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Eagles Fall To Stanford, 38-22
September 08, 2001 | Football
Sept 9, 2001
By ROB GLOSTER
AP Sports Writer
STANFORD, Calif. - Randy Fasani threw four scoring passes, including tosses of 69 and 46 yards to Ryan Wells, leading Stanford to a 38-22 victory over Boston College on Saturday night.
Fasani also had touchdown passes of 19 yards to Nick Sebes and 14 yards to Teyo Johnson. Kerry Carter added a 5-yard scoring run and Mike Biselli kicked a 41-yard field goal for Stanford, which was playing its first game of the season.
Brian St. Pierre threw TD passes of 23 and 15 yards to Ryan Read and added a 20-yard scoring pass to Jamal Burke, and Kevin McMyler kicked a 45-yard field goal for the Eagles (1-1).
But Boston College tailback William Green, who ran for 204 yards and three touchdowns last week against West Virginia, was held to 103 yards on 25 carries.
Fasani, who was only 5-for-14 in the first half, finished 15-of-29 for 232 yards. St. Pierre was 15-of-38 for 189 yards.
Trailing 21-7 at halftime, the Eagles pulled within five points on McMyler's field goal and Read's 23-yard scoring reception. The catch by Read completed a 90-yard drive, but the extra-point attempt was blocked.
Stanford responded just 1:27 later with the 69-yard scoring pass to Wells, who broke a tackle as he raced down the sideline to increase the Cardinal's lead to 28-16 at the end of the third quarter.
Fasani's looping pass to Johnson midway through the final period completed a 14-play, 98-yard drive and gave Stanford a 35-16 lead. Biselli added his field goal with 5:12 remaining, and Burke scored for Boston College in the final minutes.
The Cardinal took control in the first half by limiting Green to 39 yards on 14 carries and converting two turnovers into touchdowns.
The Eagles opened the scoring on St. Pierre's 15-yard pass to Read halfway through the first quarter, completing a 74-yard drive that included a 28-yard end around by Dedrick Dewalt.
But Stanford responded with three quick touchdown drives, following a long punt return and two interceptions.
Fasani avoided two tacklers while scrambling to throw his scoring pass to Sebes, after a three-play drive sparked by Luke Powell's 49-yard punt return.
A wide-open Wells caught his 46-yard scoring pass to finish off a six-play drive, and Carter scored two minutes later to make it 21-7 after Brian Taylor returned an interception to the Boston College 9.
