Boston College Athletics
Boston College
Temple
Football Tops Temple, 33-10
October 06, 2001 | Football
Oct. 6, 2001
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BOSTON (AP) - William Green ran for 113 yards for his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game, and scored two touchdowns Saturday as Boston College defeated Temple 33-10.
Green, who began the day as the nation's second-leading rusher at 150 yards per game, didn't top the 100-mark until scoring on a 28-yard run with 1:40 to play on his final run of the day. He also scored on a 2-yard run in the third quarter.
Brian St. Pierre threw a pair of touchdown passes for Boston College (4-1, 2-0 Big East), matching its best start in five years under coach Tom O'Brien.
The Eagles used a steady defense and capitalized on Temple's poor field position to build a 19-0 lead.
Temple (1-3, 0-1) had five first downs in the first half and its average start for its first seven drives was its own 12-yard line.
The Eagles moved ahead 3-0 on Kevin McMyler's 33-yard field goal with 4:29 left in the first quarter, capping an 11-play, 65-yard drive mostly on the ground. The key play was a 27-yard run by St. Pierre.
A Boston College safety by Douglas Goodwin late in the first half proved to be the pivotal play of the game.
With the Owls on a second-and-13 at their 1, Goodwin broke through and tackled running back Jason McKie with 1:48 to play.
On the ensuing possession, the Eagles made it 12-0 with 25 seconds left in the half when St. Pierre hit Ryan Read with a 6-yard TD pass.
BC increased its lead to 19-0 on St. Pierre's 24-yard scoring toss to Jamal Burke with 9:36 left in the third quarter.
St. Pierre was 12-for-22 with 141 yards and one interception.
After Temple's Cap Poklemba kicked a 34-yard field goal, the Eagles broke it open on Green's 2-yard TD run with 10 seconds remaining in the third. The score was setup by Trevor White's interception and 16-yard return to the Owls' 4.
McKie's 2-yard TD run made it 26-10 early in the final quarter.
Temple squandered an excellent chance to close the gap with just over seven minutes left. Mac DeVito threw a TD pass to Gerald Butler, but the play was called back for holding.
