Postgame Notes: BC 21, NC State 14

POSTGAME GAME NOTES
Boston College (4-4, 1-4 ACC) at NC State (4-4, 1-3 ACC)
Carter-Finley Stadium | Raleigh, N.C.
Oct. 29, 2016

Team

Boston College earned a come-from-behind 21-14 victory on the road at NC State Saturday. The win snapped a 12-game ACC losing streak for the Eagles.
It was the second win for Boston College under head coach Steve Addazio when trailing entering the fourth quarter.
With the 21-14 victory over NC State, Boston College now leads the all-time series, 9-5 and has won three of the last four meetings.
The Eagles are 3-3 against NC State on the road and have won the last two meetings in Raleigh.
The victory marked the first ACC win for Boston College since Nov. 29, 2016 when the Eagles defeated Syracuse, 28-7, in Alumni Stadium.
Boston College defensive coordinator Jim Reid did not make the trip to NC State due to a personal medical matter. Paul Pasqualoni served as interim defensive coordinator in Reid's absence.

Offense

Graduate student Patrick Towles earned the start at quarterback after leaving last week's game against Syracuse early due to a hamstring injury. Towles finished the afternoon 18-for-33 with 204 passing yards. Towles finished with his most completions in a BC uniform and recorded his second 200-yard passing game (234 vs. Buffalo).
Sophomore tight end Tommy Sweeney recorded a career-high 78 receiving yards on a career-high five catches. He recorded his first career touchdown catch in the fourth quarter - a 14-yard reception from redshirt freshman running back Davon Jones - to give BC the lead for good. Sweeney also caught the two-point conversion to give the Eagles a 21-14 lead.
Redshirt sophomore running back Jon Hilliman returned from injury and rushed for 74 yards on 20 carries.
Sophomore wide receiver Jeff Smith rushed for a 60-yard touchdown in the second quarter to put the Eagles up, 10-7. The rush was the longest scoring play of the season for Smith.
Sophomore wide receiver Michael Walker had a career day as he hauled in a career-high six catches for 78 yards, including a career-long reception of 29 yards.

Defense

The Boston College defense has now held opponents to under 100 rushing yards in 20 of the last 33 games, allowing just 31 to NC State. This season, BC has not allowed more than 50 rushing yards in all four victories.
NC State had 1st and goal from the two, but Kamrin Moore sealed the victory with an interception in the end zone with less than two minutes remaining to give BC the victory. It was Moore's first career interception.
BC held NC State to 0-for-3 on fourth-down conversions on the day, including two stops in the first half. Coming into the game, opponents were 3-of-3 converting on fourth down in 2016.
Junior defensive end and North Carolina native Harold Landry recorded his ninth sack of the season and his fifth forced fumble to give BC the ball at the NC State 21-yard line. Landry entered the game third nationally in sacks and second in forced fumbles.
Senior linebacker Matt Milano recorded his fifth sack of the season on an NC State fourth-down attempt. He finished the day with seven tackles, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss.
Sophomore defensive end Zach Allen recorded his second fumble recovery of the season on the Landry forced fumble. Allen also added two pass breakups and three tackles on the day.
Junior linebacker Ty Schwab came up with his first career interception on a ball tipped on by Milano in the third quarter.

Special Teams

Junior kicker/punter Mike Knoll broke the scoring of the game on a 24-yard field goal six seconds into the second quarter. Knoll has connected on a field goal in three straight games. Knoll later connected on a 29-yard field goal five minutes into the third quarter to put the Eagles up 13-7. He was 2-for-2 on extra points and three of his five punts were inside the 20-yard line.
Knoll also prevented a touchdown on a late NC State kickoff return to preserve the win.

Attendance: 56,443
Weather: 68 degrees, SW 7 mph winds, humidity: 61 percent
Coin Toss: NC State won the toss and deferred to the second half.

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Players Mentioned

Zach Allen

Jon Hilliman

Davon Jones

Mike Knoll

Harold Landry

Matt Milano

Kamrin Moore

Ty Schwab

Jeff Smith

Tommy Sweeney

Patrick Towles

Michael Walker

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