FINAL SCORE
Boston College Eagles at Virginia Cavaliers game details
Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 3:30 PM ET
Scott Stadium · Attendance 250
Put the final score in perspective.
Virginia finished 11 points ahead. The teams combined for 75 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Boston College 17, Virginia 20. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Virginia outscored its opponent in 2 and Boston College in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Boston College | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
 Virginia | 6 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 43 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 | 4-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 513 | 549 |
| Passing | 520 | 287 |
| Comp/Att | 32/46 | 19/27 |
| Yards per pass | 11.3 | 10.6 |
| Rushing | -7 | 262 |
| Rushing Attempts | 20 | 42 |
| Yards per rush | -0.4 | 6.2 |
| Penalties | 9-75 | 10-95 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:50 | 32:10 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Boston College Eagles
passing
| Dennis Grosel | 32/46 | 520 | 11.3 | 4 | 3 | 65.6 |
rushing
| Travis Levy | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Patrick Garwo III | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Grosel | 5 | -27 | -5.4 | 0 | 12 |
receiving
| Zay Flowers | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 2 | 50 |
| Hunter Long | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 1 | 36 |
| Travis Levy | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Jehlani Galloway | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 26 |
| CJ Lewis | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Jaelen Gill | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Patrick Garwo III | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Grosel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Jahmin Muse | 1 | 12 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Travis Levy | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Peter Stehr | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jaelen Gill | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
kicking
| Aaron Boumerhi | 1/1 | 100.0 | 35 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Grant Carlson | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Virginia Cavaliers
passing
| Brennan Armstrong | 19/27 | 287 | 10.6 | 1 | 1 | 78.8 |
rushing
| Brennan Armstrong | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 1 | 60 |
| Keytaon Thompson | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 2 | 43 |
| Wayne Taulapapa | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 8 |
| Shane Simpson | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Ronnie Walker Jr. | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Ra'Shaun Henry | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 1 | 47 |
| Lavel Davis Jr. | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Billy Kemp IV | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Tony Poljan | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Wayne Taulapapa | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Terrell Jana | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Keytaon Thompson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Demick Starling | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Shane Simpson | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 73 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Billy Kemp IV | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| Brian Delaney | 3/3 | 100.0 | 38 | 4/4 | 13 |
punting
| Nash Griffin | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:12 | Brian Delaney 38 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 3:12 | Zay Flowers 45 Yd pass from Dennis Grosel (Aaron Boumerhi Kick) | 7 – 3 |
| 1 | 0:47 | Brian Delaney 26 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 6 |
| 2 | 7:39 | Ra'Shaun Henry 47 Yd pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brian Delaney Kick) | 7 – 13 |
| 2 | 4:46 | Keytaon Thompson 10 Yd Run (Brian Delaney Kick) | 7 – 20 |
| 2 | 1:07 | Hunter Long 36 Yd pass from Dennis Grosel (Aaron Boumerhi Kick) | 14 – 20 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Aaron Boumerhi 35 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 20 |
| 3 | 9:44 | Brennan Armstrong 60 Yd Run (Brian Delaney Kick) | 17 – 27 |
| 3 | 4:32 | Brian Delaney 28 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 30 |
| 4 | 13:16 | Wayne Taulapapa 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 17 – 36 |
| 4 | 6:19 | Zay Flowers 15 Yd pass from Dennis Grosel (Dennis Grosel Pass to Zay Flowers for Two-Point Conversion) | 25 – 36 |
| 4 | 4:32 | Keytaon Thompson 43 Yd Run (Brian Delaney Kick) | 25 – 43 |
| 4 | 2:01 | Jehlani Galloway 10 Yd pass from Dennis Grosel (Aaron Boumerhi Kick) | 32 – 43 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:14 AM UTCData methodology