Program history
Boston College Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
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- Overall record
- 35-148-1
- Win percentage
- 19.3%
- Current streak
- 6L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
35-148-1
184 games · 19.3%
Against Top 10
8-70
78 games · 10.3%
Against Top 5
2-40
42 games · 4.8%
Streaks
6L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 4
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12-66-1 | 79 | 15.8% |
| Road | 18-69 | 87 | 20.7% |
| Neutral | 5-13 | 18 | 27.8% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3-17 | 20 | 15% |
| 2010s | 1-27 | 28 | 3.6% |
| 2000s | 15-17 | 32 | 46.9% |
| 1990s | 9-34 | 43 | 20.9% |
| 1980s | 5-23-1 | 29 | 19% |
| 1970s | 1-11 | 12 | 8.3% |
| 1960s | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0-9 | 9 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1-6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 1930s | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2023 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2022 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2021 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2013 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2012 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2010 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2009 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2008 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2007 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 2006 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 2005 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2004 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 2003 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2002 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2001 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2000 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1998 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1997 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1996 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1995 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1994 | 3-3 | 6 | 50% |
| 1993 | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 1992 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1991 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1988 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1987 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1986 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1985 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1984 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1983 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1982 | 0-3-1 | 4 | 12.5% |
| 1981 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1976 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1975 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1974 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1973 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1970 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1969 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1968 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1956 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1953 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1952 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1950 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1949 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1948 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1942 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1941 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1940 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1939 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1936 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 1
Notre Dame, 1993
41-39 · Road · Boston College was No. 17
Win over No. 4
Notre Dame, 2002
14-7 · Road · Boston College was unranked
Win over No. 6
Tennessee, 1940
19-13 · Neutral · Boston College was No. 4
Win over No. 8
Virginia Tech, 2007
14-10 · Road · Boston College was No. 2
Win over No. 8
Notre Dame, 1994
30-11 · Home · Boston College was unranked
Win over No. 9
USC, 2014
37-31 · Home · Boston College was unranked
Win over No. 9
Penn State, 1992
35-32 · Road · Boston College was No. 20
Win over No. 10
Florida State, 2024
28-13 · Road · Boston College was unranked
Win over No. 11
Kansas State, 1994
12-7 · Neutral · Boston College was No. 25
Win over No. 12
Virginia Tech, 2003
34-27 · Road · Boston College was unranked
All 184 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 34-36 | No. 14 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 10-25 | No. 12 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 24-38 | No. 19 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 15-20 | No. 22 Nebraska | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2024 | L 28-38 | No. 14 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 21-27 | No. 6 Missouri | No. 24 | Road |
| 2024 | W 28-13 | No. 10 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | W 23-14 | No. 17 SMU | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2023 | L 29-31 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 0-44 | No. 18 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | W 21-20 | No. 17 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 15-43 | No. 13 Wake Forest | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 3-31 | No. 5 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 10-41 | No. 21 Wake Forest | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 7-33 | No. 22 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 13-19 | No. 25 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 31-45 | No. 2 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 28-34 | No. 1 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 14-40 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 22-26 | No. 12 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 6-38 | No. 23 Cincinnati | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2019 | L 7-40 | No. 15 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 7-59 | No. 4 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 21-42 | No. 19 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 7-27 | No. 2 Clemson | No. 17 | Home |
| 2018 | L 23-28 | No. 23 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 20-27 | No. 25 Iowa | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2017 | L 10-23 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 7-34 | No. 2 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | L 7-45 | No. 20 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | L 7-52 | No. 5 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 10-56 | No. 3 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 16-19 | No. 5 Notre Dame | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2015 | L 17-34 | No. 5 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 0-14 | No. 9 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 17-20 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 13-17 | No. 24 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | W 37-31 | No. 9 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 14-24 | No. 3 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 34-48 | No. 8 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 6-21 | No. 4 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 7-51 | No. 12 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 31-45 | No. 17 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2011 | L 14-16 | No. 24 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 14-30 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 14-36 | No. 8 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 13-20 | No. 13 Nevada | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2010 | L 19-24 | No. 16 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 13-24 | No. 20 USC | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2009 | L 14-48 | No. 5 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 14-16 | No. 22 Vanderbilt | No. 18 | Neutral |
| 2008 | W 27-17 | No. 20 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | W 28-23 | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 16-30 | No. 6 Virginia Tech | No. 12 | Home |
| 2007 | W 20-17 | No. 15 Clemson | No. 18 | Road |
| 2007 | W 14-10 | No. 8 Virginia Tech | No. 2 | Road |
| 2007 | W 24-10 | No. 15 Georgia Tech | No. 21 | Road |
| 2006 | W 38-16 | No. 21 Maryland | No. 20 | Home |
| 2006 | L 14-21 | No. 22 Wake Forest | No. 16 | Road |
| 2006 | W 22-3 | No. 22 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | W 34-33 | No. 18 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | W 27-21 | No. 18 Boise State | No. 19 | Home |
| 2005 | L 10-30 | No. 3 Virginia Tech | No. 13 | Road |
| 2005 | L 17-28 | No. 8 Florida State | No. 17 | Home |
| 2004 | W 36-17 | No. 13 West Virginia | No. 21 | Road |
| 2004 | W 24-23 | No. 24 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | W 35-21 | No. 23 Colorado State | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | W 34-27 | No. 12 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 13-24 | No. 25 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 14-33 | No. 2 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | W 14-7 | No. 4 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 23-28 | No. 4 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 6-38 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | W 20-16 | No. 16 Georgia | No. 25 | Road |
| 2001 | L 28-39 | No. 22 Syracuse | No. 25 | Road |
| 2001 | L 7-18 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 20-34 | No. 6 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 6-52 | No. 2 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 16-28 | No. 11 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 34-48 | No. 4 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 28-62 | No. 14 Colorado | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 1999 | L 14-38 | No. 2 Virginia Tech | No. 22 | Road |
| 1999 | L 28-31 | No. 23 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 26-31 | No. 12 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 17-35 | No. 24 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 25-42 | No. 21 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 0-17 | No. 14 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 13-20 | No. 22 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 7-17 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 26-43 | No. 25 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 21-48 | No. 17 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 17-34 | No. 19 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 14-20 | No. 8 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 7-45 | No. 19 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | L 29-58 | No. 23 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 10-20 | No. 12 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 13-23 | No. 11 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | W 20-14 | No. 20 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | W 12-7 | No. 11 Kansas State | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 1994 | L 7-23 | No. 5 Miami | No. 25 | Road |
| 1994 | W 31-0 | No. 14 Syracuse | No. 25 | Home |
| 1994 | W 30-11 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 7-12 | No. 18 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 26-34 | No. 5 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | W 31-13 | No. 23 Virginia | No. 15 | Neutral |
| 1993 | L 14-17 | No. 5 West Virginia | No. 11 | Home |
| 1993 | W 41-39 | No. 1 Notre Dame | No. 17 | Road |
| 1993 | W 48-34 | No. 25 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | W 33-29 | No. 13 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 7-23 | No. 3 Miami | No. 20 | Home |
| 1992 | L 23-38 | No. 17 Tennessee | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 1992 | L 10-27 | No. 10 Syracuse | No. 17 | Home |
| 1992 | L 7-54 | No. 8 Notre Dame | No. 9 | Road |
| 1992 | W 35-32 | No. 9 Penn State | No. 20 | Road |
| 1991 | L 14-19 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 16-38 | No. 17 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 21-28 | No. 10 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 14-30 | No. 17 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 13-35 | No. 2 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 12-42 | No. 2 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 10-17 | No. 20 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 10-31 | No. 16 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 6-29 | No. 13 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 30-44 | No. 15 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 10-29 | No. 23 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 20-45 | No. 15 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 19-59 | No. 6 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 20-23 | No. 16 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 7-34 | No. 8 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 17-45 | No. 6 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 25-32 | No. 7 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | W 20-18 | No. 19 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 17-27 | No. 14 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | W 27-24 | No. 17 Georgia | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1986 | L 14-26 | No. 7 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 12-16 | No. 3 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 13-31 | No. 17 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | W 47-45 | No. 16 Miami | No. 8 | Road |
| 1984 | L 20-21 | No. 18 West Virginia | No. 11 | Road |
| 1984 | W 38-31 | No. 19 Alabama | No. 10 | Road |
| 1983 | L 18-19 | No. 18 Notre Dame | No. 13 | Neutral |
| 1983 | W 20-13 | No. 19 Alabama | No. 13 | Home |
| 1983 | L 17-27 | No. 7 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 26-33 | No. 18 Auburn | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 1982 | L 17-52 | No. 8 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 13-20 | No. 16 West Virginia | No. 19 | Road |
| 1982 | T 17-17 | No. 16 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 24-29 | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 7-38 | No. 2 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 14-56 | No. 9 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 7-41 | No. 6 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 6-14 | No. 5 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 15-32 | No. 9 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 2-37 | No. 8 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 7-45 | No. 15 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 0-44 | No. 18 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | W 14-13 | No. 19 Texas | No. 15 | Home |
| 1975 | L 18-35 | No. 14 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 3-17 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 19-42 | No. 10 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 10-15 | No. 15 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 26-45 | No. 6 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 9-13 | No. 16 Air Force | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 10-35 | No. 9 Air Force | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 16-38 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 0-29 | No. 4 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 8-44 | No. 4 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 8-24 | No. 13 Navy | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 12-34 | No. 12 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 6-46 | No. 5 Navy | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 6-27 | No. 11 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 6-42 | No. 14 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 7-28 | No. 10 Villanova | Unranked | Home |
| 1950 | L 14-35 | No. 11 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1950 | L 0-28 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1949 | L 14-28 | No. 16 Villanova | Unranked | Home |
| 1949 | L 0-46 | No. 4 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1948 | L 19-26 | No. 9 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1948 | L 13-32 | No. 17 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1942 | L 21-37 | No. 7 Alabama | No. 1 | Neutral |
| 1941 | L 7-21 | No. 10 Tulane | Unranked | Road |
| 1940 | W 19-13 | No. 6 Tennessee | No. 4 | Neutral |
| 1939 | L 3-6 | No. 15 Clemson | No. 14 | Neutral |
| 1936 | L 0-14 | No. 19 Temple | Unranked | Home |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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