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Duke at Boston College

Nov 4, 2022 • Completed

Season 2022RegularWeek 10

Away

Duke

ACC

Final Score

38 - 31

DBC

Home

Boston College

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Boston College405
Duke390

Passing Yards

Boston College330
Duke158

Rushing Yards

Boston College75
Duke232

Turnovers

Boston College0
Duke0

Game Conditions

ConditionFair
Temperature63°F
Wind10 mph S

Humidity

75%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Emmett Morehead

Boston College

YDS: 330

Rushing

Riley Leonard

Duke

YDS: 96

Receiving

Joseph Griffin Jr.

Boston College

YDS: 103

Tackles

Shaka Heyward

Duke

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Boston College27:07
Duke32:53

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Duke holds off Boston College 38-31

Close

Duke defeated Boston College 38-31 in Week 10 of the 2022 regular slate, finishing with a 390-405 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Duke set the terms early in a game that finished 38-31. Todd Pelino 39 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 7, 'minutes': 4} left in the first quarter, giving Duke the first major swing.

Duke's box score carried the story: 390 total yards, 232 rushing yards, and 158 passing yards. Boston College finished with 405 total yards, including 75 on the ground and 330 through the air.

Duke converted 5-12 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-0, Duke led 24-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Riley Leonard run for 60 yds for a TD, (Todd Pelino KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Todd Pelino 39 yd FG GOOD (Duke led 10-7 over Boston College).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Emmett Morehead pass complete to Zay Flowers for 2 yds for a TD, (Connor Lytton KICK) (Boston College led 7-7 over Duke).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Riley Leonard run for 60 yds for a TD, (Todd Pelino KICK) (Duke led 7-0 over Boston College).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Emmett Morehead pass complete to Joseph Griffin Jr. for 2 yds for a TD, (Connor Lytton KICK) (Boston College led 14-24 over Duke).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Riley Leonard pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 8 yds for a TD, (Todd Pelino KICK) (Duke led 24-7 over Boston College).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jordan Waters run for 7 yds for a TD, (Todd Pelino KICK) (Duke led 17-7 over Boston College).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-31

    Duke defeated Boston College.

  • Total yards

    390-405

    Duke held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    232

    Duke averaged 5.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    158

    Duke averaged 6.6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-12

    Duke's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-14

    Boston College's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticBoston CollegeDuke
Total Yards405390
Passing Yards330158
Rushing Yards75232
First Downs2120
Third Down Efficiency4-145-12
Fourth Down Efficiency2-30-0
Total Penalties (Yards)7-547-60
Turnovers00
Completions / Attempts27-4516-24
Rushing Attempts2841
Passing TDs41
Rushing TDs04
Kicking Points78
Possession Time27:0732:53
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2022)