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Probably the greatest game in football history

BC’s 19-18 win against Georgetown was a classic

By Grantland Rice

 |  Syndicated Columnist  

  November 17, 1940

Forty thousand spectators saw a classic at Fenway Park as Boston College stopped Georgetown’s three-year unbeaten mark by the score of 19 to 18.

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