Boston College Athletics
Postgame Notes: Louisville 52, BC 7
November 05, 2016 | Football
Boston College (4-5, 1-5 ACC) vs. No. 5 Louisville (8-1, 6-1 ACC)
Alumni Stadium Stadium | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Nov. 5, 2016
Team
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Attendance: 30, 644
Weather: 48 degrees, winds W 7 mph, partly cloudy
Coin Toss: Boston College wins toss, defers. BC will kick off, defend south goal.
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Alumni Stadium Stadium | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Nov. 5, 2016
Team
- No. 5 Louisville defeated Boston College 52-7 Saturday afternoon in ACC play at Alumni Stadium. The Cardinals improved to 6-3 all-time against the Eagles and 3-0 since joining the ACC.
- Today's game marked just the third time in Alumni Stadium history that two top-five ranked teams visited Boston College in the same season. BC also hosted two top-five opponents in 1991 and 1993.
Offense
- Senior running back Tyler Rouse caught his first career touchdown pass on a 39-yard reception in the third quarter. His 50 receiving yards were three shy of his career high.
- Junior wide receiver Charlie Callinan led the Eagles with a career-high four receptions and 54 receiving yards.
- Sophomore running back Richard Wilson led the Eagles with eight rushes and 39 yards - tying career highs - all recorded in the fourth quarter.
- Redshirt freshman wide receiver Ben Glines recorded his first career reception in the first quarter. He caught a three-yard, fourth-down pass in the fourth quarter.
- Graduate student quarterback Patrick Towles was 13-for-21 with 147 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception on the day. It was the third time in Towles' career he has faced Louisville (twice at Kentucky).
- Sophomore quarterback Darius Wade entered in the fourth quarter and went 1-for-3 passing for three yards.
Defense
- With a team-leading nine tackles, junior linebacker Connor Strachan set a new personal season-high, surpassing his previous season-high set against Georgia Tech (8). He also recorded his third fumble recovery of the season - sixth of his career - in the third quarter.
- Senior defensive back John Johnson recorded his second interception of the season in the second quarter. The 22-yard return for Johnson was the longest of his career. It was the fifth interception of his career.
- Senior defensive end Kevin Kavalec recorded his first career forced fumble in the third quarter and matched a season-high with three tackles-for-a-loss. Â He increased his career sack total to six in the second quarter and finished the day with four total tackles.
- Senior linebacker Matt Milano matched a season high with 2.5 TFLs on the day, increasing his season total to 9.5.Â
- Junior linebacker Ty Schwab registered his first career sack in the third quarter for a loss of three yards.
Special Teams
- Junior kicker/punter Mike Knoll punted nine times, amassing 392 yards, averaging 43.6 yards. His long on the day was 57 yards and he nailed three inside the 20-yard line. He was 1-for-1 on extra-point attempts.
- Senior Myles Willis returned three kickoffs 52 yards to move into second place on BC's career record list with 1,990 yards (82 returns, fourth all-time).
Attendance: 30, 644
Weather: 48 degrees, winds W 7 mph, partly cloudy
Coin Toss: Boston College wins toss, defers. BC will kick off, defend south goal.
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