Boston College at Army

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Boston College beat Army 27–⁠24. It was their 39th meeting; Boston College leads the series 26–⁠13.

AwayBoston College7–⁠6 in 2023
27
HomeArmy6–⁠6 in 2023
24

Final at Michie Stadium, West PointTV: CBSSNAttendance 34,017

At kickoff
66°F, light rain, wind 8 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Stewart International Airport (KSWF), 17 km from the stadium, 15 minutes before kickoff
Official
Riley JohnsonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Boston College677727
Army0314724

Standouts

Player stats

Boston College

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Thomas Castellanos4/97301
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Thomas Castellanos31142420
Pat Garwo III14111050
Nate Johnson218018
Alex Broome816015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaden Williams157057
Joseph Griffin Jr.21008
Lewis Bond1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Vinny DePalma9000
John Pupel6000
Jalen Cheek6000
Donovan Ezeiruaku5000

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bryson Daily10/1310510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Bryson Daily1499023
Tyrell Robinson731110
Hayden Reed62117
Kanye Udoh3803
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Casey Reynolds237027
Tyrell Robinson121021
Hayden Reed320010
Noah Short216015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Quindrelin Hammonds11001
Leo Lowin11000
Max DiDomenico9100
Kalib Fortner7000
Cameron Jones5210
Jack Latore2110

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

Team stats

Boston CollegeArmy
372Total yards266
73Passing yards105
299Rushing yards161
8.1Yards per pass8.1
4.9Yards per rush4.9
19First downs12
8–⁠17Third downs3–⁠10
3–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
3–⁠25Penalties6–⁠30
34:30Possession25:30
0Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Boston CollegeArmy
38%Success rate44%
0.26EPA per play0.21
1.48Explosiveness0.93
0.36Rushing EPA0.10
0.04Passing EPA0.56
33%Passing-down success17%
−0.05First-down EPA0.17
0.18Second-down EPA0.34
0.91Third-down EPA0.09
9%Havoc by its defense10%

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)

Army 73% to win. Boston College won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Army −3, over/under 50.

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 Army 56%, Boston College 44%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Army end zoneBoston College end zoneQ1 Boston CollegePunt, 6 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Boston CollegeInterception, 6 playsQ2 ArmyField goal, 6 playsQ2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 17 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 5 playsQ3 ArmyTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 ArmyTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Boston CollegePunt, 5 playsQ3 ArmyTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Boston CollegeTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ4 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 ArmyFumble, 3 playsQ4 Boston CollegeEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Army drives left to right, Boston College right to left.
  1. Q1 Boston CollegePunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 5 plays, 40 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  5. Q1 Boston CollegePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  6. Q1 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  7. Q1 Boston CollegeInterception, 6 plays, 30 yards
  8. Q2 ArmyField goal, 6 plays, 38 yards
  9. Q2 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 17 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  11. Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 6 plays, 37 yards
  12. Q3 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 8 plays, 69 yards
  14. Q3 Boston CollegePunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
  15. Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 7 plays, 61 yards
  16. Q4 Boston CollegeTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 33 yards
  17. Q4 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  18. Q4 Boston CollegeTouchdown, 12 plays, 62 yards
  19. Q4 ArmyFumble, 3 plays, 5 yards
  20. Q4 Boston CollegeEnd of game, 1 play, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Boston College 6, Army 0
Boston College Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Pat Garwo III run for 4 yds to the BC 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete to Jeremiah Franklin
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Thomas Castellanos run for 3 yds to the BC 32
15:004th & 3 at own 32PENALTY ARMY Offside (Keith,Chance) 5 yards from BC 32 to BC 37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at own 37Thomas Castellanos run for 3 yds to the BC 40
15:002nd & 7 at own 40Pat Garwo III run for 2 yds to the BC 42
15:003rd & 5 at own 42Thomas Castellanos run for 3 yds to the BC 45
11:494th & 2 at own 45Loren DiLoreto punt for 36 yds
Army Punt, 3 plays
11:491st & 10 at own 19Noah Short run for 2 yds to the ARMY 17
11:492nd & 12 at own 17Tyrell Robinson run for 6 yds to the ARMY 23
11:493rd & 6 at own 23Bryson Daily pass complete to Noah Short for 1 yd to the ARMY 24
9:564th & 5 at own 24Cooper Allan punt for 16 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ARMY 40
Boston College Touchdown, 5 plays
9:561st & 10 at opp 40Thomas Castellanos run for 8 yds to the ARMY 32
9:562nd & 2 at opp 32Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Lewis Bond for 6 yds to the ARMY 26 for a 1ST down
9:561st & 10 at opp 26Thomas Castellanos run for 4 yds to the ARMY 22
9:562nd & 6 at opp 22Pat Garwo III run for 2 yds to the ARMY 20
7:353rd & 4 at opp 20Thomas Castellanos run for 20 yds for a TD (Liam Connor PAT MISSED)Boston College 6, Army 0
Army Punt, 3 plays
7:351st & 10 at own 35Luca Lombardo kickoff for 63 yds
7:351st & 10 at own 25Kanye Udoh run for 3 yds to the ARMY 28
7:352nd & 12 at own 23Bryson Daily run for 3 yds to the ARMY 26
7:353rd & 9 at own 26Bryson Daily run for 4 yds to the ARMY 30
5:114th & 5 at own 30Cooper Allan punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BC 28
Boston College Punt, 3 plays
5:111st & 10 at own 28Alex Broome run for 4 yds to the BC 32
5:112nd & 6 at own 32Thomas Castellanos run for 4 yds to the BC 28 Thomas Castellanos fumbled, recovered by BC Thomas Castellanos
5:113rd & 10 at own 28Thomas Castellanos run for 8 yds to the BC 36
3:074th & 2 at own 36Loren DiLoreto punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Cameron Jones at the ARMY 33
Army Punt, 3 plays
3:071st & 10 at own 33Tyrell Robinson run for 4 yds to the ARMY 37
3:072nd & 6 at own 37Zach Mundell run for 2 yds to the ARMY 39
3:073rd & 4 at own 39Tyrell Robinson run for no gain to the ARMY 39
3:074th & 4 at own 39PENALTY ARMY False Start (Nicolas-Paul,Bo) 5 yards from ARMY39 to ARMY34. NO PLAY.
0:554th & 9 at own 34Cooper Allan punt for 55 yds
Boston College Interception, 6 plays
0:551st & 10 at own 11Alex Broome run for 3 yds to the BC 14
0:552nd & 7 at own 14Thomas Castellanos sacked by Jack Latore for a loss of 10 yards to the BC 4
Q2 15:003rd & 17 at own 4Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Jaden Williams for 57 yds to the ARMY 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 39Alex Broome run for no gain to the ARMY 39
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 39Alex Broome run for 20 yds to the BC 41
Q2 12:553rd & 30 at own 41Thomas Castellanos pass intercepted
2nd quarter3 drives, then Boston College 13, Army 3
Army Field goal, 6 plays
12:551st & 10 at opp 43Bryson Daily run for 14 yds to the BC 29 for a 1ST down
12:551st & 10 at opp 29Bryson Daily pass complete to Tyrell Robinson for 21 yds to the BC 8 for a 1ST down
12:551st & goal at opp 8Jakobi Buchanan run for 2 yds to the BC 6
12:552nd & goal at opp 6Bryson Daily pass incomplete to Joshua Lingenfelter
12:553rd & goal at opp 6Hayden Reed run for 1 yd to the BC 5
10:084th & goal at opp 5Quinn Maretzki 22 yd FG GOODBoston College 6, Army 3
Boston College Touchdown, 17 plays
10:081st & 10 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:081st & 10 at own 25Nate Johnson run for 18 yds to the BC 43 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at own 43Pat Garwo III run for no gain to the BC 43
10:082nd & 10 at own 43Thomas Castellanos run for 10 yds to the ARMY 47 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 47Pat Garwo III run for 2 yds to the ARMY 45
10:082nd & 8 at opp 45Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Josiah Griffin for 2 yds to the ARMY 43
10:081st & 10 at opp 35Alex Broome run for 4 yds to the ARMY 31
10:082nd & 6 at opp 31Nate Johnson run for no gain to the ARMY 31
10:083rd & 6 at opp 31Thomas Castellanos run for 3 yds to the ARMY 28
10:084th & 3 at opp 28Pat Garwo III run for 4 yds to the ARMY 24 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 24Thomas Castellanos run for 4 yds to the ARMY 20
10:082nd & 6 at opp 20Pat Garwo III run for 2 yds to the ARMY 18
10:083rd & 4 at opp 18Boston College Penalty, Illegal Motion (Yards) declined
10:083rd & 6 at opp 43Thomas Castellanos run for 8 yds to the ARMY 35 for a 1ST down
2:274th & 3 at opp 17Timeout Army, clock 02:27
2:274th & 3 at opp 17Pat Garwo III run for 5 yds to the ARMY 12 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at opp 12Timeout Army, clock 02:18
2:181st & 10 at opp 12Alex Broome run for 4 yds to the ARMY 8
2:102nd & 6 at opp 8Timeout Army, clock 02:10
2:102nd & 6 at opp 8Thomas Castellanos run for 4 yds to the ARMY 4
1:243rd & 2 at opp 4Thomas Castellanos run for 4 yds for a TD (Liam Connor KICK)Boston College 13, Army 3
Army Punt, 5 plays
1:191st & 10 at own 35Luca Lombardo kickoff for 57 yds , Bo Nicolas-Paul return for 15 yds to the ARMY 23
1:191st & 10 at own 23Bryson Daily pass complete to Hayden Reed for 7 yds to the ARMY 30
1:192nd & 3 at own 30Bryson Daily run for 10 yds to the ARMY 40 for a 1ST down
1:191st & 10 at own 40Bryson Daily run for no gain to the ARMY 40
1:192nd & 10 at own 40Bryson Daily run for no gain to the ARMY 40 Bryson Daily fumbled, recovered by BC Connor Finucane
1:193rd & 10 at own 40Bryson Daily pass complete to Tobi Olawole for 2 yds to the ARMY 42 Army Penalty, Face Mask (0 yards) (Yards) declined
0:004th & 8 at own 42Cooper Allan punt for 40 yds
3rd quarter5 drives, then Boston College 20, Army 17
Army Touchdown, 6 plays
14:441st & 10 at own 35Luca Lombardo kickoff for 55 yds , Zach Mundell return for 53 yds to the BC 37
14:441st & 10 at opp 37Bryson Daily run for 14 yds to the BC 23 Bryson Daily fumbled, recovered by BC Tyrell Robinson for a 1ST down
14:441st & 10 at opp 23Tyrell Robinson run for 5 yds to the BC 18
13:132nd & 5 at opp 18Timeout Army, clock 13:13
13:132nd & 5 at opp 18Bryson Daily run for 4 yds to the BC 14
13:133rd & 1 at opp 14Bryson Daily run for 1 yd to the BC 13 for a 1ST down
13:131st & 10 at opp 13Bryson Daily run for 3 yds to the BC 10
10:482nd & 7 at opp 10Tyrell Robinson run for 10 yds for a TD (Cole Talley KICK)Boston College 13, Army 10
Boston College Touchdown, 6 plays
10:481st & 10 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:481st & 10 at own 25Pat Garwo III run for 5 yds to the BC 30
10:482nd & 5 at own 30Thomas Castellanos run for 3 yds to the BC 33
10:483rd & 2 at own 33Thomas Castellanos run for 2 yds to the BC 35 for a 1ST down
10:481st & 10 at own 35Pat Garwo III run for 5 yds to the BC 40
10:482nd & 5 at own 40Pat Garwo III run for 50 yds to the ARMY 10 for a 1ST down
7:361st & goal at opp 10Thomas Castellanos run for 10 yds for a TD (Liam Connor KICK)Boston College 20, Army 10
Army Touchdown, 8 plays
7:271st & 10 at own 35Luca Lombardo kickoff for 34 yds , Zach Mundell return for no gain to the ARMY 31
7:271st & 10 at own 31Bryson Daily run for 9 yds to the ARMY 40
7:272nd & 1 at own 40Bryson Daily run for 23 yds to the BC 37 for a 1ST down
7:271st & 10 at opp 37Hayden Reed run for no gain to the BC 37
7:272nd & 10 at opp 37Hayden Reed run for 2 yds to the BC 35
7:273rd & 8 at opp 35Bryson Daily pass complete to Noah Short for 15 yds to the BC 20 for a 1ST down
7:271st & 10 at opp 20Tyrell Robinson run for 4 yds to the BC 16
7:272nd & 6 at opp 16Bryson Daily run for 10 yds to the BC 6 for a 1ST down
2:511st & goal at opp 6Hayden Reed run for 6 yds for a TD (Cole Talley KICK)Boston College 20, Army 17
Boston College Punt, 5 plays
2:441st & 10 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 63 yds , Lewis Bond return for 15 yds to the BC 17
2:441st & 10 at own 17Pat Garwo III run for 22 yds to the BC 39 for a 1ST down
2:441st & 10 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun Garwo,Patrick rush middle for 4 yards gain to the BC 43 (Lowin,Leo) PENALTY BC Holding (Kendall,Drew) 10 yards from BC 39 to BC 29. NO PLAY.
2:441st & 20 at own 29Boston College Penalty, Illegal Block (-10 Yards) to the BC 26
2:441st & 23 at own 26Lewis Bond run for 2 yds to the BC 28
2:442nd & 21 at own 28Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete to Josiah Griffin
2:443rd & 21 at own 28Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete to Lewis Bond
0:234th & 21 at own 28Sam Candotti punt for 39 yds , Cameron Jones returns for 6 yds to the ARMY 39
Army Touchdown, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 39Tyrell Robinson run for 2 yds to the ARMY 41
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at own 41Bryson Daily pass complete to Casey Reynolds for 27 yds to the BC 32 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 32Hayden Reed run for 7 yds to the BC 25
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 25Kanye Udoh run for 2 yds to the BC 23
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 23Bryson Daily run for 4 yds to the BC 19 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 19Bryson Daily pass complete to Hayden Reed for 10 yds to the BC 9 for a 1ST down Boston College Penalty, Illegal Substitution (Jaden Williams) declined for a 1ST down
Q4 11:431st & goal at opp 9Bryson Daily pass complete to Tyson Riley for 9 yds for a TD (Cole Talley KICK)Army 24, Boston College 20
4th quarter5 drives, then Boston College 27, Army 24
Boston College Turnover on downs, 9 plays
11:431st & 10 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 65 yds
11:431st & 10 at own 25Thomas Castellanos run for 2 yds to the BC 27
11:432nd & 8 at own 27Pat Garwo III run for 7 yds to the BC 34
11:433rd & 1 at own 34Pat Garwo III run for 1 yd to the BC 35 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at own 35Thomas Castellanos pass incomplete to Josiah Griffin
11:432nd & 10 at own 35Alex Broome run for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at the 50Thomas Castellanos sacked by Cameron Jones for a loss of 1 yard to the BC 49
11:432nd & 11 at own 49Thomas Castellanos run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
11:433rd & 10 at the 50Thomas Castellanos pass complete to Josiah Griffin for 8 yds to the ARMY 42
7:194th & 2 at opp 42Thomas Castellanos run for no gain to the ARMY 42
Army Punt, 3 plays
7:191st & 10 at own 42Kanye Udoh run for 3 yds to the ARMY 45
7:192nd & 7 at own 45Hayden Reed run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
5:403rd & 2 at the 50Bryson Daily pass complete to Hayden Reed for 50 yds Boston College Penalty, (5 Yards) to the ARMY 48
5:244th & 4 at own 48Cooper Allan punt for 14 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BC 38
Boston College Touchdown, 12 plays
5:241st & 10 at own 38Kye Robichaux run for 6 yds to the BC 44
5:242nd & 4 at own 44Thomas Castellanos run for 18 yds to the ARMY 38 for a 1ST down
5:241st & 10 at opp 38Thomas Castellanos run for 2 yds to the ARMY 36
5:242nd & 8 at opp 36PENALTY BC False Start (Hergel,Kyle) 5 yards from ARMY36 to ARMY41. NO PLAY.
5:242nd & 13 at opp 41Thomas Castellanos run for 3 yds to the ARMY 38
5:243rd & 10 at opp 38Alex Broome run for 6 yds to the ARMY 32
5:244th & 4 at opp 32Thomas Castellanos run for 5 yds to the ARMY 27 for a 1ST down
5:241st & 10 at opp 27Kye Robichaux run for 4 yds to the ARMY 23
5:242nd & 6 at opp 23Thomas Castellanos run for 3 yds to the ARMY 20
1:213rd & 3 at opp 20Timeout Boston College, clock 01:21
1:213rd & 3 at opp 20Thomas Castellanos run for 17 yds to the ARMY 3 for a 1ST down
1:111st & goal at opp 3Timeout Army, clock 01:11
1:111st & goal at opp 3Kye Robichaux run for 2 yds to the ARMY 1
1:072nd & goal at opp 1Timeout Army, clock 01:07
1:072nd & goal at opp 1Kye Robichaux run for no gain to the ARMY 1
0:283rd & goal at opp 1Timeout Boston College, clock 00:28
0:253rd & goal at opp 1Thomas Castellanos run for 1 yd for a TD (Liam Connor KICK)Boston College 27, Army 24
Army Fumble, 3 plays
0:251st & 10 at own 35Luca Lombardo kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:251st & 10 at own 25Bryson Daily pass incomplete to Noah Short
0:252nd & 10 at own 25Bryson Daily pass incomplete to Casey Reynolds
0:253rd & 10 at own 25PENALTY ARMY Delay Of Game 5 yards from ARMY25 to ARMY20. NO PLAY.
0:073rd & 15 at own 20Bryson Daily pass complete to Casey Reynolds for 10 yds Casey Reynolds fumbled, recovered by BC John Pupel
Boston College End of game, 1 play
0:071st & 10 at opp 30PENALTY ARMY Offside (Richardson,Darius) 5 yards from ARMY30 to ARMY25. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 5 at opp 25T. Castellanos takes a knee

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.

Boston College leads 26–⁠13 in 39 meetings.

Recent meetings
2023Boston College 27, Army 24
2013Boston College 48, Army 27
2012Army 34, Boston College 31
2007Boston College 37, Army 17
2005Boston College 44, Army 7
2001Boston College 31, Army 10

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