Syracuse 21, Boston College 6
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 30, 2021
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Jeff Flanagan
Attendance:
32022
By Field Level Media
Sean Tucker and Garrett Shrader combined for 285 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the ground to help Syracuse rout regional rival Boston College 21-6 at home in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash on Saturday afternoon.
Tucker had 26 carries for a career-high 207 yards and a touchdown for the Orange (5-4, 2-3 ACC), who earned their second straight win. The freshman running back entered the day leading the nation in all-purpose yardage with 1,298 yards.
Shrader was 5-of-14 passing for 65 yards under center while rushing for 78 yards and a score on 16 carries. The sophomore quarterback had five total TDs in Syracuse's come-from-behind 41-36 win at Virginia Tech last Saturday.
Boston College freshman quarterback Emmett Morehead finished 6-of-15 for 87 yards in his collegiate debut after replacing starter Dennis Grosel in the second quarter.
The junior Grosel returned late in the fourth and finished 9-of-17 passing for 93 yards.
Zay Flowers totaled 116 yards receiving on six catches while Pat Garwo III rushed for 84 yards on 17 carries for the Eagles (4-4, 0-4 ACC), who have gone winless since opening the season with four straight wins.
The Eagles led 3-0 at halftime and doubled their lead at 9:42 of the third quarter on a 24-yard field goal by Connor Lytton.
After a 37-yard gain in the opening half, Tucker broke free for a 51-yard touchdown run up the middle to put the Orange ahead 7-6 with 7:53 left in the third.
Shrader gave Syracuse a 14-7 lead with another big run on a 48-yard rumble down the sideline for a touchdown at 4:27 of the third.
After a three-and-out for BC, Grant Carlson returned an Eagles punt for a 46-yard touchdown to make it 21-7 with three minutes left before the fourth.
BC handed the keys to Morehead on its first drive of the second quarter. Morehead's first pass attempt on 2nd-and-8 fell incomplete before the freshman hit Flowers for a 4-yard gain on 3rd down for his first career completion.
Lytton's 31-yard field goal put BC on the board with 12:26 to play before halftime.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Boston College |
|
Syracuse |
Pat Garwo III
|
Player |
Sean Tucker
|
17 |
Attempts |
26 |
84 |
Yards |
207 |
4.9 |
Avg Yards |
8.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Boston College |
|
Syracuse |
Zay Flowers
|
Player |
Sharod Johnson
|
6 |
Receptions |
2 |
116 |
Yards |
32 |
19.3 |
Avg Yards |
16.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Boston College
|
251 |
71 |
180 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3.0 |
1 |
Syracuse
|
358 |
293 |
65 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
2 |