October 18, 1924 brought Frank Cavanaugh's Boston College football team to the sold-out Central New York wonderland at Archbold Field. Having opened the season with two home-based wins over Providence College and Fordham, the Eagles' first road trip of the season matched them with Chick Meehan's fledgling powerhouse. The undefeated Orange hadn't left their cozy confines for wins over Hobart and Mercer, but the 24-7 win over William and Mary set up an undefeated clash ahead of a late-October trip to Penn State's New Beaver Field.
Scoring, like in so many matchups in the era predating the prevalence of the forward pass, was at a premium.