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Boston College at Virginia Tech

Nov 3, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 10

Away

Boston College

ACC

Final Score

31 - 21

BCVT

Home

Virginia Tech

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Virginia Tech392
Boston College396

Passing Yards

Virginia Tech281
Boston College177

Rushing Yards

Virginia Tech111
Boston College219

Turnovers

Virginia Tech2
Boston College1

Game Conditions

ConditionFair
Temperature51°F
Wind10 mph NW

Humidity

51%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Ryan Willis

Virginia Tech

YDS: 281

Rushing

AJ Dillon

Boston College

YDS: 96

Receiving

Dalton Keene

Virginia Tech

YDS: 65

Tackles

Rico Kearney

Virginia Tech

TOT: 18

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Virginia Tech30:58
Boston College29:02

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Boston College beats Virginia Tech 31-21

Standard

Boston College defeated Virginia Tech 31-21 in Week 10 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 396-392 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Boston College set the terms early in a game that finished 31-21. AJ Dillon run for 3 yds for a TD (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) came with {'seconds': 40, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving Boston College the first major swing.

Boston College's box score carried the story: 396 total yards, 219 rushing yards, and 177 passing yards. Virginia Tech finished with 392 total yards, including 111 on the ground and 281 through the air.

Boston College converted 4-16 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-2, Boston College led 7-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Travis Levy run for 29 yds for a TD (Colton Lichtenberg KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    AJ Dillon run for 3 yds for a TD (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) (Boston College led 7-0 over Virginia Tech).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Ryan Willis pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 26 yds for a TD (Brian Johnson KICK) (Virginia Tech led 7-7 over Boston College).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Ryan Willis pass complete to Eric Kumah for 4 yds for a TD (Brian Johnson KICK) (Virginia Tech led 14-7 over Boston College).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Anthony Brown pass complete to Korab Idrizi for 22 yds for a TD (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) (Boston College led 21-14 over Virginia Tech).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Travis Levy run for 29 yds for a TD (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) (Boston College led 14-14 over Virginia Tech).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 14 yds for a TD (Brian Johnson KICK) (Virginia Tech led 21-28 over Boston College).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    31-21

    Boston College defeated Virginia Tech.

  • Total yards

    396-392

    Boston College held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    219

    Boston College averaged 4.5 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    177

    Boston College averaged 6.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-16

    Boston College's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-16

    Virginia Tech's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticVirginia TechBoston College
Total Yards392396
Passing Yards281177
Rushing Yards111219
First Downs2319
Third Down Efficiency5-164-16
Fourth Down Efficiency1-40-1
Total Penalties (Yards)8-594-39
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts25-4315-26
Rushing Attempts3649
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs03
Kicking Points37
Possession Time30:5829:02
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)