O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy

O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy
Boston College Eagles logo	Boston University Terriers logo
History
First Meeting	Clemson, 6-3 (1940)
Last Meeting	Clemson, 45-31 (2012)
Next Meeting	TBA
Number of Meetings	22
All-Time Series	Clemson, 11-9-2
Largest victory	Tied; Clemson, 34-12 (1958); Clemson, 36-14 (2011)
Current Streak	Clemson, 2
Longest Clem Win Streak	3 (1950–1952)
Longest BC Win Streak	4 (1983–2007)
Trophy:	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (2008–Present)
Trophy Series:	Clemson, 4-1

The O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy was created in 2008 by the Boston College Gridiron Club in order to honor the tradition at Clemson and Boston College to honor the legacy of Charlie O'Rourke and Banks McFadden, who played during the leather helmet era. The club plans to make this an annual presentation.

Trophy history

The Boston College Gridiron Club initiated the trophy to honor the relationship between Clemson and Boston College that goes back almost 70 years. The trophy was started to recognize the efforts of Tiger fans welcoming Boston College into the ACC. The trophy features two leather helmet replicas of those used by Charlie O’Rourke of Boston College and Banks McFadden of Clemson, when they competed against each other in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas. In addition to the trophy presentation, the Boston College Gridiron Club presents a replica leather helmet to the MVP of the winning school. The helmet will reflect the colors of the winning team.

Year	Winner	Score	MVP	Position
2008	Clemson	27-21	C. J. Spiller	RB
2009	Clemson	25-7	Richard Jackson	PK
2010	Boston College	16-10	Montel Harris	RB
2011	Clemson	36-14	Chandler Catanzaro	PK
2012	Clemson	45-31	Tajh Boyd	QB

Namesakes

Charlie O’Rourke led Boston College from the quarterback position to a 26-3-2 record in his three years as the quarterback of the Eagles between 1938-40. One of those three losses was to McFadden and Clemson in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic. O'Rourke later went on to play quarterback and defensive back for the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Dons, and Baltimore Colts. After two years as an NFL coach, he coached at Massachusetts from 1952-59. He later served as commissioner of the Pop Warner League, a national organization of junior football teams. O’Rourke had his jersey retired at Boston College and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

Banks McFadden led the Tigers to a 9-1 record in 1939 as the starting quarterback. He was an All-American in football and basketball at Clemson. The 1939 football team finished 12th in the final AP poll, Clemson’s first top 20 season on record, and the win over Boston College in the Cotton Bowl Classic was Clemson’s first bowl appearance. In the spring of 1939 he led Clemson to the Southern Conference Basketball championship. McFadden was Clemson’s first inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959. McFadden was the #4 overall pick of the 1940 NFL Draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers. After one year in the NFL and a stint in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he returned to Clemson and held coaching positions in football, basketball and track. McFadden became the first coach in college basketball history to improve his conference wins in five consecutive seasons.

Series History

Clemson first met Boston College on the football field in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic, a 6-3 Tiger victory and the first ever bowl game for the Tigers. Over the next forty-three years, the teams met a total of thirteen times with Clemson winning six of eleven meetings.

In 2005, Boston College joined the Atlantic Coast Conference and was placed in the Atlantic Division. Since then, the divisional match-up has been played on an annual basis with Boston College leading the series 4-3. As of 2012, Clemson leads the all-time series at 11-9-2.

Game results

Date	Winner	Score	Location	Attendance	Series
January 1, 1940	Clemson	6-3	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (1940 Cotton Bowl Classic)	20,000	CU 1-0
October 11, 1941	Clemson	26-13	Fenway Park • Boston, MA		CU 2-0
October 10, 1942	Boston College	14-7	Fenway Park • Boston, MA		CU 2-1
September 26, 1947	Boston College	32-22	Braves Field • Boston, MA		Tied 2-2
October 29, 1948	Clemson	26-19	Braves Field • Boston, MA		CU 3-2
November 5, 1949	Boston College	40-27	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC		Tied 3-3
November 11, 1950	Clemson	35-14	Braves Field • Boston, MA		CU 4-3
November 10, 1951	Clemson	21-2	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC		CU 5-3
October 31, 1952	Clemson	13-0	Braves Field • Boston, MA		CU 6-3
September 26, 1953	Tie	14-14	Fenway Park • Boston, MA		CU 6-3-1
November 22, 1958	Clemson	34-12	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC		CU 7-3-1
November 19, 1960	Boston College	25-14	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		CU 7-4-1
September 18, 1982	Tie	17-17	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	63,000	CU 7-4-2
September 10, 1983	Boston College	31-16	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		CU 7-5-2
September 24, 2005	Boston College	16-131OT	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	79,000	CU 7-6-2
September 9, 2006	Boston College	34-332OT	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	44,500	Tied 7-7-2
November 17, 2007	Boston College	20-17	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	81,500	BC 8-7-2
November 1, 2008	Clemson	27-21	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	41,863	Tied 8-8-2
September 19, 2009	Clemson	25-7	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	77,000	CU 9-8-2
October 30, 2010	Boston College	16-10	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	37,137	Tied 9-9-2
October 8, 2011	Clemson	36-14	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	78,000	CU 10-9-2
September 30, 2012	Clemson	45-31	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	40,138	CU 11-9-2