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Florida State at Boston College

Oct 28, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 9

Away

Florida State

ACC

Final Score

3 - 35

FSBC

Home

Boston College

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Boston College329
Florida State213

Passing Yards

Boston College88
Florida State149

Rushing Yards

Boston College241
Florida State64

Turnovers

Boston College0
Florida State3

Game Conditions

Temperature46°F
Wind0 mph SW

Humidity

79%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

James Blackman

Florida State

YDS: 102

Rushing

AJ Dillon

Boston College

YDS: 149

Receiving

Nyqwan Murray

Florida State

YDS: 102

Tackles

Matthew Thomas

Florida State

TOT: 15

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Boston College35:15
Florida State24:45

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Boston College pulls away from Florida State 35-3

Blowout

Boston College defeated Florida State 35-3 in Week 9 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 329-213 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Boston College set the terms early in a game that finished 35-3. Jeff Smith pass complete to Kobay White for 34 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) came with {'seconds': 55, 'minutes': 7} left in the first quarter, giving Boston College the first major swing.

Boston College's box score carried the story: 329 total yards, 241 rushing yards, and 88 passing yards. Florida State finished with 213 total yards, including 64 on the ground and 149 through the air.

Boston College converted 6-16 on third down, went 2-4 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-3, Boston College led 21-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Jeff Smith pass complete to Kobay White for 34 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jeff Smith pass complete to Kobay White for 34 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) (Boston College led 7-0 over Florida State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Anthony Brown run for 4 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) (Boston College led 21-0 over Florida State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Ricky Aguayo 36 yd FG GOOD (Florida State led 3-21 over Boston College).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Anthony Brown pass complete to Tommy Sweeney for 11 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) (Boston College led 14-0 over Florida State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Darius Wade run for 1 yd for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) (Boston College led 35-3 over Florida State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    AJ Dillon run for 2 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) (Boston College led 28-3 over Florida State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    35-3

    Boston College defeated Florida State.

  • Total yards

    329-213

    Boston College held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    241

    Boston College averaged 4.4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    88

    Boston College averaged 4.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-16

    Boston College's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-14

    Florida State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticBoston CollegeFlorida State
Total Yards329213
Passing Yards88149
Rushing Yards24164
First Downs1910
Third Down Efficiency6-164-14
Fourth Down Efficiency2-41-2
Total Penalties (Yards)1-107-71
Turnovers03
Completions / Attempts7-2112-27
Rushing Attempts5529
Passing TDs20
Rushing TDs30
Kicking Points53
Possession Time35:1524:45
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)