No. 17 Boston College Falls to No. 2 Clemson

Saturday, November 10

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

8 p.m.

Boston College

7-3 , 4-2

Clemson

10-0 , 7-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Clemson

Boston College

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No. 17 Boston College Falls to No. 2 Clemson

November 11, 2018 | Football

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Eagles dropped their first home contest of the 2018 season.

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- No. 2 Clemson used two second half touchdowns to pull away from No. 17 Boston College for a 27-7 victory on Saturday night at a sold out Alumni Stadium.

The Tigers (10-0, 7-0 ACC) got on the board on the first drive of the game, booting a 30-yard field goal less than three minutes in. The Eagles' (7-3, 4-2) defense put the clamps on Clemson in the red zone.

BC's first offensive series of the game ended in a punt, but not before quarterback Anthony Brown was shaken up. He would not return and EJ Perry assumed the signal caller duties for Boston College.

The Eagles posted another strong defensive series - including putting pressure on Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence - forcing a Tigers punt to Michael Walker. And Walker returned it 74 yards to the house - his first career punt return for a touchdown - and the Eagles took a 7-3 lead with 6:22 left in the first.

The Tigers made it 10-7 on its next series, carving close to five minutes off the clock in a nine-play, 70-yard drive, capped by a two-yard TD pass from Lawrence to Milan Richard on fourth-and-goal with 1:28 to go in the quarter.

After a three-and-out for BC, Clemson tacked on another field goal - this time from 23 yards out - extending its lead to 13-7 with 11:45 remaining in the second quarter. It would remain 13-7 into the half, as the Eagles defensive corps and special teams came up with key plays at opportune times.

The Eagles got the ball to start the second half, but went three-and-out. Clemson responded with a quick scoring strike, covering 64 yards on three plays as Lawrence found the end zone on a six-yard keeper, making it 20-7 with 11:56 left in the third.

Clemson's Amari Rodgers made it 27-7, returning a BC punt 58 yards for the touchdown with 11:39 to play in the game, which proved to be the final score of the night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Anthony Brown played the first offensive series of the game before leaving the game due to injury. He was replaced by EJ Perry, who finished 12-of-21 for 98 yards.
Kobay White hauled in four passes for 65 yards - including a 25-yard connection with Perry in the fourth quarter.
AJ Dillon rushed 16 times for a season-low 39 yards. It was his lowest rushing yardage total since Oct. 7, 2017, when he totaled 35 yards at home vs. Virginia Tech.
Travis Levy caught three passes (11 yards), while tight ends Korab Idrizi (12 yards) and Tommy Sweeney (six yards) each collected two receptions.
Grant Carlson punted 12 times for 520 yards The redshirt sophomore placed three punts inside the 20 and registered two punts of 50-plus yards.
Michael Walker tallied 144 all-purpose yards, including a 74-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter.
Max Richardson led the Eagles with nine tackles (three solo). Will Harris and Isaiah McDuffie each tallied eight total tackles. McDuffie logged a sack.
Hamp Cheevers logged his NCAA-leading sixth interception.

NOTABLES

Clemson outgained BC, 424-113, for the game.
The Tigers have won eight straight versus the Eagles and improve to 17-9-2 in the all-time series.
Boston College was 3-of-16 on third down conversions. Clemson was 5-of-15.

WHAT'S NEXT

Boston College travels to Tallahassee on Saturday, Nov. 17 to take on Florida State. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm on ESPN2. The BC IMG Sports Network will air the game on 93.7 WEEI FM, beginning with the pregame show at 3 p.m. ET.