Postgame Notes: Boston College

Team

For the fourth time in five seasons, Boston College became bowl-eligible with a 39-16 victory over UConn Saturday evening at Fenway Park.
Head coach Steve Addazio will be the first coach in Boston College history to lead the Eagles to four bowl games in the first five years as head coach.
Boston College played its 77th game in school history Saturday evening at Fenway Park. The Eagles are 55-17-5 all-time at America's oldest ballpark.
UConn was the home team for the game as the Huskies decided to move the contest from its home field in East Hartford, Conn. to Fenway Park. It was BC's first game at Fenway Park since a 19-16 loss to No. 4 Notre Dame on Nov. 21, 2015.
Boston College is 12-0-2 all-time against UConn. In the last 11 meetings, BC has won all 11 games and outscored the Huskies 336-75.
BC has outscored UConn, 102-19, over the last two meetings. Last year, BC won 30-0 at Alumni Stadium against the Huskies.
The Eagles' 330 rushing yards racked up against the Huskies are the second most logged in 2017. They recorded 364 in the 45-42 victory at Louisville on Oct. 14. BC is 11-0 all-time under Addazio when rushing for 300+ yards in a game.
Boston College has outscored the opposition 91-34 in the third quarter this season.

Offense

True freshman running back AJ Dillon finished with his second career 200-yard game as the Connecticut native rushed for 200 yards on 34 carries and two touchdowns.
Dillon had two 50+ yard runs in the first half and totaled 140 yards and a touchdown at halftime.
Dillon is 10th in Boston College single-season history with 1,239 rushing yards. Dillon is fourth among ACC freshmen all-time in single-season rushing as well.
Darius Wade earned the start at quarterback for Boston College, his first start of the season and fourth of his career. It was his first start since Sept. 18, 2015 against No. 9 Florida State.
Wade tossed his first touchdown pass of the season to sophomore tight end Chris Garrison for BC's first touchdown of the game. It was the first touchdown reception of Garrison's career.
Redshirt junior running back Jon Hilliman scored on a 38-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for his 25th career rushing touchdown. He added another score in the fourth quarter to move into sole possession in school history with 26 career rushing scores.
Hilliman recorded 107 rushing yards on 10 carries for his seventh career 100-yard game.
The last time BC teammates logged over 100 rushing yards in the same game was on Dec. 27, 2014 when Hilliman (148) and Tyler Murphy (105) did so against Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.

Defense

Sophomore cornerback Hamp Cheevers made his first career start in his 16th career game. Cheevers replaced senior captain Kamrin Moore in the starting lineup, who is out for the season with a shoulder injury. Cheevers recorded his second career interception in the first quarter.
Junior defensive end Wyatt Ray blocked his first career field goal in the first quarter. Ray, who made his third consecutive start at defensive end, finished the game with five tackles and one for a loss.
Junior cornerback Taj-Amir Torres returned his second career interception 65 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. It was Torres' first career pick six. It was the second pick six for BC this season (John Lamot at Virginia).
Junior free safety Lukas Denis intercepted his sixth pass of the season and returned the interception 56 yards. He leads the team in interceptions.
Senior defensive tackle Noa Merritt recorded a career-high two sacks for a loss of 16 yards. Merritt finished with a forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup.
Redshirt freshman linebacker John Lamot recorded 10 tackles for the third time in his career, tying a career-high.
Junior defensive end Zach Allen led the Eagles with 11 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of three yards. Allen entered the game with 78 tackles, the most by any defensive linemen in college football this season.
Senior linebacker Ty Schwab recorded nine tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage. Schwab leads BC this season with 90 tackles.

Special Teams

Senior kicker Mike Knoll punted eight times for 314 yards. He tied a career long with a 63-yard punt in the second quarter. He also booted three punts inside the 20.
Sophomore linebacker Davon Jones forced a fumble on a kickoff return in the second quarter. It was the first of his career for the converted running back.

Attendance: 20,133
Weather: 48 degrees, wind of the west, 3 mph
Coin Toss: Boston College won the toss and deferred. UConn received the opening kickoff.

Players Mentioned

Zach Allen

Hamp Cheevers

Lukas Denis

AJ Dillon

Chris Garrison

Jon Hilliman

Davon Jones

Mike Knoll

John Lamot

Noa Merritt

Kamrin Moore

Wyatt Ray

Ty Schwab

Taj-Amir Torres

Darius Wade

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