Boston College Athletics
Postgame Notes: Boston College
November 11, 2017 | Football
Team
- No. 23 NC State took the lead with 8:11 remaining in the fourth quarter and held off Boston College 17-14 Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium. The loss snapped BC's three-game winning streak in ACC play.
- BC still leads the all-time series, 9-6, and 6-3 at home, against the Wolfpack.
- Redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony Brown (knee) and senior captain cornerback Kamrin Moore (upper body) were injured in the second quarter and did not return to the game.
Offense
- True freshman running back AJ Dillon became BC's all-time leading freshman rusher with 1,039 rushing yards after logging 196 on the day. Dillon scored the game's first touchdown on a 66-yard touchdown run, his second-longest carry of the season.
- Dillon eclipsed Montel Harris' BC freshman rushing record of 920 yards in 13 games during the 2008 season.
- Dillon now has four career 100-yard games and 1,039 rushing yards on the season.
- Dillon is the 12th freshman in ACC history to run for 1,000 yards in a season. He is ninth in ACC history with 1,039 rushing yards for a freshman.Â
            1. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech 2009 1,655
            2. Darren Evans, Virginia Tech 2008 1,265
            3. Giovani Bernard, North Carolina 2011 1,253
            4. Amos Lawrence, North Carolina 1977 1,211
            5. Joe McIntosh, NC State 1981 1,190
            6. Qadree Ollison, Pittsburgh 2015 1,121
            7. T.A. McLendon, NC State 2002 1,101
            8. Travon McMillian, Virginia Tech 2015 1,042
            9. AJ Dillon, Boston College 2017  1,039
            10. James McDougald, Wake Forest 1976 1,018
            11. Leon Johnson, North Carolina 1993 1,012
            12. Dalvin Cook, Florida State 2014 1,008
- Dillon is the first BC player to rush for over 1,000 yards since graduate quarterback Tyler Murphy accumulated 1,320 in 2014.
- Dillon has 221 rushing attempts this season, the most of any Boston College freshman in school history. The previous best by a rookie running back at BC was Jon Hilliman in 2014 (210 rushing attempts). Dillon finished with 36 carries against the Wolfpack, his second-highest total in a single-game this season.
- Senior Thadd Smith scored his third touchdown of the season on a 12-yard run with 11 seconds left in the third quarter. It was his second on the ground in 2017 and the fifth TD of his career.
Defense
- Junior defensive end Zach Allen led the Eagles with nine tackles, including five solo stops, on the day. He also assisted on a tackle for loss and had two pass breakups.
- Redshirt freshman John Lamot led BC with 1.5 tackles for loss and was second on the team with seven total tackles. He had four solo stops.
- Senior All-America defensive end Harold Landry missed his second career game (second consecutive) due to an ankle injury. Junior Wyatt Ray started in his place.
Attendance: 33,242
Weather: 27 degrees, wind 8 MPH, sunny, clear skies
Coin Toss: Boston College won the toss and deferred. NC State received the opening kickoff.
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