College - 2020-2022 - 9-14
Marcus Freeman
Notre Dame - 2022 - 9-4
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 45F.
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.
Notre Dame team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Boston College season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Notre Dame season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Boston College weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Notre Dame 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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2022 | Boston College at Notre Dame | Boston College 0, Notre Dame 44 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Notre Dame at Boston College | Boston College 31, Notre Dame 45 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Boston College at Notre Dame | Boston College 7, Notre Dame 40 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Notre Dame at Boston College | Boston College 20, Notre Dame 49 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Nov 22, 2015 | Boston College at Notre Dame | Boston College 16, Notre Dame 19 | Neutral site | Notre Dame |
| Nov 11, 2012 | Notre Dame at Boston College | Boston College 6, Notre Dame 21 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Nov 19, 2011 | Boston College at Notre Dame | Boston College 14, Notre Dame 16 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Oct 3, 2010 | Notre Dame at Boston College | Boston College 13, Notre Dame 31 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Oct 24, 2009 | Boston College at Notre Dame | Boston College 16, Notre Dame 20 | Venue unavailable | Notre Dame |
| Nov 9, 2008 | Notre Dame at Boston College | Boston College 17, Notre Dame 0 | Venue unavailable | Boston College |
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