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Syracuse at Boston College

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Boston College beat Syracuse 28–⁠7. It was their 48th meeting; after it, Syracuse led the series 29–⁠19 as played.

AwaySyracuse3–⁠9 in 2014
7
HomeBoston College7–⁠6 in 2014
28

Final at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut HillTV: ESGP, ESPN3Attendance 30,267

At kickoff
33°F, a few clouds, wind 6 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gen E L Logan International Airport (KBOS), 13 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Syracuse70007
Boston College777728

Standouts

Player stats

Syracuse

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
A.J. Long7/185901
Austin Wilson1/2701
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Prince-Tyson Gulley628029
Devante McFarlane521011
Ervin Philips416016
George Morris51006
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jarrod West545014
Ervin Philips1909
Alvin Cornelius1707
Adrian Flemming1505

Boston College

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyler Murphy13/1716010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyler Rouse959142
Marcus Outlow1131012
Tyler Murphy1120018
Jon Hilliman121919
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Josh Bordner441014
Sherman Alston Jr.231126
Shakim Phillips130030
Charlie Callinan222015
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Sean Duggan1150
Mike Strizak110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

SyracuseBoston College
128Total yards302
66Passing yards160
62Rushing yards142
3.3Yards per pass9.4
2.2Yards per rush2.9
8First downs19
1–⁠11Third downs5–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers1
8–⁠67Penalties4–⁠36
21:43Possession38:17

Efficiency

SyracuseBoston College
27%Success rate33%
−0.19EPA per play0.03
0.85Explosiveness1.34
−0.20Rushing EPA−0.20
−0.18Passing EPA0.56
10%Passing-down success29%
−0.19First-down EPA−0.19
0.00Second-down EPA0.29
−0.48Third-down EPA0.26

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Boston College 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Boston College −10, over/under 45.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Boston College 76%, Syracuse 24%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Boston College end zoneSyracuse end zoneQ1 Boston CollegeTouchdownQ1 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ1 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegePunt, 5 playsQ1 SyracusePunt, 5 playsQ1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ1 SyracuseTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Boston CollegeFumble, 3 playsQ1 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ2 Boston CollegeMissed FG, 14 playsQ2 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 SyracuseEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 SyracuseInterception, 2 playsQ3 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 SyracusePunt, 6 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 5 playsQ3 SyracusePunt, 6 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 6 playsQ4 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ4 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ4 Boston CollegePunt, 6 playsQ4 SyracuseInterception, 2 playsQ4 Boston CollegeEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Boston College drives left to right, Syracuse right to left.
  1. Q1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 0 yards
  2. Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  3. Q1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  5. Q1 Boston CollegePunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
  6. Q1 SyracusePunt, 5 plays, 32 yards
  7. Q1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, −13 yards
  8. Q1 SyracuseTouchdown, 6 plays, 43 yards
  9. Q1 Boston CollegeFumble, 3 plays, 30 yards
  10. Q1 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  11. Q2 Boston CollegeMissed FG, 14 plays, −4 yards
  12. Q2 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  13. Q2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 4 plays, 55 yards
  14. Q2 SyracuseEnd of half, 3 plays, 7 yards
  15. Q3 SyracuseInterception, 2 plays, 1 yard
  16. Q3 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 4 plays, 30 yards
  17. Q3 SyracusePunt, 6 plays, 44 yards
  18. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  19. Q3 SyracusePunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
  20. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  21. Q4 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  22. Q4 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 9 plays, 80 yards
  23. Q4 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  24. Q4 Boston CollegePunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  25. Q4 SyracuseInterception, 2 plays, 7 yards
  26. Q4 Boston CollegeEnd of game, 5 plays, 6 yards

Play by play

1st quarter10 drives, then Tied at 7
Boston College Touchdown
14:481st & 10 at own 35Cole Murphy kickoff for 60 yds , Myles Willis return for 95 yds for a TD, (Mike Knoll KICK)Boston College 7, Syracuse 0
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
14:481st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 57 yds , Ervin Philips return for 23 yds to the Syrac 31
14:481st & 10 at own 31Prince-Tyson Gulley run for 2 yds to the Syrac 33
14:482nd & 8 at own 33Prince-Tyson Gulley run for no gain to the Syrac 33
14:483rd & 8 at own 33AJ Long sacked by Seyi Adebayo for a loss of 7 yards to the Syrac 26
14:484th & 15 at own 26Riley Dixon punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Sherman Alston at the BC 27
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
12:571st & 10 at own 27Marcus Outlow run for 4 yds to the BC 31
12:572nd & 6 at own 31Tyler Murphy pass incomplete to Josh Bordner, broken up by Durell Eskridge
12:573rd & 6 at own 31Tyler Murphy pass incomplete
12:574th & 6 at own 31Alex Howell punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Ritchy Desir at the Syrac 29
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
12:041st & 10 at own 29Ervin Philips run for 1 yd to the Syrac 30
12:042nd & 9 at own 30AJ Long pass incomplete
12:043rd & 9 at own 30AJ Long pass incomplete to Darius Kelly
12:044th & 9 at own 30Riley Dixon punt for 30 yds, downed at the BC 40
Boston College Punt, 5 plays
11:241st & 10 at own 40Jon Hilliman run for a loss of 3 yards to the BC 37
11:242nd & 13 at own 37Tyler Murphy pass complete to Josh Bordner for 14 yds to the Syrac 49 for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 49Tyler Murphy run for 5 yds to the Syrac 44
11:242nd & 5 at opp 44Myles Willis run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 45
11:243rd & 6 at opp 45Tyler Murphy sacked by Zaire Franklin for a loss of 8 yards to the BC 47
11:244th & 14 at own 47Alex Howell punt for 49 yds, downed at the Syrac 4
Syracuse Punt, 5 plays
8:181st & 10 at own 4Prince-Tyson Gulley run for 1 yd to the Syrac 5
8:182nd & 9 at own 5Prince-Tyson Gulley run for 29 yds to the Syrac 34 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at own 34AJ Long pass incomplete
8:182nd & 10 at own 34George Morris II run for 2 yds to the Syrac 36
8:183rd & 8 at own 36AJ Long pass incomplete
8:184th & 8 at own 36Riley Dixon punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Sherman Alston at the BC 25
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
6:291st & 10 at own 25Jon Hilliman run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 23
6:292nd & 12 at own 23Marcus Outlow run for a loss of 4 yards to the BC 19
6:293rd & 16 at own 19Tyler Murphy sacked by Robert Welsh for a loss of 7 yards to the BC 12
6:294th & 23 at own 12Alex Howell punt for 41 yds , Ritchy Desir returns for 10 yds to the BC 43
Syracuse Touchdown, 6 plays
4:311st & 10 at opp 43Ervin Philips run for 16 yds to the BC 27 for a 1ST down
4:311st & 10 at opp 27AJ Long pass complete to Ervin Philips for 9 yds to the BC 18
4:312nd & 1 at opp 18Devante McFarlane run for 3 yds to the BC 15 for a 1ST down
4:311st & 10 at opp 15AJ Long run for 5 yds to the BC 10
4:312nd & 5 at opp 10Devante McFarlane run for 6 yds to the BC 4 for a 1ST down
1:431st & goal at opp 4AJ Long run for 4 yds for a TD, (Cole Murphy KICK)Tied at 7
Boston College Fumble, 3 plays
1:431st & 0 at own 35Cole Murphy kickoff for 53 yds , Myles Willis return for 2 yds to the BC 14
1:431st & 10 at own 14Sherman Alston run for 11 yds to the BC 25 for a 1ST down
1:431st & 10 at own 25Murphy,T rush for loss of 3 yards to the BC22 (Franklin, Z.;Lynch, C.), PENALTY SU offside 5 yards to the BC30, NO PLAY.
1:431st & 5 at own 30Tyler Murphy pass complete to Josh Bordner for 13 yds to the BC 43 for a 1ST down
1:431st & 10 at own 43Myles Willis run for no gain to the BC 44 Myles Willis fumbled, forced by Ron Thompson, recovered by Syrac Eric Crume
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
0:211st & 10 at opp 44Prince-Tyson Gulley run for a loss of 10 yards to the Syrac 46
0:212nd & goal at opp 0PENALTY SU unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, PENALTY BC unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, NO PLAY, PENALTY SU personal foul 15 yards to the SU31, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:002nd & 35 at own 39Devante McFarlane run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line
Q2 15:003rd & 24 at the 50AJ Long sacked by Connor Wujciak for a loss of 6 yards to the Syrac 44
Q2 15:004th & 30 at own 44Riley Dixon punt for 34 yds, downed at the BC 22
2nd quarter4 drives, then Boston College 14, Syracuse 7
Boston College Missed FG, 14 plays
13:401st & 10 at own 22Hilliman,J rush for 4 yards to the BC26 (Robinson, M.;Lynch, C.), PENALTY BC personal foul 11 yards to the BC11, NO PLAY.
13:401st & 21 at own 11Jon Hilliman run for 9 yds to the BC 20
13:402nd & 12 at own 20Tyler Murphy pass complete to Shakim Phillips for 30 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:401st & 10 at the 50Tyler Murphy run for 2 yds to the Syrac 48
13:402nd & 8 at opp 48Tyler Murphy run for 3 yds to the Syrac 45
13:403rd & 5 at opp 45Tyler Murphy run for 7 yds to the Syrac 38 for a 1ST down
13:401st & 10 at opp 38Jon Hilliman run for 3 yds to the Syrac 35
13:402nd & 7 at opp 35Jon Hilliman run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 36
13:403rd & 8 at opp 36Tyler Murphy pass complete to David Dudeck for 5 yds to the Syrac 31
13:404th & 3 at opp 31Tyler Murphy pass complete to Josh Bordner for 9 yds to the Syrac 22 for a 1ST down
13:401st & 10 at opp 22Marcus Outlow run for 3 yds to the Syrac 19
13:402nd & 7 at opp 19Tyler Murphy pass complete to Dan Crimmins for 9 yds to the Syrac 10 for a 1ST down
13:401st & goal at opp 10Jon Hilliman run for a loss of 3 yards to the Syrac 13
13:402nd & goal at opp 13Murphy,T pass incomplete, PENALTY BC illegal forward pass 69 yards to the BC18, NO PLAY.
13:403rd & goal at own 18Marcus Outlow run for no gain to the BC 18
4:484th & goal at own 18Mike Knoll 36 yd FG MISSED
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
4:481st & 10 at own 20Philips, E. rush for loss of 3 yards to the SU17 (Duggan,S), PENALTY SU illegal block 10 yards to the SU10, NO PLAY.
4:481st & 20 at own 10Ervin Philips run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 9
4:482nd & 21 at own 9Prince-Tyson Gulley run for 6 yds to the Syrac 15
4:483rd & 15 at own 15AJ Long pass incomplete
4:484th & 15 at own 15Riley Dixon punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Sherman Alston at the BC 45
Boston College Touchdown, 4 plays
2:421st & 10 at own 45Marcus Outlow run for 12 yds to the Syrac 43 for a 1ST down
2:421st & 10 at opp 43Tyler Murphy pass complete to Marcus Outlow for 7 yds to the Syrac 36
2:422nd & 3 at opp 36Marcus Outlow run for no gain to the Syrac 36
2:423rd & 3 at opp 36Murphy,T pass incomplete to Callinan,C, PENALTY SU holding 10 yards to the SU26, 1ST DOWN BC, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
1:101st & 10 at opp 26Tyler Murphy pass complete to Sherman Alston for 26 yds for a TD, (Mike Knoll KICK)Boston College 14, Syracuse 7
Syracuse End of half, 3 plays
1:101st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 42 yds , Jonathan Thomas return for 7 yds to the Syrac 30
1:101st & 10 at own 30George Morris II run for no gain to the Syrac 30
1:102nd & 10 at own 30George Morris II run for 6 yds to the Syrac 36
1:103rd & 4 at own 36George Morris II run for 1 yd to the Syrac 37
3rd quarter6 drives, then Boston College 21, Syracuse 7
Syracuse Interception, 2 plays
15:004th & 3 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 64 yds , Ervin Philips return for 19 yds to the Syrac 20
15:001st & 10 at own 20Adonis Ameen-Moore run for 1 yd to the Syrac 21
15:002nd & 9 at own 21AJ Long pass intercepted Mike Strizak return for 1 yd to the Syrac 30
Boston College Touchdown, 4 plays
14:141st & 10 at opp 30Marcus Outlow run for 2 yds to the Syrac 28
14:142nd & 8 at opp 28Tyler Murphy run for 18 yds to the Syrac 10 for a 1ST down
14:141st & goal at opp 10Marcus Outlow run for 3 yds to the Syrac 7
12:142nd & goal at opp 7Jon Hilliman run for 7 yds for a TD, (Mike Knoll KICK)Boston College 21, Syracuse 7
Syracuse Punt, 6 plays
12:141st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 54 yds , Ervin Philips return for 15 yds to the Syrac 26
12:141st & 10 at own 26AJ Long pass complete to Jarrod West for 14 yds to the Syrac 40 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at own 40Devante McFarlane run for no gain to the Syrac 40
12:142nd & 10 at own 40AJ Long pass complete to Jarrod West for 11 yds to the BC 49 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at opp 49Long, AJ rush for no gain to the BC49 (Brown,T;Mihalik,B), PENALTY BC offside 5 yards to the BC44, NO PLAY.
12:141st & 5 at opp 44Long, AJ pass incomplete to Lewis, B., PENALTY BC pass interference 15 yards to the BC29, 1ST DOWN SU, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at opp 29AJ Long pass complete to Jarrod West for 9 yds to the BC 20
12:142nd & 1 at opp 20Gulley, P-T rush for no gain to the BC20 (Keyes,J), PENALTY SU holding 10 yards to the BC30, NO PLAY.
12:142nd & 11 at opp 30AJ Long pass incomplete to Jarrod West
12:143rd & 11 at opp 30AJ Long pass incomplete
12:144th & 11 at opp 30Riley Dixon punt for 18 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BC 12
Boston College Punt, 5 plays
9:261st & 10 at own 12Jon Hilliman run for 3 yds to the BC 15
9:262nd & 7 at own 15Tyler Murphy pass complete to Charlie Callinan for 7 yds to the BC 22 for a 1ST down
9:261st & 10 at own 22Jon Hilliman run for 2 yds to the BC 24
9:262nd & 8 at own 24Marcus Outlow run for 5 yds to the BC 29
9:263rd & 3 at own 29Tyler Murphy sacked by Robert Welsh and Cameron Lynch for a loss of 7 yards to the BC 22
9:264th & 10 at own 22Alex Howell punt for 39 yds , Ritchy Desir returns for 15 yds to the BC 46
Syracuse Punt, 6 plays
6:201st & 10 at opp 46AJ Long pass complete to Jarrod West for 8 yds to the BC 38
6:202nd & 2 at opp 38Devante McFarlane run for 1 yd to the BC 37
6:203rd & 1 at opp 37Adonis Ameen-Moore run for 4 yds to the BC 33 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at opp 33Ervin Philips run for no gain to the BC 33
6:202nd & 10 at opp 33AJ Long pass incomplete to Jarrod West
6:203rd & 10 at opp 33AJ Long sacked by Seyi Adebayo for a loss of 10 yards to the BC 43
6:204th & 20 at opp 43Riley Dixon punt for 33 yds, downed at the BC 10
Boston College Punt, 6 plays
3:331st & 10 at own 10Jon Hilliman run for 1 yd to the BC 11
3:332nd & 9 at own 11Myles Willis run for 1 yd to the BC 12
3:333rd & 8 at own 12SYRACUSE Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the BC 17
3:333rd & 3 at own 17Tyler Murphy pass complete to David Dudeck for 15 yds to the BC 32 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at own 32Tyler Murphy run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 31
3:332nd & 11 at own 31Marcus Outlow run for 3 yds to the BC 34
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at own 34Tyler Murphy pass incomplete, broken up by Ron Thompson
Q4 15:004th & 8 at own 34Alex Howell punt for 44 yds , Ritchy Desir returns for 13 yds to the Syrac 47 SYRACUSE Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Syrac 25
4th quarter6 drives, then Boston College 28, Syracuse 7
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
14:431st & 10 at own 25George Morris II run for 1 yd to the Syrac 26
14:432nd & 9 at own 26AJ Long pass complete to Adrian Flemming for 5 yds to the Syrac 31
14:433rd & 4 at own 31AJ Long pass complete to Jarrod West for 3 yds to the Syrac 34
14:434th & 1 at own 34Riley Dixon punt for 46 yds, downed at the BC 20
Boston College Touchdown, 9 plays
12:511st & 10 at own 20Tyler Murphy run for 5 yds to the BC 25
12:512nd & 5 at own 25Tyler Murphy pass incomplete
12:513rd & 5 at own 25Tyler Murphy pass complete to Josh Bordner for 5 yds to the BC 30 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at own 30Tyler Murphy pass complete to Sherman Alston for 5 yds to the BC 35
12:512nd & 5 at own 35Myles Willis run for 3 yds to the BC 38
12:513rd & 2 at own 38Tyler Murphy run for 3 yds to the BC 41 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at own 41Tyler Murphy pass complete to Charlie Callinan for 15 yds to the Syrac 44 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at opp 44Jon Hilliman run for 2 yds to the Syrac 42
8:432nd & 8 at opp 42Tyler Rouse run for 42 yds for a TD, (Mike Knoll KICK)Boston College 28, Syracuse 7
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
8:431st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 60 yds , Devante McFarlane return for 20 yds to the Syrac 25
8:431st & 10 at own 25AJ Long pass incomplete to Adrian Flemming
8:432nd & 10 at own 25AJ Long pass incomplete
8:433rd & 10 at own 25AJ Long run for a loss of 4 yards to the Syrac 21
8:434th & 14 at own 21Riley Dixon punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Sherman Alston at the BC 34
Boston College Punt, 6 plays
7:451st & 10 at own 34Marcus Outlow run for 3 yds to the BC 37
7:452nd & 7 at own 37Tyler Rouse run for 4 yds to the BC 41
7:453rd & 3 at own 41Tyler Rouse run for 5 yds to the BC 46 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 46Jon Hilliman run for 1 yd to the BC 47
7:452nd & 9 at own 47Tyler Rouse run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 45
4:113rd & 11 at own 45Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 04:11
4:113rd & 11 at own 45Tyler Rouse run for 4 yds to the BC 49
4:114th & 7 at own 49Alex Howell punt for 45 yds , Darius Kelly returns for 1 yd to the Syrac 7
Syracuse Interception, 2 plays
3:291st & 10 at own 7Austin Wilson pass complete to Alvin Cornelius for 7 yds to the Syrac 14
3:292nd & 3 at own 14Austin Wilson pass intercepted Sean Duggan return for 15 yds to the Syrac 9
Boston College End of game, 5 plays
3:021st & goal at opp 9Tyler Rouse run for 2 yds to the Syrac 7
3:022nd & goal at opp 7Tyler Rouse run for 2 yds to the Syrac 5
3:023rd & goal at opp 5Tyler Rouse run for no gain to the Syrac 5
3:024th & goal at opp 5Tyler Rouse run for 2 yds to the Syrac 3 for a 1ST down SYRACUSE Penalty, personal foul (2 Yards) to the Syrac 1 for a 1ST down
3:021st & goal at opp 1TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Syrac 3

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Syracuse–Boston College game

Officially, Syracuse leads 33–⁠25; as played, 34–⁠25 in 59 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Boston College 34, Syracuse 12
2024Boston College 37, Syracuse 31
2023Boston College 17, Syracuse 10
2022Syracuse 32, Boston College 23
2021Syracuse 21, Boston College 6
2020Boston College 16, Syracuse 13

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