The Holy War is a rivalry between the Boston College Eagles and Notre Dame Fighting Irish, two catholic schools. The winner wins the Ireland Trophy. Notre Dame leads the series 14-9.
Game results[]
| Boston College victories | Notre Dame victories |
| Date | Site | Away team | Home team | Series | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 1975 | Foxboro Stadium | Notre Dame | 17 | Boston College | 3 | ND 1-0 | ||
| December 29, 1983 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Notre Dame | 19 | (13) Boston College | 18 | ND 2-0 | 1983 Liberty Bowl | |
| November 7, 1987 | Notre Dame Stadium | Boston College | 25 | (9) Notre Dame | 32 | ND 3-0 | ||
| November 7, 1992 | Notre Dame Stadium | (9) Boston College | 7 | (8) Notre Dame | 54 | ND 4-0 | Largest victory margin of series. The movie Rudy was filmed during halftime | |
| November 20, 1993 | Notre Dame Stadium | (17) Boston College | 41 | (1) Notre Dame | 39 | ND 4-1 | Eagles' first win of the series comes against AP #1 ND | |
| October 8, 1994 | Alumni Stadium | (8) Notre Dame | 11 | Boston College | 30 | ND 4-2 | ||
| October 28, 1995 | Notre Dame Stadium | Boston College | 10 | (12) Notre Dame | 20 | ND 5-2 | ||
| November 9, 1996 | Alumni Stadium | (17) Notre Dame | 48 | Boston College | 21 | ND 6-2 | ||
| October 25, 1997 | Notre Dame Stadium | Boston College | 20 | Notre Dame | 52 | ND 7-2 | ||
| November 7, 1998 | Alumni Stadium | (13) Notre Dame | 31 | Boston College | 26 | ND 8-2 | ||
| November 20, 1999 | Notre Dame Stadium | (25) Boston College | 31 | Notre Dame | 29 | ND 8-3 | This loss solidified Irish absence from a bowl game | |
| November 11, 2000 | Notre Dame Stadium | Boston College | 16 | (11) Notre Dame | 28 | ND 9-3 | ||
| October 27, 2001 | Alumni Stadium | Notre Dame | 17 | Boston College | 21 | ND 9-4 | ||
| November 2, 2002 | Notre Dame Stadium | Boston College | 14 | (4) Notre Dame | 7 | ND 9-5 |
BC goes 2-0 against top 5 ranked Irish teams | |
| October 25, 2003 | Alumni Stadium | Notre Dame | 25 | Boston College | 27 | ND 9-6 | ||
| October 23, 2004 | Notre Dame Stadium | Boston College | 24 | (24) Notre Dame | 23 | ND 9-7 | ||
| October 13, 2007 | Notre Dame Stadium | (4) Boston College | 27 | Notre Dame | 14 | ND 9-8 | ||
| November 8, 2008 | Alumni Stadium | Notre Dame | 0 | Boston College | 17 | Tied 9-9 | Only shutout of the series ties the series for BC | |
| October 24, 2009 | Notre Dame Stadium | Boston College | 16 | Notre Dame | 20 | ND 10-9 | ND's win ends six-game winless streak in the series. | |
| October 2, 2010 | Alumni Stadium | Notre Dame | 31 | Boston College | 13 | ND 11-9 | ||
| November 19, 2011 | Notre Dame Stadium | Boston College | 14 | (24) Notre Dame | 16 | ND 12-9 | ||
| November 10, 2012 | Alumni Stadium | (4) Notre Dame | 21 | Boston College | 6 | ND 13-9 | ||
| November 21, 2015 | Fenway Park | Boston College | 16 | (4) Notre Dame | 19 | ND 14-9 | ||