| Sacred Cod Trophy | ||
 |  |  |
| Boston College Eagles | Holy Cross Crusaders | Boston University Terriers |
| Originated: | 1954; 71 years ago (1954) | |
| Ended: | 1962; 63 years ago (1962) | |
| Current Holder: | Holy Cross (Defunct) | |
| Boston College (3) 195419551958 | Holy Cross (2) 19561961 | Boston University (0) |
| Shared Awards (3) 1957 1958 1960 | ||
TheSacred Cod Trophy was awarded to each season's winner of the Americancollege football series between the teams ofBoston University (Boston University Terriers),Boston College (Boston College Eagles), andCollege of the Holy Cross (Holy Cross Crusaders).[1]
TheBoston University-Boston College game was normally played in early to mid November, the Boston University-Holy Cross game normally played in mid October, and theBoston College–Holy Cross game played as the last game of the season.
At the end of the series, theBoston College Eagles holds the most trophy victories with 3, theHoly Cross Crusaders have won 2, and the teams have shared the trophy on 3 occasions.[2]
The Sacred Cod Trophy was the idea of theBoston University chapter of theDelta Sigma Pi fraternity.[1] The trophy was first awarded in the 1954 season to Boston College. Boston College dominated the BU-BC game during this span winning 8 of 9 games with Boston University's sole victory coming in 1959. Holy Cross also dominated the BU-Holy Cross game winning 6 of 8. As a result, the BC–Holy Cross game most often determined who won the trophy. In 1962, the BU-Holy Cross game was not played due to the failure to find an available date, thus the trophy was not awarded.[2] The series ended in 1963 when Boston College and Boston University decided to no longer schedule each other. The 1963 game was postponed due to theassassination of John F. Kennedy and was never rescheduled.[3]
The trophy was a gold cup topped with a cod fish a symbol of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[4] The name was inspired by theSacred Cod, a wooden fish that has hung in theMassachusetts State House since the mid 1700s.
| Boston University victories | Boston College victories | Holy Cross victories | Shared trophies and tied games | No game played, no trophy awarded |
| Season | Trophy Winner | Boston University – Holy Cross score | Boston University – Boston College score | Boston College – Holy Cross score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Boston College(1) | Holy Cross 14–13 | Boston College 7–6 | Boston College 31–13 |
| 1955 | Boston College(2) | Holy Cross 20–12 | Boston College 40–12 | Boston College 26–7 |
| 1956 | Holy Cross(1) | Holy Cross 21–12 | Boston College 13–0 | Holy Cross 7–0 |
| 1957 | Shared(1) | Boston University 35–28 | Boston College 27–2 | Holy Cross 14–0 |
| 1958 | Boston College(3) | Holy Cross 16–8 | Boston College 18–13 | Boston College 26–8 |
| 1959 | Shared(2) | Holy Cross 17–8 | Boston University 26–7 | Boston College 14–0 |
| 1960 | Shared(3) | Boston University 20–14 | Boston College 23–14 | Holy Cross 16–12 |
| 1961 | Holy Cross(2) | Holy Cross 20–7 | Boston College 10–7 | Holy Cross 38–26 |
| 1962 | N/A | Not played | Boston College 41–25 | Boston College 48–12 |
| All-time Records | Holy Cross: 6–2(.750) | Boston College: 8–1(.889) | Boston College: 5–4(.556) | |
