Boston College 41, Virginia 10
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 21, 2017
Where: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia
Temperature:
77°
Head Official:
Riley Johnson
Attendance:
39216
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman quarterback Anthony Brown threw a career-high three touchdown passes as Boston College won consecutive ACC games for the first time since 2014 with a 41-10 upset over Virginia on Homecoming weekend in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.
Junior tight end Tommy Sweeney caught a pair of touchdown passes -- giving him three for his career -- while wide receivers Thadd Smith and freshman Kobay White recorded 76-yard scores for the Eagles (4-4, 2-3 ACC). Brown was 19 of 24 for 275 yards in helping BC improve to 6-0 all-time versus the Cavaliers.
Boston College outgained Virginia 512-247, including 331-109 in the first half.
Senior quarterback Kurt Benkert was 17 of 33 for 126 yards with an interception for Virginia (5-2, 2-1), which was denied its first five-game winning streak since 2007.
The Eagles took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter when Smith, sprung by receiver Chris Garrison blocking two players, raced down the left sideline to score on a jet sweep. BC made it 17-0 later in the first quarter as White took a pass in the flat and raced 76 yards untouched down the middle of the field for his first career TD.
Brown's second touchdown pass -- a 10-yarder to Sweeney -- extended the lead to 24-0 before Cavaliers wide receiver Joe Reed scored on a 1-yard run with 42 seconds left in the second quarter to trim the deficit to 24-7 at halftime.
The Eagles put the game away with a pair of scoring drives in the third quarter, converting on fourth down in each sequence. Colton Lichtenberg kicked a 36-yard field goal, and Sweeney's 3-yard touchdown catch with 2:11 left in the period made it 34-7.
BC won for the third time in four games, including a 45-42 victory at Louisville last week. Eagles running back AJ Dillon, who rushed for 272 yards and four touchdowns last week -- the most yards by a freshman in program history -- gained 89 yards on 24 carries Saturday.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Boston College |
|
Virginia |
AJ Dillon
|
Player |
Jordan Ellis
|
24 |
Attempts |
12 |
89 |
Yards |
58 |
3.7 |
Avg Yards |
4.8 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Boston College
|
512 |
237 |
275 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
Virginia
|
247 |
95 |
152 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |