Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry
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The Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Boston College Eagles and Holy Cross Crusaders.[1]
Quick Facts First meeting, Latest meeting ...
First meeting | November 8, 1896 |
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Latest meeting | September 9, 2023 |
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Meetings total | 84 |
All-time series | Boston College leads, 50–31–3 |
Largest victory | Boston College, 76–0 (1949) |
Longest win streak | Boston College, 10 (1979–present) |
Current win streak | Boston College, 10 (1979–present) |
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Though the rivalry has been largely dormant since the 1980s, it was once contested annually as a season-ending game that "determined the best team in New England", as one player recalled. As of 2018, even after not playing each other for more than 30 years, each school was still the other's all-time most-played football opponent.[2] The two teams have met 84 times; Boston College leads the series 50–31–3.
In 2012, Wally Carew wrote a book about the rivalry, "A Farewell to Glory: The Rise and Fall of an Epic Football Rivalry".[3]