CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. — Notre Dame has a history of following big wins with letdowns against rival Boston College.
Ian Book passed for three touchdowns and ran for another, and the second-ranked Irish overcame an early deficit to roll to a 45-31 victory Saturday.
The Fighting Irish’s eighth straight win in the series gave coach Brian Kelly his 100th career victory at the school, tying him with Lou Holtz for second all time. Kelly is now just five behind Knute Rockne.
“One hundred wins," Kelly said. "I was gonna say it felt like 100 years. But it’s not something I spend time thinking about.