Postgame Notes: BC 35, Buffalo 3

Boston College (3-2, 0-2 ACC) vs. Buffalo (1-3, 0-0 MAC)
Alumni Stadium | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Oct. 1, 2016

Team

Boston College moved to 3-2 overall with its second consecutive victory as the Eagles defeated Buffalo, 35-3. It marked the first time since the start of the 2015 season that Boston College recorded two straight wins.
Boston College moved to 7-2 all-time against Buffalo. BC has won the last three meetings and head coach Steve Addazio is 2-0 all-time against the Bulls.
The Eagles did not commit a turnover in seven quarters of football with the last turnover coming in the second quarter at Virginia Tech, Sept. 17,2016. The streak was snapped on a fumble in the second quarter.
Boston College is 17-2 under Steve Addazio when leading at halftime. The Eagles held a 21-3 advantage at the break Saturday vs. Buffalo.

Offense

For the second straight game, the Eagles put up 400 yards of offense as they recorded 400 against Buffalo and 490 against Wagner last week. The last time the Eagles recorded back-to-back 400-yard games was when in 2014 against Colorado State (408; Sept. 27) and at NC State (411; Oct. 11).
It was also the second straight game Boston College scored at least 30 points, as the Eagles put up 42 against Wagner a week ago.
The 258 passing yards were the most the BC offense tallied since recording 285 against Villanova on Aug. 31, 2013 when Chase Rettig was behind center. John Fadule recorded 257 in 2015 against NC State.
Graduate QB Patrick Towles set his career-high wearing Maroon and Gold with 234 passing yards and 14 completions. He finished the game 14-of-25 passing with two touchdowns.. For the third time this season, he threw for two touchdowns. It was his first 200 yard game at BC.
Redshirt freshman RB Davon Jones registered his first career touchdown on a one-yard rush with 35 seconds left in the first quarter. His 38-yard reception in the second quarter, which set up a BC touchdown, was the longest of his young career. He finished the day with 53 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Junior WR Charlie Callinan recorded his first touchdown reception of the season at 9:25 in the second quarter on a seven-yard reception, bringing his career total to four TDs. He recorded two catches for 22 yards.
Sophomore WR Michael Walker caught his second touchdown of the season and his career with 21 seconds left in the first half on an 11-yard reception.
Sophomore WR Jeff Smith led the way for the Eagles with five catches for 65 yards, including a 43-yard reception.
Redshirt freshman WR Chris Garrison recorded a career-long catch of 44 yards late in the first quarter to put the Eagles in the red zone, which led to the Jones touchdown. Garrison was injured on the play and did not return to the game.
Sophomore RB Richard Wilson scored his first touchdown on the season on a three-yard run with 14 seconds to play in the game. It was the second in his career.
Sophomore TE Tommy Sweeney tied his career-highs with two receptions for 30 yards.
Redshirt sophomore QB Darius Wade played in his third game of the season. He was 1-for-2 with a 24-yard reception to sophomore FB Colton Cardinal in the fourth quarter.

Defense

The 67 total offensive yards allowed by Boston College are the third fewest all-time. Steve Addazio has been the head coach for two of the four best single-game defensive efforts in terms of total offensive yardage allowed by Boston College.
- Fewest Yards Allowed by BC in a Game
  - Howard (11), 2015
  - Holy Cross (52), 1970
  - Buffalo (67), 2016
  - Houston (71), 1962

The BC defense allowed just 26 rushing yards on the day. It is the 18th time in 30 games that the Eagles have not allowed an opponent to tally 100 yards on the ground.
Boston College allowed just five first downs on the day. It was tied for the fifth-fewest amount of first downs allowed by BC in a game in school history.
- Fewest First Downs Allowed by BC in a Game
  - Howard (2), 2015
  - Villanova (4), 1977; Richmond (4), 1965; Houston (4), 1962
  - Buffalo (5), 2016; Northwestern (5), 1992, Holy Cross (5), 1970
The BC defense forced five three-and-out to bring the season total to 30, averaging six per game. Boston College limited Buffalo to just one third down conversion in 11 attempts.
Junior DE Harold Landry recorded a sack in the second quarter, forcing his third fumble of the year. The Bulls were able to recover and punt on fourth down. Landry now has 5.5 sacks on the season.
In the fourth quarter, senior DT Truman Gutapfel forced his first career fumble and junior LB Connor Strachan recovered it for his second recovery of 2016, fifth in his career.

Special Teams

Senior LB Matt Milano blocked his third career punt in the first quarter. He blocked two in 2015.
Senior RB Tyler Rouse finished the day with a career-high 59 punt return yards and a career-high 116 all-purpose yards.
Junior P/K Mike Knoll was 5-for-5 on extra-point attempts.

Attendance: 24,203
Weather: 57 degrees, showers,12 mph NNW winds
Coin Toss: Boston College won the coin toss and elected to receive.

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Players Mentioned

Charlie Callinan

Colton Cardinal

John Fadule

Chris Garrison

Truman Gutapfel

Davon Jones

Mike Knoll

Harold Landry

Matt Milano

Tyler Rouse

Jeff Smith

Connor Strachan

Tommy Sweeney

Patrick Towles

Darius Wade

Michael Walker

Richard Wilson

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