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Howard at Boston College

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Boston College beat Howard 76–⁠0. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayHoward1–⁠10 in 2015
0
HomeBoston College3–⁠9 in 2015
76

Final at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut HillTV: ESPN3Attendance 26,132

At kickoff
70°F, partly cloudy, wind 8 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gen E L Logan International Airport (KBOS), 13 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Howard00000
Boston College41217776

Standouts

Player stats

Howard

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kalen Johnson2/11401
Da’Vaun Johnson0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ricquaz Brannon102104
Da’Vaun Johnson2508
Aquanius Freeman4403
Donnell Pleasant3404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Robert Mercer1505

Boston College

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Troy Flutie7/88810
Darius Wade3/53010
Jeff Smith2/21800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jeff Smith589337
Myles Willis777035
Marcus Outlow442132
Richard Wilson839016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Harrison Jackson134034
Drew Barksdale320011
Tyler Rouse117017
David Dudeck113013
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Connor Strachan1161

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

Team stats

HowardBoston College
11Total yards483
4Passing yards136
7Rushing yards347
0.3Yards per pass9.1
0.3Yards per rush8.7
2First downs24
0–⁠12Third downs5–⁠7
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers0
8–⁠65Penalties6–⁠40
24:54Possession27:06

Efficiency

HowardBoston College
3%Success rate67%
−0.46EPA per play0.69
0.20Explosiveness1.27
−0.26Rushing EPA0.65
−0.75Passing EPA0.81
0%Passing-down success43%
−0.47First-down EPA0.30
−0.30Second-down EPA0.83
−0.63Third-down EPA2.04

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 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Boston College −44.

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 >99%, Howard <1%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Boston College end zoneHoward end zoneQ1 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 1 playQ1 HowardPick-six, 3 plays (Boston College scores)Q1 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 HowardFumbleQ1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 1 playQ1 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ2 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ2 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 HowardResult not recordedQ3 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 HowardPunt, 5 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 5 playsQ4 HowardPunt, 3 playsQ4 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 HowardPunt, 5 playsQ4 Boston CollegeEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Boston College drives left to right, Howard right to left.
  1. Q1 HowardPunt, 3 plays, −22 yards
  2. Q1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 1 play, 3 yards
  3. Q1 HowardPick-six, 3 plays (Boston College scores), −47 yards
  4. Q1 HowardPunt, 3 plays, −60 yards
  5. Q1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 2 plays, 14 yards
  6. Q1 HowardPunt, 3 plays, −55 yards
  7. Q1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 plays, 43 yards
  8. Q1 HowardPunt, 3 plays, −51 yards
  9. Q1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 4 plays, 44 yards
  10. Q1 HowardFumble, −2 yards
  11. Q1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 1 play, 9 yards
  12. Q1 HowardPunt, 3 plays, −49 yards
  13. Q1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 7 plays, 77 yards
  14. Q2 HowardPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  15. Q2 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  16. Q2 HowardPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  17. Q2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 plays, 67 yards
  18. Q2 HowardPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  19. Q2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 10 plays, 90 yards
  20. Q2 HowardResult not recorded, 0 yards
  21. Q3 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 plays, 35 yards
  22. Q3 HowardPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  23. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 5 plays, 34 yards
  24. Q4 HowardPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  25. Q4 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 plays, 42 yards
  26. Q4 HowardPunt, 5 plays, −30 yards
  27. Q4 Boston CollegeEnd of game, 2 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter12 drives, then Boston College 41, Howard 0
Howard Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25HOWARD Penalty, illegal procedure (-5 Yards) to the Howrd 20
15:001st & 15 at own 20Kalen Johnson sacked by Truman Gutapfel for a loss of 9 yards to the Howrd 11
15:002nd & 24 at own 11Aquanius Freeman run for 3 yds to the Howrd 14
15:003rd & 21 at own 14Kalen Johnson sacked by Kevin Kavalec for a loss of 11 yards to the Howrd 3
15:004th & 32 at own 3John Fleck punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Howrd 3 , Sherman Alston returns for 39 yds to the Howrd 42 HOWARD Penalty, personal foul (-4 Yards) to the Howrd 3
Boston College Touchdown, 1 play
13:111st & goal at opp 3Tyler Rouse run for 3 yds for a TD, (Alex Howell KICK)Boston College 7, Howard 0
Howard Pick-six, 3 plays (Boston College scores)
13:111st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 65 yds , Robert Mercer return for 18 yds to the Howrd 18
13:111st & 10 at own 18Aquanius Freeman run for no gain to the Howrd 18
13:112nd & 10 at own 18Kalen Johnson pass incomplete to Aquanius Freeman
12:283rd & 10 at own 18Kalen Johnson pass intercepted for a TD Connor Strachan return for 16 yds for a TD, (Alex Howell KICK)Boston College 14, Howard 0
Howard Punt, 3 plays
12:281st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 63 yds , Julian Blair return for 18 yds to the BOSTCOLL 47 HOWARD Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Howrd 10
12:281st & 10 at own 10Aquanius Freeman run for 3 yds to the Howrd 13
12:282nd & 7 at own 13Kalen Johnson pass incomplete
12:283rd & 7 at own 13Kalen Johnson sacked by Harold Landry for a loss of 8 yards to the Howrd 5
12:284th & 15 at own 5TEAM punt , Drew Barksdale returns for 1 yd to the Howrd 14
Boston College Touchdown, 2 plays
11:091st & 10 at opp 14Tyler Rouse run for 9 yds to the Howrd 5
10:342nd & 1 at opp 5Tyler Rouse 5 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)Boston College 20, Howard 0
Howard Punt, 3 plays
10:341st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 65 yds , Julian Blair return for 13 yds to the Howrd 48 HOWARD Penalty, illegal block (6 Yards) to the Howrd 7
10:341st & 10 at own 7Aquanius Freeman run for a loss of 2 yards to the Howrd 5
10:342nd & 12 at own 5Kalen Johnson pass complete to Robert Mercer for 5 yds to the Howrd 10
10:343rd & 7 at own 10Kalen Johnson pass incomplete
10:344th & 7 at own 10John Fleck punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Howrd 43
Boston College Touchdown, 5 plays
9:131st & 10 at opp 43Darius Wade pass complete to David Dudeck for 13 yds to the Howrd 30 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 30Myles Willis run for 5 yds to the Howrd 25
9:132nd & 5 at opp 25Jon Hilliman run for 11 yds to the Howrd 14 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 14Jon Hilliman run for 9 yds to the Howrd 5
6:482nd & 1 at opp 5Jon Hilliman run for 5 yds for a TD, (Alex Howell KICK)Boston College 27, Howard 0
Howard Punt, 3 plays
6:481st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 59 yds , Robert Mercer return for 10 yds to the Howrd 16
6:481st & 10 at own 16Rodney Tyson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Howrd 14
6:482nd & 12 at own 14Kalen Johnson run for no gain to the Howrd 14
6:483rd & 12 at own 14Kalen Johnson pass incomplete to Rodney Tyson, broken up by Mike Strizak
6:484th & 12 at own 14John Fleck punt for 39 yds , Sherman Alston returns for 9 yds to the Howrd 44
Boston College Touchdown, 4 plays
5:151st & 10 at opp 44Darius Wade pass incomplete
5:152nd & 10 at opp 44Darius Wade run for 17 yds to the Howrd 27 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at opp 27Sherman Alston run for 12 yds to the Howrd 15 for a 1ST down
4:001st & 10 at opp 15Tyler Rouse run for 15 yds for a TD, (Alex Howell KICK)Boston College 34, Howard 0
4:001st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 62 yds , Julian Blair return for 8 yds to the Howrd 9 Julian Blair fumbled, forced by Kevin Bletzer, recovered by BC Mike Strizak HOWARD Penalty, illegal block ( Yards) declined
Boston College Touchdown, 1 play
3:471st & goal at opp 9Jeff Smith run for 9 yds for a TD, (Alex Howell KICK)Boston College 41, Howard 0
Howard Punt, 3 plays
3:471st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 64 yds , Darren Holmes return for 10 yds to the Howrd 11
3:471st & 10 at own 11Rodney Tyson run for 4 yds to the Howrd 15
3:472nd & 6 at own 15Kalen Johnson run for 1 yd to the Howrd 16
3:473rd & 5 at own 16Kalen Johnson pass incomplete
3:474th & 5 at own 16John Fleck punt for 50 yds , Thadd Smith returns for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 15 BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the BC 23
Boston College Touchdown, 7 plays
2:141st & 10 at own 23Myles Willis run for no gain to the BC 23
2:142nd & 10 at own 23Jeff Smith pass complete to Michael Walker for 9 yds to the BC 32
2:143rd & 1 at own 32Myles Willis run for 5 yds to the BC 37 for a 1ST down
2:141st & 10 at own 37Wade,D pass incomplete to Barksdale,D, PENALTY BC ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the BC32, NO PLAY.
2:141st & 15 at own 32BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the BC 27
2:141st & 20 at own 27Darius Wade pass complete to Tommy Sweeney for 10 yds to the BC 37
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 37Wade,D pass incomplete to Wilson,R, PENALTY HOW roughing passer 15 yards to the HOW48, 1ST DOWN BC, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 48Myles Willis run for 35 yds to the Howrd 13 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 13Marcus Outlow run for 6 yds to the Howrd 7
Q2 13:372nd & 4 at opp 7Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 13:37
Q2 13:312nd & 4 at opp 7Darius Wade pass complete to Richard Wilson for 7 yds for a TD, (Mike Knoll KICK)Boston College 48, Howard 0
2nd quarter6 drives, then Boston College 62, Howard 0
Howard Punt, 3 plays
13:311st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:311st & 10 at own 25Ricquaz Brannon run for 4 yds to the Howrd 29
13:312nd & 6 at own 29Kalen Johnson pass incomplete to Robert Mercer
12:583rd & 6 at own 29Timeout HOWARD, clock 12:58
12:583rd & 6 at own 29HOWARD Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Howrd 24
12:583rd & 11 at own 24Kalen Johnson run for 3 yds to the Howrd 27
12:584th & 8 at own 27John Fleck punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BC 22
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
12:261st & 10 at own 22Darius Wade pass incomplete
12:262nd & 10 at own 22Marcus Outlow run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 20
12:263rd & 12 at own 20Troy Flutie pass complete to Drew Barksdale for 4 yds to the BC 24
12:264th & 8 at own 24BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the BC 19
12:264th & 13 at own 19Alex Howell punt for 45 yds, downed at the Howrd 36
Howard Punt, 3 plays
10:401st & 10 at own 36Kalen Johnson sacked by Steven Daniels for a loss of 5 yards to the Howrd 31
10:402nd & 15 at own 31Kalen Johnson pass incomplete
10:403rd & 15 at own 31Ricquaz Brannon run for 2 yds to the Howrd 33
10:404th & 13 at own 33John Fleck punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Thadd Smith at the BC 33
Boston College Touchdown, 5 plays
9:161st & 10 at own 33TEAM run for a loss of 22 yards to the BC 11
9:162nd & 32 at own 11Myles Willis run for 17 yds to the BC 28
9:163rd & 15 at own 28Troy Flutie pass complete to Harrison Jackson for 34 yds to the Howrd 38 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 38Marcus Outlow run for 6 yds to the Howrd 32
6:372nd & 4 at opp 32Marcus Outlow run for 32 yds for a TD, (Mike Knoll KICK)Boston College 55, Howard 0
Howard Punt, 3 plays
6:371st & 0 at own 35Alex Howell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:371st & 10 at own 25Donnell Pleasant run for 2 yds to the Howrd 27
6:372nd & 8 at own 27Donnell Pleasant run for a loss of 2 yards to the Howrd 25
6:373rd & 10 at own 25Kalen Johnson pass incomplete to Donnell Pleasant
6:374th & 10 at own 25John Fleck punt for 65 yds, downed at the BC 10
Boston College Touchdown, 10 plays
5:141st & 10 at own 10Myles Willis run for 9 yds to the BC 19
5:142nd & 1 at own 19Myles Willis run for 6 yds to the BC 25 for a 1ST down
5:141st & 10 at own 25Michael Walker run for 14 yds to the BC 39 for a 1ST down
5:141st & 10 at own 39Troy Flutie run for 20 yds to the Howrd 41 for a 1ST down
5:141st & 10 at opp 41Richard Wilson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Howrd 43
5:142nd & 12 at opp 43Troy Flutie pass complete to Jake Burt for 7 yds to the Howrd 36
5:143rd & 5 at opp 36Troy Flutie pass complete to Tyler Rouse for 17 yds to the Howrd 19 for a 1ST down
5:141st & 10 at opp 19Tyler Rouse run for 4 yds to the Howrd 15
5:142nd & 6 at opp 15Troy Flutie pass complete to Drew Barksdale for 5 yds to the Howrd 10
0:173rd & 1 at opp 10Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 00:17
0:113rd & 1 at opp 10Troy Flutie pass complete to Sean Burke for 10 yds for a TD, (Mike Knoll KICK)Boston College 62, Howard 0
0:111st & 0 at own 35Mike Knoll kickoff for 63 yds , Robert Mercer return for 32 yds to the Howrd 34
3rd quarter3 drives, then Boston College 69, Howard 0
Boston College Touchdown, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35John Fleck kickoff for 61 yds , Michael Walker return for 41 yds to the BC 45
10:001st & 10 at own 45Jeff Smith run for 15 yds to the Howrd 40 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 40Tyler Rouse run for no gain to the Howrd 40
10:002nd & 10 at opp 40Jeff Smith run for 37 yds to the Howrd 3 for a 1ST down
10:001st & goal at opp 3Richard Wilson run for 2 yds to the Howrd 1
7:282nd & goal at opp 1Jeff Smith run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mike Knoll KICK)Boston College 69, Howard 0
7:281st & 0 at opp 3HOWARD Penalty, substitution infraction ( Yards) declined
Howard Punt, 5 plays
7:281st & 0 at own 35Mike Knoll kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:281st & 10 at own 25Kalen Johnson pass complete to Cody Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the Howrd 24
7:282nd & 11 at own 24Donnell Pleasant run for 4 yds to the Howrd 28
7:283rd & 7 at own 28JOHNSON,Kalen pass complete to PLEASANT,Donnel for no gain to the HOW28 (Strachan,C), PENALTY HOW roughing passer 15 yards to the HOW43, 1ST DOWN HOW, NO PLAY.
7:281st & 10 at own 43Ricquaz Brannon run for 3 yds to the Howrd 46
7:282nd & 7 at own 46HOWARD Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Howrd 41
7:282nd & 12 at own 41Ricquaz Brannon run for a loss of 2 yards to the Howrd 39
7:283rd & 14 at own 39Ricquaz Brannon run for 4 yds to the Howrd 43
7:284th & 10 at own 43John Fleck punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Thadd Smith at the BC 24
Boston College Punt, 5 plays
2:551st & 10 at own 24Richard Wilson run for 11 yds to the BC 35 for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at own 35Richard Wilson run for 16 yds to the Howrd 49 for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at opp 49Troy Flutie pass incomplete to Michael Walker
2:552nd & 10 at opp 49Richard Wilson run for 6 yds to the Howrd 43
2:553rd & 4 at opp 43Flutie,T pass complete to Walker,M for 9 yards to the HOW34, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BC holding 10 yards to the BC47, NO PLAY.
2:553rd & 14 at own 47Troy Flutie pass complete to Drew Barksdale for 11 yds to the Howrd 42
Q4 15:004th & 3 at opp 42Alex Howell punt for 41 yds, downed at the Howrd 1
4th quarter4 drives, then Boston College 76, Howard 0
Howard Punt, 3 plays
9:511st & 10 at own 1Ricquaz Brannon run for 4 yds to the Howrd 5
9:512nd & 6 at own 5Ricquaz Brannon run for a loss of 2 yards to the Howrd 3
9:513rd & 8 at own 3Da’Vaun Johnson pass incomplete HOWARD Penalty, illegal shift ( Yards) declined
8:194th & 8 at own 3Timeout HOWARD, clock 08:19
8:194th & 8 at own 3John Fleck punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Thadd Smith at the Howrd 42
Boston College Touchdown, 5 plays
8:131st & 10 at opp 42Jeff Smith pass complete to Elijah Robinson for 9 yds to the Howrd 33
8:132nd & 1 at opp 33Richard Wilson run for 6 yds to the Howrd 27 for a 1ST down
8:131st & 10 at opp 27Richard Wilson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Howrd 28
8:132nd & 11 at opp 28Richard Wilson run for 1 yd to the Howrd 27
5:463rd & 10 at opp 27Jeff Smith run for 27 yds for a TD, (Jake Wilhelm KICK)Boston College 76, Howard 0
Howard Punt, 5 plays
5:461st & 0 at own 35Mike Knoll kickoff for 62 yds , Guy Lemonier return for 14 yds to the Howrd 17
5:461st & 10 at own 17Ricquaz Brannon run for 2 yds to the Howrd 19
5:462nd & 8 at own 19BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the Howrd 24
5:462nd & 3 at own 24Ricquaz Brannon run for 4 yds to the Howrd 28 for a 1ST down
5:461st & 10 at own 28Ricquaz Brannon run for 2 yds to the Howrd 30
5:462nd & 8 at own 30Da’Vaun Johnson run for a loss of 3 yards to the Howrd 27
5:463rd & 11 at own 27Da’Vaun Johnson run for 8 yds to the Howrd 35
5:464th & 3 at own 35John Fleck punt for 24 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BC 41
Boston College End of game, 2 plays
1:201st & 10 at own 41TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 40
1:202nd & 11 at own 40TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 39

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.

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