The Boston College Eagles come to town this weekend for Notre Dame’s Senior Day ... let’s take a look at the history of the “Holy War” series between these two teams. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish first faced the Boston College Eagles on the gridiron on September 15th, 1975, in a game held at Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts. In the years since then, the two schools have met a total of 24 times, including a 1983 bowl match-up at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. Notre Dame leads the series 15-9. (The 15-9 stat includes the win vacated from 2012.