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Virginia Tech at Boston College

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Boston College beat Virginia Tech 35–⁠28. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Virginia Tech led the series 18–⁠10.

AwayVirginia Tech8–⁠5 in 2019
28
HomeBoston College6–⁠7 in 2019
35

Final at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut HillTV: ACCNAttendance 35,213

At kickoff
80°F, mostly cloudy, wind 9 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gen E L Logan International Airport (KBOS), 13 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Riley Johnson; umpire Michael Wooten; head linesman Kavin McGrath; line judge Tim Graham; side judge Mike Safrit; field judge Mike Cullin; back judge Brian McGready; center judge Thomas McCreeshGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Virginia Tech777728
Boston College7210735

Standouts

  • PassingRyan Willis29 of 47, 344 yards, 4 TD, 3 INTVirginia Tech
  • RushingA.J. Dillon23 carries, 81 yards, 1 TDBoston College
  • ReceivingHezekiah Grimsley4 catches, 98 yards, 1 TDVirginia Tech
  • DefenseRayshard Ashby13 tackles, 1 sack, 3.5 for lossVirginia Tech

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Player stats

Virginia Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Willis29/4734443
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Keshawn King103309
Deshawn McClease113208
Jalen Holston619010
Ryan Willis131309
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Hezekiah Grimsley498155
Tayvion Robinson672120
Kaleb Smith462125
Tre Turner549012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Rayshard Ashby133.510
Divine Deablo100.500
Reggie Floyd9000
Jermaine Waller6001

Boston College

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Anthony Brown15/2627520
Kobay White0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
A.J. Dillon2381117
David Bailey123817
Zay Flowers325016
Anthony Brown617128
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Zay Flowers291158
Kobay White373156
Hunter Long453025
David Bailey127027
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Max Richardson10000
Tate Haynes9110
Mike Palmer90.500
John Lamot8100
Joseph Sparacio6001
Brandon Sebastian5001
Tanner Karafa30.501
Joey Luchetti21.510

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

Team stats

Virginia TechBoston College
442Total yards432
344Passing yards275
98Rushing yards157
7.3Yards per pass10.2
2.3Yards per rush3.3
29First downs18
8–⁠18Third downs9–⁠19
3–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠2
5Turnovers1
4–⁠20Penalties6–⁠32
33:58Possession26:02
2Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

Virginia TechBoston College
43%Success rate37%
0.11EPA per play0.16
1.28Explosiveness1.55
−0.06Rushing EPA−0.07
0.24Passing EPA0.53
39%Passing-down success31%
−0.02First-down EPA−0.23
−0.25Second-down EPA0.22
0.69Third-down EPA0.86
31%Havoc by its defense19%

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 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Virginia Tech −4.5, over/under 57.5.

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 Virginia Tech 62%, Boston College 38%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Boston College end zoneVirginia Tech end zoneQ1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ1 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegeMissed FG, 7 playsQ1 Virginia TechTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Boston CollegeTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ1 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegePunt, 5 playsQ2 Virginia TechTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Virginia TechFumble, 3 playsQ2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 Boston CollegePunt, 6 playsQ2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Virginia TechInterception, 10 playsQ2 Boston CollegeEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Virginia TechPunt, 5 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ3 Virginia TechInterception, 5 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ3 Virginia TechInterception, 7 playsQ4 Boston CollegeInterception, 5 playsQ4 Virginia TechPunt, 3 playsQ4 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Virginia TechTouchdown, 18 playsQ4 Boston CollegeEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Boston College drives left to right, Virginia Tech right to left.
  1. Q1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  2. Q1 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 plays, 67 yards
  4. Q1 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  5. Q1 Boston CollegeMissed FG, 7 plays, 49 yards
  6. Q1 Virginia TechTouchdown, 6 plays, 79 yards
  7. Q1 Boston CollegeTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 67 yards
  8. Q1 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q1 Boston CollegePunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  10. Q2 Virginia TechTouchdown, 9 plays, 88 yards
  11. Q2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q2 Virginia TechFumble, 3 plays, −8 yards
  13. Q2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 3 plays, 17 yards
  14. Q2 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  15. Q2 Boston CollegePunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  16. Q2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 2 plays, 28 yards
  17. Q2 Virginia TechInterception, 10 plays, 58 yards
  18. Q2 Boston CollegeEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  19. Q3 Virginia TechPunt, 5 plays, 28 yards
  20. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  21. Q3 Virginia TechInterception, 5 plays, 12 yards
  22. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  23. Q3 Virginia TechTouchdown, 11 plays, 59 yards
  24. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  25. Q3 Virginia TechInterception, 7 plays, 22 yards
  26. Q4 Boston CollegeInterception, 5 plays, 11 yards
  27. Q4 Virginia TechPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  28. Q4 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 10 plays, 56 yards
  29. Q4 Virginia TechTouchdown, 18 plays, 83 yards
  30. Q4 Boston CollegeEnd of game, 6 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Tied at 7
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brian Johnson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25AJ Dillon run for 4 yds to the BC 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Anthony Brown pass incomplete to Kobay White, broken up by Caleb Farley
15:003rd & 6 at own 29BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the BC 24
15:003rd & 11 at own 24Anthony Brown pass incomplete
15:004th & 11 at own 24Grant Carlson punt for 48 yds , Hezekiah Grimsley returns for 7 yds to the VTech 31 VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, roughing the kicker ( Yards) declined
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
14:091st & 10 at own 35Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Dalton Keene
14:092nd & 10 at own 35Keshawn King run for no gain to the VTech 35
14:093rd & 10 at own 35Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Tre Turner
14:094th & 10 at own 35Oscar Bradburn punt for 44 yds , Travis Levy returns for 12 yds to the BC 33
Boston College Touchdown, 5 plays
13:191st & 10 at own 33Zay Flowers run for 16 yds to the BC 49 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at own 49AJ Dillon run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
13:192nd & 9 at the 50Anthony Brown pass complete to Korab Idrizi for 13 yds to the VTech 37 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at opp 37AJ Dillon run for 4 yds to the VTech 33
12:012nd & 6 at opp 33Anthony Brown pass complete to Zay Flowers for 33 yds for a TD, (Aaron Boumerhi KICK)Boston College 7, Virginia Tech 0
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
12:011st & 0 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 64 yds , Deshawn McClease return for 18 yds to the VTech 19
11:541st & 10 at own 19Tre Turner run for 7 yds to the VTech 26
11:542nd & 3 at own 26Jalen Holston run for 2 yds to the VTech 28
11:543rd & 1 at own 28Jalen Holston run for no gain to the VTech 28
11:544th & 1 at own 28Oscar Bradburn punt for 50 yds , Travis Levy returns for 8 yds to the BC 30
Boston College Missed FG, 7 plays
10:231st & 10 at own 30Anthony Brown pass complete to Kobay White for no gain to the BC 30
10:232nd & 10 at own 30AJ Dillon run for no gain to the BC 30
10:233rd & 10 at own 30Anthony Brown pass complete to Kobay White for 56 yds to the VTech 14 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at opp 14Dillon,A rush for 2 yards to the VT12 (Hollifield, D;Ashby, R), PENALTY BC illegal motion 5 yards to the VT19, NO PLAY.
10:231st & 15 at opp 19BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the VTech 24
10:231st & 20 at opp 24AJ Dillon run for 4 yds to the VTech 20
10:232nd & 16 at opp 20Anthony Brown pass incomplete to Chris Garrison
10:233rd & 16 at opp 20Anthony Brown pass complete to Ben Glines for a loss of 1 yard to the VTech 21
7:344th & 17 at opp 21Aaron Boumerhi 38 yd FG MISSED
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 6 plays
7:341st & 10 at own 21Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 10 yds to the VTech 31 for a 1ST down
7:341st & 10 at own 31Keshawn King run for 2 yds to the VTech 33
7:342nd & 8 at own 33Ryan Willis pass complete to Dalton Keene for no gain to the VTech 33
7:343rd & 8 at own 33Ryan Willis run for 9 yds to the VTech 42 for a 1ST down
7:341st & 10 at own 42Keshawn King run for 3 yds to the VTech 45
4:432nd & 7 at own 45Ryan Willis pass complete to Hezekiah Grimsley for 55 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)Tied at 7
Boston College Turnover on downs, 5 plays
4:431st & 0 at own 35Brian Johnson kickoff for 64 yds , Travis Levy return for 16 yds to the BC 17
4:401st & 10 at own 17Anthony Brown pass complete to Zay Flowers for 58 yds to the VTech 25 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 25AJ Dillon run for 3 yds to the VTech 22
4:402nd & 7 at opp 22AJ Dillon run for 4 yds to the VTech 18
4:403rd & 3 at opp 18AJ Dillon run for 2 yds to the VTech 16
4:404th & 1 at opp 16AJ Dillon run for no gain to the VTech 16
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
3:001st & 10 at own 16VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, false start (Silas Dzansi) to the VTech 11
3:001st & 15 at own 11Ryan Willis pass incomplete, broken up by Tanner Karafa
3:002nd & 15 at own 11Deshawn McClease run for 5 yds to the VTech 16
3:003rd & 10 at own 16Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Tre Turner
3:004th & 10 at own 16Oscar Bradburn punt for 53 yds , Travis Levy returns for 10 yds to the BC 41
Boston College Punt, 5 plays
1:591st & 10 at own 41Anthony Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the BC 29 Anthony Brown fumbled, recovered by BC Anthony Brown
1:592nd & 22 at own 29Brown,A pass complete to Glines,B for 8 yards to the BC37, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BC illegal touching 0 yards to the BC29, NO PLAY.
1:593rd & 22 at own 29Anthony Brown pass complete to David Bailey for 27 yds to the VTech 44 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at opp 44David Bailey run for 2 yds to the VTech 42
1:592nd & 8 at opp 42David Bailey run for 2 yds to the VTech 40
1:593rd & 6 at opp 40Anthony Brown pass incomplete to Ben Glines
1:594th & 6 at opp 40Grant Carlson punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Hezekiah Grimsley at the VTech 12
2nd quarter9 drives, then Boston College 28, Virginia Tech 14
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 12Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 12 yds to the VTech 24 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 24Ryan Willis pass complete to Kaleb Smith for 25 yds to the VTech 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 49Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 9 yds to the BC 42
15:002nd & 1 at opp 42Zion Debose run for 5 yds to the BC 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37Keshawn King run for 7 yds to the BC 30
15:002nd & 3 at opp 30Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Dalton Keene, broken up by John Lamot
15:003rd & 3 at opp 30Ryan Willis pass complete to James Mitchell for 11 yds to the BC 19 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 19Zion Debose run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 20
11:292nd & 11 at opp 20Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 20 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)Virginia Tech 14, Boston College 7
Boston College Touchdown, 9 plays
11:291st & 0 at own 35Brian Johnson kickoff for 59 yds , Travis Levy return for 19 yds to the BC 25
11:251st & 10 at own 25Anthony Brown pass incomplete to Korab Idrizi
11:252nd & 10 at own 25AJ Dillon run for 3 yds to the BC 28
11:253rd & 7 at own 28Anthony Brown pass complete to Hunter Long for 12 yds to the BC 40 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at own 40Anthony Brown pass complete to Hunter Long for 25 yds to the VTech 35 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at opp 35AJ Dillon run for 3 yds to the VTech 32
11:252nd & 7 at opp 32BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, false start (Erik Larson) to the VTech 37
11:252nd & 12 at opp 37Anthony Brown pass complete to Hunter Long for 11 yds to the VTech 26
11:253rd & 1 at opp 26David Bailey run for 7 yds to the VTech 19 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at opp 19David Bailey run for 2 yds to the VTech 17
7:582nd & 8 at opp 17AJ Dillon run for 17 yds for a TD, (Aaron Boumerhi KICK)Tied at 14
Virginia Tech Fumble, 3 plays
7:581st & 0 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:581st & 10 at own 25Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Tayvion Robinson
7:582nd & 10 at own 25VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the VTech 20
7:582nd & 15 at own 20Deshawn McClease run for 8 yds to the VTech 28
7:583rd & 7 at own 28Ryan Willis sacked by Tate Haynes for a loss of 4 yards to the VTech 17 Ryan Willis fumbled, recovered by BC Marcus Valdez , return for 0 yards
Boston College Touchdown, 3 plays
7:021st & 10 at opp 17AJ Dillon run for no gain to the VTech 17
7:022nd & 10 at opp 17Anthony Brown pass incomplete to Travis Levy, broken up by Caleb Farley
6:203rd & 10 at opp 17Anthony Brown pass complete to Kobay White for 17 yds for a TD, (Aaron Boumerhi KICK)Boston College 21, Virginia Tech 14
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
6:201st & 0 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 64 yds , Tayvion Robinson return for 29 yds to the VTech 30
6:091st & 10 at own 30Ryan Willis pass complete to Keshawn King for 3 yds to the VTech 33
6:092nd & 7 at own 33Ryan Willis run for 4 yds to the VTech 37
6:093rd & 3 at own 37Ryan Willis run for a loss of 4 yards to the VTech 33
6:094th & 7 at own 33Oscar Bradburn punt for 46 yds
Boston College Punt, 6 plays
4:311st & 10 at own 21David Bailey run for 5 yds to the BC 26
4:312nd & 5 at own 26David Bailey run for 4 yds to the BC 30
4:313rd & 1 at own 30Anthony Brown run for 3 yds to the BC 33 for a 1ST down
4:311st & 10 at own 33David Bailey run for a loss of 3 yards to the BC 30
4:312nd & 13 at own 30Anthony Brown pass complete to Korab Idrizi for 7 yds to the BC 37
4:313rd & 6 at own 37Anthony Brown pass incomplete
2:314th & 6 at own 37Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 02:31
2:314th & 6 at own 37Grant Carlson punt for 37 yds , Hezekiah Grimsley returns for no gain to the VTech 28 Hezekiah Grimsley fumbled, recovered by BC Nolan Borgersen
Boston College Touchdown, 2 plays
2:221st & 10 at opp 28Anthony Brown pass incomplete to Kobay White, broken up by Reggie Floyd
2:082nd & 10 at opp 28Anthony Brown run for 28 yds for a TD, (Aaron Boumerhi KICK)Boston College 28, Virginia Tech 14
Virginia Tech Interception, 10 plays
2:081st & 0 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:081st & 10 at own 25Jalen Holston run for 3 yds to the VTech 28
2:082nd & 7 at own 28Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 3 yds to the VTech 31
2:083rd & 4 at own 31Ryan Willis pass complete to Kaleb Smith for 4 yds to the VTech 35 for a 1ST down
2:081st & 10 at own 35Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:081st & 10 at the 50Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 13 yds to the BC 37 for a 1ST down
2:081st & 10 at opp 37Jalen Holston run for 10 yds to the BC 27 for a 1ST down
0:471st & 10 at opp 27Timeout VIRGINIA TECH, clock 00:47
0:471st & 10 at opp 27Ryan Willis pass complete to Deshawn McClease for 6 yds to the BC 21
0:352nd & 4 at opp 21Timeout VIRGINIA TECH, clock 00:35
0:352nd & 4 at opp 21Ryan Willis run for 4 yds to the BC 17 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at opp 17Ryan Willis pass incomplete
0:352nd & 10 at opp 17Ryan Willis pass intercepted, touchback. Joseph Sparacio return for no gain
Boston College End of half, 1 play
0:161st & 10 at own 20TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 19
3rd quarter7 drives, then Boston College 28, Virginia Tech 21
Virginia Tech Punt, 5 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 10 yds to the VTech 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Willis pass complete to Hezekiah Grimsley for 11 yds to the VTech 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 46Deshawn McClease run for 5 yds to the BC 49
15:002nd & 5 at opp 49Ryan Willis pass complete to Dalton Keene for 2 yds to the BC 47
12:563rd & 3 at opp 47Timeout VIRGINIA TECH, clock 12:56
12:563rd & 3 at opp 47Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Tayvion Robinson
12:564th & 3 at opp 47Oscar Bradburn punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Travis Levy at the BC 13
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
12:451st & 10 at own 13AJ Dillon run for a loss of 3 yards to the BC 10
12:452nd & 13 at own 10AJ Dillon run for 2 yds to the BC 12
12:453rd & 11 at own 12Anthony Brown pass incomplete to Ben Glines
12:454th & 11 at own 12Grant Carlson punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BC 42
Virginia Tech Interception, 5 plays
11:411st & 10 at opp 42Keshawn King run for 9 yds to the BC 33
11:412nd & 1 at opp 33Keshawn King run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 35
11:413rd & 3 at opp 35Ryan Willis run for 2 yds to the BC 33
11:414th & 1 at opp 33Ryan Willis run for 3 yds to the BC 30 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at opp 30Ryan Willis pass intercepted Bryce Sebastian return for no gain to the BC 0
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
9:421st & 10 at own 20Zay Flowers run for 2 yds to the BC 22
9:422nd & 8 at own 22Anthony Brown sacked by Rayshard Ashby for a loss of 6 yards to the BC 16
9:423rd & 14 at own 16Anthony Brown pass incomplete to Hunter Long, broken up by Rayshard Ashby
9:424th & 14 at own 16Grant Carlson punt for 43 yds, downed at the VTech 41
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 11 plays
8:361st & 10 at own 41Deshawn McClease run for a loss of 3 yards to the VTech 38
8:362nd & 13 at own 38Ryan Willis sacked by Joey Luchetti for a loss of 8 yards to the VTech 30
8:363rd & 21 at own 30Ryan Willis pass complete to Hezekiah Grimsley for 24 yds to the BC 46 for a 1ST down
8:361st & 10 at opp 46Deshawn McClease run for 3 yds to the BC 43
8:362nd & 7 at opp 43Ryan Willis run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 45
8:363rd & 9 at opp 45Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 12 yds to the BC 33 for a 1ST down
8:361st & 10 at opp 33Keshawn King run for 4 yds to the BC 29
8:362nd & 6 at opp 29Keshawn King run for 8 yds to the BC 21 for a 1ST down
8:361st & 10 at opp 21Keshawn King run for no gain to the BC 21
8:362nd & 10 at opp 21Ryan Willis pass complete to Dalton Keene for 10 yds to the BC 11 for a 1ST down
3:091st & 10 at opp 11Ryan Willis pass complete to James Mitchell for 11 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)Boston College 28, Virginia Tech 21
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
3:091st & 0 at own 35Brian Johnson kickoff for 57 yds , Travis Levy return for 20 yds to the BC 28
3:031st & 10 at own 28Max Richardson run for 2 yds to the BC 30
3:032nd & 8 at own 30Anthony Brown pass complete to Jake Burt for 3 yds to the BC 33
3:033rd & 5 at own 33Anthony Brown pass incomplete to Chris Garrison
3:034th & 5 at own 33TEAM punt for 45 yds, fair catch by TEAM at the VTech 22
Virginia Tech Interception, 7 plays
2:091st & 10 at own 22VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, false start (Christian Darrisaw) to the VTech 17
2:091st & 15 at own 17Ryan Willis pass complete to Emmanuel Belmar for 13 yds to the VTech 30
2:092nd & 2 at own 30Deshawn McClease run for 4 yds to the VTech 34 for a 1ST down
2:091st & 10 at own 34Keshawn King run for 2 yds to the VTech 36
2:092nd & 8 at own 36Ryan Willis pass complete to Emmanuel Belmar for 6 yds to the VTech 42
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at own 42Ryan Willis run for 4 yds to the VTech 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 46Deshawn McClease run for a loss of 2 yards to the VTech 44
Q4 15:002nd & 12 at own 44Ryan Willis pass intercepted Tanner Karafa return for no gain to the VTech 41
4th quarter5 drives, then Boston College 35, Virginia Tech 28
Boston College Interception, 5 plays
13:511st & 10 at opp 41Zay Flowers run for 7 yds to the VTech 34
13:512nd & 3 at opp 34AJ Dillon run for a loss of 3 yards to the VTech 37
13:513rd & 6 at opp 37Anthony Brown pass complete to Hunter Long for 5 yds to the VTech 32
13:514th & 1 at opp 32Anthony Brown run for 2 yds to the VTech 30 for a 1ST down
13:511st & 10 at opp 30Kobay White pass intercepted Jermaine Waller return for no gain to the VTech 2
Virginia Tech Punt, 3 plays
12:151st & 10 at own 2Deshawn McClease run for 1 yd to the VTech 3
12:152nd & 9 at own 3Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Tre Turner
12:153rd & 9 at own 3Ryan Willis pass incomplete
12:154th & 9 at own 3Oscar Bradburn punt for 46 yds , Travis Levy returns for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 44 Travis Levy fumbled, recovered by BC Travis Levy
Boston College Touchdown, 10 plays
11:241st & 10 at own 44Anthony Brown pass complete to AJ Dillon for 9 yds to the VTech 47
11:242nd & 1 at opp 47AJ Dillon run for 13 yds to the VTech 34 for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 34AJ Dillon run for 5 yds to the VTech 29
11:242nd & 5 at opp 29David Bailey run for 6 yds to the VTech 23 for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 23David Bailey run for 3 yds to the VTech 20
11:242nd & 7 at opp 20David Bailey run for 5 yds to the VTech 15
11:243rd & 2 at opp 15AJ Dillon run for 5 yds to the VTech 10 for a 1ST down
11:241st & goal at opp 10AJ Dillon run for 5 yds to the VTech 5
11:242nd & goal at opp 5David Bailey run for 4 yds to the VTech 1
7:533rd & goal at opp 1David Bailey run for 1 yd for a TD, (Aaron Boumerhi KICK)Boston College 35, Virginia Tech 21
Virginia Tech Touchdown, 18 plays
7:531st & 0 at own 35Danny Longman kickoff for 64 yds , Tayvion Robinson return for 16 yds to the VTech 17
7:531st & 10 at own 17Ryan Willis run for a loss of 6 yards to the VTech 11
7:532nd & 16 at own 11Ryan Willis pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 9 yds to the VTech 20
7:533rd & 7 at own 20Willis, R pass incomplete to Smith, K, PENALTY BC pass interference (Sebastian,B) 12 yards to the VT32, 1ST DOWN VT, NO PLAY.
7:531st & 10 at own 32Deshawn McClease run for 2 yds to the VTech 34
7:532nd & 8 at own 34Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Tre Turner
7:533rd & 8 at own 34Ryan Willis pass complete to Kaleb Smith for 22 yds to the BC 44 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 44Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Tre Turner
7:532nd & 10 at opp 44Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Deshawn McClease, broken up by Tanner Karafa
7:533rd & 10 at opp 44Ryan Willis pass complete to Hezekiah Grimsley for 8 yds to the BC 36
7:534th & 2 at opp 36VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, false start (T.J. Jackson) to the BC 41
7:534th & 7 at opp 41Ryan Willis run for 7 yds to the BC 34 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 34Ryan Willis pass complete to Tre Turner for 8 yds to the BC 26
7:532nd & 2 at opp 26Ryan Willis pass incomplete to James Mitchell, broken up by John Lamot
7:533rd & 2 at opp 26Ryan Willis run for 4 yds to the BC 22 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 22Ryan Willis pass incomplete to Deshawn McClease
7:532nd & 10 at opp 22Deshawn McClease run for 7 yds to the BC 15
7:533rd & 3 at opp 15Deshawn McClease run for 2 yds to the BC 13
7:534th & 1 at opp 13Ryan Willis run for 1 yd to the BC 12 for a 1ST down
7:531st & 10 at opp 12Ryan Willis pass complete to Dalton Keene for 1 yd to the BC 11
2:132nd & 9 at opp 11Ryan Willis pass complete to Kaleb Smith for 11 yds for a TD, (Brian Johnson KICK)Boston College 35, Virginia Tech 28
Boston College End of game, 6 plays
2:131st & 0 at own 35N/A on-side kick recovered by BOSTON COLLEGE at the BC 38
2:121st & 10 at own 38AJ Dillon run for 2 yds to the BC 40
2:062nd & 8 at own 40Timeout VIRGINIA TECH, clock 02:06
2:062nd & 8 at own 40AJ Dillon run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 39
2:023rd & 9 at own 39Timeout VIRGINIA TECH, clock 02:02
2:023rd & 9 at own 39AJ Dillon run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:021st & 10 at the 50TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 49
2:022nd & 11 at own 49TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 48
2:023rd & 12 at own 48TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 47

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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2026Virginia Tech 21, Boston College 14
2024Virginia Tech 42, Boston College 21
2023Virginia Tech 48, Boston College 22
2022Virginia Tech 27, Boston College 10
2021Boston College 17, Virginia Tech 3
2020Virginia Tech 40, Boston College 14

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