FINAL SCORE
Syracuse Orange at Boston College Eagles game details
Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 12:30 PM ET
Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) · Attendance 34,647
Put the final score in perspective.
Syracuse finished 8 points ahead. The teams combined for 48 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Syracuse 14, Boston College 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Boston College outscored its opponent in 0 and Syracuse in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Syracuse | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
 Boston College | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 16 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-14 | 4-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 532 | 287 |
| Passing | 434 | 64 |
| Comp/Att | 32/38 | 7/20 |
| Yards per pass | 11.4 | 3.2 |
| Rushing | 98 | 223 |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 40 |
| Yards per rush | 2.8 | 5.6 |
| Penalties | 16-135 | 8-66 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:51 | 29:09 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Syracuse Orange
passing
| Eric Dungey | 32/38 | 434 | 11.4 | 3 | 1 | 77.6 |
rushing
| Eric Dungey | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 0 | 31 |
| Dontae Strickland | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Moe Neal | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Ervin Philips | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Amba Etta-Tawo | 10 | 144 | 14.4 | 1 | 68 |
| Steve Ishmael | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 1 | 39 |
| Brisly Estime | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | 35 |
| Ervin Philips | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | 29 |
| Dontae Strickland | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
fumbles
interceptions
kickReturns
| Sean Riley | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Brisly Estime | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Brisly Estime | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 27 | 0 |
kicking
| Cole Murphy | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Sterling Hofrichter | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Boston College Eagles
passing
| Patrick Towles | 4/14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 41.8 |
| Darius Wade | 3/6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
rushing
| Patrick Towles | 10 | 104 | 10.4 | 1 | 75 |
| Davon Jones | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 0 | 28 |
| Michael Walker | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Tyler Rouse | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Myles Willis | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Darius Wade | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Michael Walker | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Charlie Callinan | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyler Rouse | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Davon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
interceptions
| Will Harris | 1 | 64 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Myles Willis | 2 | 111 | 55.5 | 89 | 1 |
puntReturns
| Tyler Rouse | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
kicking
| Mike Knoll | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| Mike Knoll | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:37 | Mike Knoll 30 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 7:15 | Ervin Philips 3 Yd Run (Cole Murphy Kick) | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 10:46 | Ervin Philips 10 Yd pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy Kick) | 14 – 3 |
| 2 | 10:33 | Myles Willis 89 Yd Kickoff Return (Mike Knoll Kick) | 14 – 10 |
| 3 | 0:15 | Steve Ishmael 11 Yd pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy Kick) | 21 – 10 |
| 3 | 0:00 | Patrick Towles 75 Yd Run (Mike Knoll Kick) | 21 – 17 |
| 4 | 10:02 | Mike Knoll 39 Yd Field Goal | 21 – 20 |
| 4 | 9:18 | Amba Etta-Tawo 68 Yd pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy Kick) | 28 – 20 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 2:17 PM UTCData methodology