Postgame Notes: Boston College at Syracuse

POSTGAME NOTES
Boston College (7-5, 4-4 ACC) at Syracuse (4-8, 2-6 ACC)
Carrier Dome | Syracuse, N.Y.
Nov. 25, 2017

Team

Boston College scored 42 points, the most against Syracuse in series history (51 games) as the Eagles cruised to a 42-14 victory over the Orange.
The victory marked the first at the Carrier Dome for head coach Steve Addazio and the first victory for the Eagles since 2010.
BC totaled 581 yards of total offense for the third time this season and the seventh time under head coach Steve Addazio.
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.
BC has scored 35+ points in a game five times this season, the most since 2007 when the Eagles also completed the feat five times.
Boston College scored two touchdowns on its opening two drives in the first quarter and a touchdown on the opening drive of the second half. Freshman running back AJ Dillon scored all three times on the drives for the Eagles.
The Eagles' four ACC wins ties for the most under Addazio. They also recorded four in 2013 and 2014.

Offense

True freshman running back AJ Dillon score a 22-yard touchdown on his first carry of the game for BC's first score on the day.
Dillon scored three touchdowns on the day to move into a tie for ninth place in BC single-season history with 13 rushing touchdowns.
Dillon went over the century mark in the first half for the sixth time this season. He finished the day with 193 yards. He has two 200-yard rushing games in 2017.
Junior wide receiver Jeff Smith scored a 64-yard touchdown on a jet sweep, the second-longest rushing attempt of Smith's career. He has three 60+ yard runs as an Eagle, including a career-long 80-yard rushing TD against No. 4 Notre Dame in 2015.
Graduate student quarterback Darius Wade threw for 248 yards, a new career high, as he finished the afternoon 16-for-20 passing with one touchdown and no interceptions.
True freshman running back Travis Levy scored on a career-long 46-yard touchdown reception. It was the first touchdown of his career.

Defense

Junior strong safety Will Harris recovered a lateral and returned the fumble 30 yards for his first touchdown of his career. It was the third non-offensive touchdown scored by BC this season.
Harris also recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter caused by senior linebacker Ty Schwab. It was the fourth recovery for Harris this season and the first forced fumble of Schwab's career.
Junior free safety Lukas Denis recorded his team-leading seventh interception in the second quarter. He is now tied for fourth on BC's single-season record list. Denis entered the game second nationally and first in the ACC in interceptions.
Redshirt freshman linebacker John Lamot missed today's game with a knee injury. Sophomore Davon Jones made his first career start at linebacker after moving earlier in the season from running back. Jones recorded a career-high eight tackles, including a tackle for a loss of three yards.
Junior defensive back Taj-Amir Torres tallied a career-high nine tackles, including five solo stops and one for a loss of one yard.

Attendance: 30,202
Weather: 72 degrees, indoors
Coin Toss: Syracuse won the toss and chose to receive the opening kickoff.