Recap: No. 18 Florida State 45, Boston College 7

Friday, November 11

Tallahassee, Fla.

7:30 PM

Boston College

4-6 , 1-5

Florida State

7-3 , 4-3

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Boston College

Florida State

Photo by: Ben Solomon

Recap: No. 18 Florida State 45, Boston College 7

November 11, 2016 | Football

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The BC defense notched four sacks on the night

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 18/20 Florida State 45, Boston College 7
Records: Boston College (4-6, 1-6), No. 18/20 Florida State (7-3, 4-3)
Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee Fla.
Attendance: 73,917
Time of Game: 3:11
Weather: 62 degrees, wind south 4 MPH, partly cloudy

KEY MOMENT
Boston College was just 1-for-12 on third-down conversions as FSU held the Eagles to 146 yards of total offense.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Seminoles struck first on their first drive of the game as FSU went 80 yards, finishing with a six-yard touchdown pass from Deondre Francois to Auden Tate.
The BC defense forced a three-and-out on the Noles' second drive but a roughing the kicker penalty allowed FSU to keep the bal. The Seminoles made BC pay as Francois hit Nyqwan Murray for a four-yard TD pass on third-and-goal to make it 14-0.
FSU made it 21-0 with a 19-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter as Dalvin Cook scored his first touchdown in three career games against BC.
The Noles scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to take a 35-0 lead. Francois hit Travis Rudolph for a 20-yard score on a seven-play, 61-yard drive with just under four minutes to play and QB Sean Maguire connected with Tate for a six-yard score with 25 seconds left in the quarter.
Logan Tyler his a 52-yard field goal and Freddie Stevenson caught a six-yard touchdown from Maguire in the fourth quarter to make it 45-0.
The Eagles got on the board in the fourth quarter on a one-yard run by sophomore Richard Wilson. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Darius Wade got the Eagles' first down with a nine-yard run and sophomore Jeff Smith followed with an 11-yard run. On first-and-10 near midfield, FSU was called for a personal foul to move the ball to the 22-yard line. Wade hit sophomore Michael Walker on a 21-yard pass and Wilson punched it in for the score.

UP NEXT
The Eagles return to Alumni Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 19 for a 1 p.m. matchup with Connecticut in the final home game of the season. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra and the BC IMG Sports Network. Former BC quarterback and current Atlanta Falcon Matt Ryan will have his jersey retired at halftime.