Week 11 Media: BC vs. SMU

FIRST-AND-10

» Boston College Football hosts SMU in their second of three consecutive home games on Saturday, November 8 at 12:00 p.m. at Alumni Stadium.

» The game will be televised on ACC Network. Chris Cotter (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst) are on the call with sideline reporter Kendra Douglas.

» Coverage on the Boston College Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff on WEEI 93.7 FM. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) is joined on the call by former BC linebacker Pete Cronan in the booth and Scott Mutryn on the sideline.

EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS

» Through nine games, Boston College has a top-30 passing offense in the nation, averaging 268.9 passing yards per game. Officially, the Eagles are 28th in the nation and 7th in the conference.

» The Eagles 181 total first downs ranks 8th in the ACC.

» Lewis Bond ranks 6th in the country and 1st in the ACC in receptions per game, averaging 7.1 catches per game through nine games. Bond needs 12 catches to break Zay Flowers’ all-time reception record of 200 total receptions.

» In addition, Bond is 4th in the conference in total receiving yards with 639, and 6th in receiving yards per game with 71.0.

» Turbo Richard has seven total touchdowns through nine games, which ranks 9th in the ACC.

» Kaelan Chudzinski’s 237 yards through nine games ties for the lead nationally among freshmen tight ends.

» Chudzinski’s 16 receptions is second in the country among freshmen tight ends, with 11 of those receptions going for first downs.

» Reed Harris has four receiving touchdowns this season, which ranks top-10 in the ACC.

» Harris’ 16.1 yards per reception ranks 11th among all ACC pass catchers.

» Both Chudzinski and Jaedn Skeete have 3 touchdown receptions through nine games, which is inside the top 20 in the conference.

» With one defensive touchdown this season on a Bam Crouch pick-six vs. Fordham (8/30), Boston College ranks 36th nationally in defensive touchdowns, as well as in the top five in the ACC.

» The Eagles have five fumble recoveries this season, which comes in at 6th in the conference.

» Omar Thornton is 12th nationally in forced fumbles per game, averaging just under one a game, which is second-best in the ACC.

» Thornton’s 7.0 tackle-per-game average ranks in the top-15 in the ACC.

» With one fumble recovered each this season, Favor Bate, Charlie Comella, Isaiah Farris, Owen McGowan, and KP Price rank in the top-45 nationally and in the top-seven of the ACC.

» KP Price averages 7.7 tackles per game, which is 6th in the ACC.

» Price’s two interceptions rank 9th in the conference.

» Luca Lombardo is one of 5 kickers nationwide with a perfect field goal percentage, making all 12 of his attempts in nine games played.

» Lombardo is 7th in the ACC in total points with 62, and field goals per game with 1.3.

» As a team, Boston College allows 1.6 yards per punt return to opposing teams, ranking 7th in the country.

GAME NOTES

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EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS

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