Eagles Blank Howard, 76-0

Saturday, September 12

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

1:00 PM

Boston College

2-0

Howard

0-2

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Howard	0	0	0	0	0
Boston College	41	21	7	7	76

September 12, 2015 | Football

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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 76, Howard 0
Records: Howard (0-2), Boston College (2-0)
Location: Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass. (26,132)
Time of Game: 2:48
Weather: 76 degrees, sunny with 7 mph winds of the east

BC HIGHLIGHTS

The BC defense held the Bison to 11 total yards - a school record - and just two first downs.
The Eagles scored 62 points in the first half, including 41 first-quarter points.
The Eagles scored 11 touchdowns on the day, led by junior Tyler Rouse and freshman Jeff Smith, who tallied three rushing scores each.
Smith, redshirt freshman Troy Flutie, sophomore Connor Strachan (interception return), redshirt freshman Richard Wilson and senior Sean Burke all recorded their first career touchdowns.

KEY PLAYS

The Eagles started the game with two sacks on Howard's first drive and sophomore Sherman Alston returned a punt a career-long 39 yards. Coupled with a penalty, Rouse tallied a three-yard rushing TD in four seconds and BC did not look back.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After Rouse's touchdown to start the game, Strachan intercepted Kalen Johnson's pass and returned it 16 yards to make it 14-0. On the next BC drive, Rouse rushed in five yards but the Eagles did not complete the two-point conversion to make 20-0.
Completing the first-quarter scoring, sophomore Jon Hilliman notched a five-yard run, Rouse ran in on a 15-yard score and Smith scored from nine yards outs on his first career play from scrimmage.
In the second quarter, Wilson caught a seven-yard pass from sophomore Darius Wade a minute and a half into the game to make it a 48-0 game. Sophomore Marcus Outlow was next, scoring with almost seven minute to play in the half on a 32-yard run, his first career rushing TD.
On the Eagles' final drive of the half, Flutie rushing for 20 yards to get into Howard territory. On third-and-five he connected with Rouse for a 17-yard pass and then on third-and-one at the 10-yard line, he hit Burke to give the Eagles the 62-0 lead.
Smith scored both the Eagles' touchdowns in the second half. In the third quarter, on second-and-10, he gained 37 on a run that brought BC down to the Howard three-yard line. After Wilson rushed for two, Smith kept it for a one-yard score.
In the fourth quarter, Smith scored on a 27-yard run with just under six minutes to play in the game.

UP NEXT
The Eagles host No. 11/8 Florida State on Friday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.