Green Line Rivalry

The Green Line Rivalry, also known as the B-Line Rivalry,^[1][2] the Battle of Boston^[3] and Battle of Commonwealth Avenue,^[4] is the name for the sports rivalry between Boston College and Boston University.^[5][6][7] The rivalry is named after the Green Line, a light rail line that runs along Commonwealth Avenue and links the two schools as part of the MBTA, Boston's public transit system. The two campuses lie less than five miles apart.

The Green Line Rivalry

Boston College Eagles Boston University Terriers
Sport	Ice hockey
First meeting	BC 3, BU 1 February 6, 1918
Latest meeting	BC 6, BU 2 March 23, 2024
Next meeting	TBA
Statistics
Meetings total	295
All-time series	BU leads, 140–134–21
Largest victory	BC 11, BU 0 February 23, 1943
Longest win streak	BU, 13 December 9, 1992 – March 4, 1995
Longest unbeaten streak	BU, 16 December 9, 1992 – February 5, 1996
Current win streak	BC, 1
Current unbeaten streak	BC, 1

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Boston University

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Locations of BC and BU.

The Green Line Rivalry is considered one of the top rivalries in college sports^[8][9] and first among college hockey rivalries.^[10][11] The Green Line Rivalry is the third most played college hockey rivalry series after the Michigan–Michigan State rivalry and the Battle for the Gold Pan.

Ice hockey

History

The series dates to February 6, 1918, when BU first began playing hockey,^[12] and played its lone game that year against BC, a 3–1 loss at the Boston Arena.^[12] Since then, no other opponent has appeared on either teams' schedule more often.^[12] The rivalry has been renewed annually since the 1946–47 season, and the two teams have met at least twice a year since 1949. The schools have met 295 times; BU leads the series 140–134–21.

With 18 NCAA championship game appearances between them,^[13] including a matchup in the 1978 championship game, Boston College and Boston University both field perennially competitive collegiate ice hockey teams. They compete in the Hockey East since 1984, having both previously been members of the ECAC since 1961.

The two teams meet thrice annually as part of their regular Hockey East season schedule, and often also meet in the Hockey East and NCAA postseason tournaments. Additionally, each first and second Monday in February, BC and BU, along with Harvard and Northeastern, take part in the annual Beanpot Tournament held at TD Garden, where the Eagles and Terriers often square off in the championship game. In the 70 years of the tournament, the two teams have played for the Beanpot trophy 22 times, with BU winning 12 of the championship matchups and BC winning 10. Both teams have had stretches where they dominated the tournament, however, the Terriers have triumphed more often, winning the title 31 times compared to the Eagles' 20 titles (Harvard and Northeastern combined have only won 19 times). The Eagles defeated the Terriers 1–0 in overtime of the 2016 Beanpot championship.

Both teams have won the national championship five times; BC in 1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012 and BU in 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009. The two rivals faced off in the 1978 championship game in Providence, with BU claiming its third national championship with a 5–3 victory in Providence, RI. BU and BC have met in NCAA tournament play on one other occasion in the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Northeast Regional Final, with the Eagles skating to a 5–0 victory over the top-seeded Terriers.

The rivalry is highlighted by its intensity and mutual contempt between both players and fans. For instance, after BU's victory over BC in the 1978 national championship, BU co-captain Jack O'Callahan was quoted as saying "We shouldn't have to beat BC for the nationals. Hell, we can do that anytime."^[14] In a 2005 Sports Illustrated article, BC senior captain Ryan Shannon said that "Every once in a while, out in a restaurant, you see familiar faces. But hockey culture is so humble. Outside the rink, you see those guys as human beings," but when the on the rink: "They're evil. They're a Terrier."^[15] Games feature an array of chants and insults chanted by each schools' students sections, the BC Superfans and BU Dog Pound.

The rivalry was amplified when on January 8, 2010, BC and BU faced off at Fenway Park, the first men's college hockey game to be played at Boston's iconic ballpark. BU edged BC 3–2 in front of a crowd of 38,000, the largest crowd to ever watch the two schools play.

A documentary about the rivalry entitled The Battle of Comm Ave. was released in 2009 by Rival Films. The documentary contains game footage and interviews with numerous players and coaches.^[16]

On November 8, 2013, the teams faced off in the first non York–Parker matchup since 1994. The Eagles defeated the David Quinn-led Terriers 5–1 at Agganis Arena. Parker retired in the 2012–13 offseason after 40 years of coaching the Terriers.

During the 2020–21 season, Agganis Arena was unavailable for play, as it was being used for state COVID-19 pandemic purposes. Thus on February 6, 2021, Walter Brown Arena served as host for a matchup for the first time since January 17, 2004, where the Terries skated to a 3–1 win over No. 1-ranked Boston College.

On December 9, 2022, the Eagles and Terriers met in the first matchup since 1972 that did not include at least one of Jerry York or Jack Parker as head coach of their respective team. York retired in the 2021–22 offseason after 50 years of coaching. BC, led by Greg Brown defeated BU by a score of 9–6 at Conte Forum.

The 2023–24 season saw historic matchups between the two rivals. In their 292nd and 293rd all-time meetings on January 26–27, 2024, the schools battled for the first time as both the 1st and 2nd ranked teams in the country. No. 2-ranked Boston College hosted the No. 1 ranked Terriers at Conte Forum in the opener of the home-and-home series, skating to 4–1 victory.^[17] BU hosted the Eagles at Agganis Arena the following night, with Boston College taking a 4–3 victory to earn the weekend sweep. The No. 3-ranked Terriers would avenge their losses just a week later on February 5 by defeating the No. 1-ranked Eagles in the first round of the Beanpot, by a score of 4–3. The two teams would meet for a 4th time in the Hockey East championship game on March 23, once again as the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the nation. The top-ranked Eagles would skate away with the victory to earn their 12th Hockey East title, after beating BU by a score of 6–2.^[18]

Game results

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BC victories

BU victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score	Notes
1	February 6, 1918	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–1
2	February 4, 1920	Alumni Rink, Newton, MA	Boston College	9–0
3	January 26, 1923	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–23OT
4	February 7, 1923	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	7–2
5	December 23, 1924	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	1–0
6	February 16, 1925	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–0
7	February 4, 1926	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	2–1
8	March 4, 1926	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–0
9	January 28, 1927	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–1
10	January 20, 1928	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	3–3OT
11	February 15, 1928	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–2
12	February 29, 1928	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–0
13	January 18, 1929	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1
14	February 13, 1929	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1
15	February 17, 1933	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–1
16	March 9, 1933	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	7–2
17	February 8, 1934	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–2
18	February 16, 1934	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–3OT	(No sudden-death OT)
19	January 29, 1935	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	2–1
20	February 26, 1935	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–3
21	January 10, 1936	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–3
22	February 4, 1936	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2
23	January 12, 1937	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–52OT
24	February 13, 1937	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	2–1OT
25	February 8, 1938	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	7–2
26	February 25, 1938	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2
27	February 4, 1939	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	7–5OT	(No sudden-death OT)
28	February 18, 1939	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–4
29	January 16, 1940	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	12–3
30	February 24, 1940	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	7–4
31	January 14, 1941	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	10–3
32	February 11, 1941	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–3
33	January 13, 1942	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	8–2
34	February 10, 1942	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–2
35	February 4, 1943	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	8–3
36	February 23, 1943	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	11–0
37	December 10, 1946	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	9–5
38	February 5, 1947	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	5–5OT
39	February 3, 1948	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–3
40	March 3, 1948	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	9–2
41	December 21, 1948	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–1
42	March 1, 1949	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–2
43	March 9, 1949	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–5	NEIHL
44	December 13, 1949	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–3
45	February 13, 1950	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	8–1
46	March 7, 1950	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	2–1	NEIHL
47	January 8, 1951	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–2
48	February 26, 1951	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	7–4
49	March 7, 1951	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1	NEIHL
50	February 4, 1952	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–4
51	February 13, 1952	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	7–1
52	January 14, 1953	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	7–3
53	January 31, 1953	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–2
54	February 13, 1953	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–0
55	December 22, 1953	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	10–2
56	February 9, 1954	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–5
57	February 7, 1955	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	9–5	Beanpot
58	February 14, 1955	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	11–1
59	January 10, 1956	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	7–5
60	February 28, 1956	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	7–3
61	February 5, 1957	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–4OT	Beanpot
62	February 11, 1957	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	2–1
63	February 25, 1957	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	4–4OT
64	January 20, 1958	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	7–4
65	February 3, 1958	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–4	Beanpot
66	February 26, 1958	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–3
67	January 14, 1959	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–1
68	February 9, 1959	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	7–4	Beanpot
69	February 25, 1959	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–1
70	February 8, 1960	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–2	Beanpot
71	February 24, 1960	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–0
72	March 8, 1960	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	4–2
73	February 22, 1961	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	7–2
74	March 7, 1961	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	4–2
75	December 22, 1961	Madison Square Garden, New York, NY	Tie	2–2OT	EHF
76	January 30, 1962	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–2
77	February 20, 1962	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1
78	January 9, 1963	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–1
79	February 4, 1963	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	2–1OT	Beanpot
80	February 27, 1963	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–1
81	January 11, 1964	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–5OT
82	February 10, 1964	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–5	Beanpot
83	February 26, 1964	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	1–0
84	January 8, 1965	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–4OT
85	February 15, 1965	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–4	Beanpot
86	February 23, 1965	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–4
87	December 11, 1965	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	9–2
88	February 7, 1966	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–4	Beanpot
89	February 26, 1966	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	5–4OT
90	December 3, 1966	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	4–2
91	December 13, 1966	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	8–3
92	December 12, 1967	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–3
93	February 28, 1968	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	2–1
94	January 11, 1969	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	10–5
95	February 3, 1969	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–2	Beanpot
96	February 26, 1969	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	7–3
97	January 27, 1970	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	8–3
98	February 9, 1970	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–4	Beanpot
99	February 25, 1970	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	8–1
100	January 9, 1971	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	8–3
101	February 16, 1971	Boston Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	9–4
102	January 14, 1972	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1
103	February 7, 1972	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–2	Beanpot
104	February 23, 1972	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	7–5
105	January 13, 1973	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	7–5
106	February 12, 1973	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1	Beanpot
107	February 21, 1973	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	2–2OT
108	January 18, 1974	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	11–2
109	February 20, 1974	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	7–5
110	January 18, 1975	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	10–3
111	February 3, 1975	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–3	Beanpot
112	February 18, 1975	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1
113	January 16, 1976	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–2
114	February 9, 1976	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–3	Beanpot
115	February 18, 1976	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	6–4
116	March 9, 1976	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–5	ECAC
117	January 22, 1977	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	6–6OT
118	February 26, 1977	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	6–5
119	March 8, 1977	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	8–7	ECAC
120	January 21, 1978	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–3
121	February 6, 1978	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	12–5	Beanpot
122	February 16, 1978	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	10–5
123	March 25, 1978	Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI	Boston University	5–3	NCAA Championship
124	January 20, 1979	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–2
125	February 12, 1979	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–3	Beanpot
126	February 27, 1979	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–3
127	January 18, 1980	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	7–6OT
128	March 5, 1980	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	4–1
129	January 9, 1981	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–4
130	February 2, 1981	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–2	Beanpot
131	February 24, 1981	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	5–3
132	January 9, 1982	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–3
133	February 8, 1982	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–1	Beanpot
134	March 3, 1982	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–0
135	January 8, 1983	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–3
136	March 1, 1983	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	3–0
137	January 11, 1984	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	4–3OT
138	February 6, 1984	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–5	Beanpot
139	February 28, 1984	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–1
140	March 9, 1984	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–4	ECAC
141	November 13, 1984	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	6–3
142	January 8, 1985	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	10–1
143	March 3, 1985	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Tie	2–2OT
144	November 13, 1985	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	2–1OT
145	February 10, 1986	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1	Beanpot
146	February 19, 1986	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	7–4
147	March 1, 1986	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	3–3OT
148	March 15, 1986	Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI	Boston University	9–4	Hockey East
149	December 2, 1986	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	9–6
150	December 6, 1986	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	7–5
151	January 20, 1987	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	8–2
152	January 23, 1987	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–4OT
153	February 2, 1987	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–3	Beanpot
154	November 7, 1987	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–3
155	December 9, 1987	Matthews Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	4–4OT
156	February 27, 1988	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–3
157	November 1, 1988	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	6–3
158	January 13, 1989	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	8–3
159	February 28, 1989	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–1
160	November 28, 1989	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	6–4
161	January 3, 1990	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2
162	February 5, 1990	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–3	Beanpot
163	February 27, 1990	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–2
164	November 11, 1990	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–2
165	January 18, 1991	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–2
166	February 11, 1991	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	8–4	Beanpot
167	February 23, 1991	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–5
168	December 7, 1991	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–4OT
169	January 25, 1992	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	3–3OT
170	February 28, 1992	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–2
171	March 7, 1992	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–2
172	December 9, 1992	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	7–4
173	January 15, 1993	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	5–1
174	January 16, 1993	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	7–2
175	February 1, 1993	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	8–2	Beanpot
176	March 12, 1993	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–2	Hockey East
177	March 14, 1993	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–1	Hockey East
178	December 11, 1993	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	5–2
179	January 14, 1994	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	6–2
180	January 15, 1994	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–4
181	January 20, 1995	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	7–4
182	January 21, 1995	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–1
183	February 13, 1995	Boston Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–1	Beanpot
184	March 4, 1995	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	10–3
185	January 12, 1996	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Tie	4–4OT
186	January 13, 1996	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	10–3
187	February 5, 1996	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1	Beanpot
188	March 2, 1996	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–1
189	December 11, 1996	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–4
190	January 17, 1997	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	5–5OT
191	January 18, 1997	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Tie	4–4OT
192	February 10, 1997	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–2	Beanpot
193	December 7, 1997	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	5–1
194	December 9, 1997	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	3–3OT
195	January 9, 1998	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	4–2
196	November 20, 1998	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	6–2
197	November 21, 1998	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–2
198	February 1, 1999	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–2OT	Beanpot
199	March 5, 1999	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2
200	January 8, 2000	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Tie	4–4OT
201	January 9, 2000	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	2–1
202	February 14, 2000	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–1	Beanpot
203	March 5, 2000	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	6–2
204	January 6, 2001	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–2
205	January 7, 2001	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–2
206	February 12, 2001	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–3	Beanpot
207	March 4, 2001	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–1
208	November 17, 2001	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–1
209	January 18, 2002	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	2–1
210	January 20, 2002	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–1
211	February 4, 2002	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–3	Beanpot
212	November 15, 2002	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2
213	January 16, 2003	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–1
214	January 17, 2003	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–2
215	February 10, 2003	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–2	Beanpot
216	March 14, 2003	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–52OT	Hockey East
217	December 5, 2003	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–2
218	January 16, 2004	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–1
219	January 17, 2004	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2
220	February 9, 2004	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston College	2–1OT	Beanpot
221	March 11, 2004	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	3–2	Hockey East
222	March 12, 2004	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	4–0	Hockey East
223	March 13, 2004	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	4–2	Hockey East
224	December 3, 2004	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–2
225	January 14, 2005	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	6–3
226	January 15, 2005	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	2–0
227	February 7, 2005	Fleet Center, Boston, MA	Boston University	2–1	Beanpot
228	December 2, 2005	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	2–1
229	December 3, 2005	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–2
230	January 27, 2006	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	4–3
231	February 13, 2006	TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–2	Beanpot
232	March 18, 2006	TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	2–1OT	Hockey East
233	March 25, 2006	DCU Center, Worcester, MA	Boston College	5–0	NCAA Quarterfinals
234	December 2, 2006	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	1–0
235	January 24, 2007	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	4–1
236	January 26, 2007	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–2
237	February 12, 2007	TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	2–1OT	Beanpot
238	March 16, 2007	TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–2	Hockey East
239	November 30, 2007	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	6–2
240	December 1, 2007	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–3
241	January 19, 2008	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Tie	2–2OT
242	February 4, 2008	TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–3OT	Beanpot
243	December 5, 2008	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	1–1OT
244	December 6, 2008	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	3–1
245	January 17, 2009	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	5–2
246	March 20, 2009	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–2	Hockey East
247	December 5, 2009	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–1
248	January 8, 2010	Fenway Park, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–2	Frozen Fenway
249	January 22, 2010	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	5–4OT
250	February 8, 2010	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–3	Beanpot
251	December 3, 2010	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	9–5
252	December 4, 2010	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–2
253	January 21, 2011	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2
254	February 7, 2011	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2OT	Beanpot
255	November 13, 2011	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	5–0
256	December 2, 2011	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	5–3
257	December 3, 2011	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–1
258	February 13, 2012	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2OT	Beanpot
259	November 11, 2012	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–2
260	November 30, 2012	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–2
261	December 1, 2012	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–2
262	March 22, 2013	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–3	Hockey East
263	November 8, 2013	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	5–1
264	January 17, 2014	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	6–4
265	February 3, 2014	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–1	Beanpot
266	November 7, 2014	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	5–3
267	January 16, 2015	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–2
268	January 15, 2016	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	5–3
269	January 16, 2016	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	1–1OT
270	February 8, 2016	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	1–0OT	Beanpot
271	January 13, 2017	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	2–1
272	January 16, 2017	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	3–0
273	February 6, 2017	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–1	Beanpot
274	March 17, 2017	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	3–2	Hockey East
275	December 1, 2017	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	7–4
276	December 2, 2017	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–1
277	March 16, 2018	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–3OT	Hockey East
278	November 30, 2018	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–1
279	December 1, 2018	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Tie	0–0OT
280	January 18, 2020	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	4–3
281	February 3, 2020	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Tie	4–4OT	Beanpot
282	February 29, 2020	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–1
283	February 5, 2021	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	4–3OT
284	February 6, 2021	Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	3–1
285	December 10, 2021	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Tie	3–3OT
286	February 26, 2022	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–3
287	February 27, 2022	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	3–1
288	December 9, 2022	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	9–6
289	January 27, 2023	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston University	6–3
290	January 28, 2023	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston University	3–1
291	February 13, 2023	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–2	Beanpot
292	January 26, 2024	Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA	Boston College	4–1
293	January 27, 2024	Agganis Arena, Boston, MA	Boston College	4–3
294	February 5, 2024	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston University	4–3	Beanpot
295	March 23, 2024	TD Garden, Boston, MA	Boston College	6–2	Hockey East
Series: BU leads 140–134–21

Football

"The Green Line Rivalry" originally referred to the football rivalry between the schools, a series begun in 1893^[20] and played annually from 1928 to 1942 and 1954 to 1962.^[20] In the 1954 to 1962 run of games both teams competed for the Sacred Cod Trophy in a round-robin series with Holy Cross. With BC leading the series 27–4–1, BU discontinued the rivalry after the 1962 season;^[20] a game was scheduled to be played at Fenway Park in 1963 but was scrapped due to the John F. Kennedy assassination and no further games were scheduled in the years that followed.^[21] BU eventually terminated its football program in 1997.^[22]

The club football team at Boston University expressed interest in renewing the football Green Line Rivalry with Boston College, possibly with a junior varsity team, in the 2015 season; it did not materialize.^[23]

Game results

BC victories

BU victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score Notes 1 November 24, 1893 Boston, MA Boston College 10–6 South End Grounds 2 November 30, 1894 Boston, MA Boston University 28–0 South End Grounds 3 November 28, 1895 Boston, MA Boston University 22–0 South End Grounds 4 November 26, 1896 Boston, MA Boston College 10–0 South End Grounds 5 November 6, 1920 Boston, MA Boston College 34–0 Braves Field 6 October 1, 1921 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 13–0 Alumni Field 7 October 7, 1922 Boston, MA Boston College 20–6 Braves Field 8 October 17, 1925 Boston, MA Boston College 51–7 Braves Field 9 October 27, 1928 Boston, MA Boston College 27–7 Fenway Park 10 November 23, 1929 Boston, MA Boston College 33–0 Fenway Park 11 November 22, 1930 Boston, MA Boston College 47–7 Fenway Park 12 November 21, 1931 Boston, MA Boston College 18–6 Fenway Park 13 November 19, 1932 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 21–6 Alumni Field 14 October 28, 1933 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 25–0 Alumni Field 15 November 17, 1934 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 10–0 Alumni Field 16 November 23, 1935 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 25–6 Alumni Field 17 November 21, 1936 Boston, MA Tie 0–0 Fenway Park No. Date Location Winner Score Notes 18 November 20, 1937 Boston, MA Boston University 13–6 Fenway Park 19 November 11, 1938 Boston, MA Boston College 21–14 Fenway Park 20 November 18, 1939 Boston, MA Boston College 19–0 Fenway Park 21 November 9, 1940 Boston, MA Boston College 21–0 Fenway Park 22 November 22, 1941 Boston, MA Boston College 19–7 Fenway Park 23 November 21, 1942 Boston, MA Boston College 37–0 Fenway Park 24 November 13, 1954 Boston, MA Boston College 7–6 Fenway Park 25 November 12, 1955 Boston, MA Boston College 40–12 Boston University Field 26 November 18, 1956 Boston, MA Boston College 13–0 Fenway Park 27 November 9, 1957 Boston, MA Boston College 27–2 Boston University Field 28 November 15, 1958 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 18–13 Alumni Stadium 29 November 14, 1959 Boston, MA Boston University 26–7 Boston University Field 30 November 12, 1960 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 23–14 Alumni Stadium 31 November 18, 1961 Boston, MA Boston College 10–7 Boston University Field 32 November 17, 1962 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 41–25 Alumni Stadium Series: BC leads 27–4–1

Men's soccer

The rivalry is predominate in men's soccer as well. In 2007, CollegeSoccerNews.com named the rivalry one of the 14 best men's college soccer rivalries in the country.^[24] Boston College leads the series 25–12–7.^[25]

Game results

BC victories

BU victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 October 1, 1978 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 2–1 2 October 3, 1979 Boston, MA Tie 0–0 3 October 1, 1980 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston University 2–1 4 September 30, 1981 Boston, MA Boston College 2–0 5 November 5, 1981 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston University 2–1 6 November 9, 1982 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 1–0 7 November 8, 1983 Boston, MA Tie 2–2 8 November 6, 1984 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 1–0 9 November 5, 1985 Boston, MA Boston College 1–0 10 November 5, 1986 Chestnut Hill, MA Tie 0–0 11 November 3, 1987 Boston, MA Boston University 2–1 12 September 11, 1988 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston University 2–1 13 September 9, 1989 Boston, MA Boston University 3–0 14 September 19, 1990 Chestnut Hill, MA Tie 0–0 15 November 11, 1990 Boston, MA Boston University 3–2 16 September 18, 1991 Boston, MA Boston College 2–1 17 September 16, 1992 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 4–1 18 September 15, 1993 Boston, MA Tie 0–0 19 September 14, 1994 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston University 2–1 20 September 20, 1995 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston University 2–1 21 September 1, 1996 Boston, MA Boston University 2–1 22 October 8, 1997 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 1–0 23 September 6, 1998 Boston, MA Boston University 1–0 No. Date Location Winner Score 24 September 28, 1999 Chestnut Hill, MA Tie 3–3 25 September 3, 2000 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 4–3 26 September 29, 2001 Boston, MA Boston College 1–0 27 September 25, 2002 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 2–1 28 September 1, 2003 Boston, MA Boston College 2–0 29 September 15, 2004 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 2–1 30 September 4, 2005 Boston, MA Boston College 1–0 31 August 25, 2006 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston University 2–1 32 September 1, 2007 Boston, MA Boston College 1–0 33 August 29, 2008 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 2–1 34 September 18, 2009 Boston, MA Boston College 1–0 35 September 17, 2010 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 4–0 36 October 18, 2011 Boston, MA Boston College 1–0 37 August 27, 2012 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston University 1–0 38 August 30, 2013 Boston, MA Boston College 2–1 39 October 21, 2014 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 3–1 40 August 31, 2015 Boston, MA Boston College 3–2 41 August 28, 2016 Chestnut Hill, MA Boston College 3–2 42 August 27, 2017 Boston, MA Boston College 4–0 43 August 27, 2018 Chestnut Hill, MA Tie 3–3 44 September 1, 2019 Boston, MA Boston College 1–0 Series: BC leads 25–12–7

Other sports

The Green Line Rivalry has also come to refer to the rivalry between BC and BU in other sports.^[26] In soccer, the two schools regularly open the season against each other with the expectation of large freshman-filled crowds.^[27][28]

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games
• College rivalries

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