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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida State 31, Boston College 29
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 16, 2023
Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Temperature: °
Head Official: Adam Savoie
Attendance: 41383

Jordan Travis threw for 212 yards and a pair of touchdowns as No. 3 Florida State held off a ferocious rally to edge Boston College 31-29 on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams at Chestnut Hill, Mass.

The Seminoles (3-0, 1-0 ACC) seemed to put the game out of reach when Travis threw a 4-yard touchdown to Preston Daniel and DJ Lundy found the end zone from the 1 within the first four minutes of the third quarter to take a 31-10 lead.

But the Eagles (1-2, 0-1) stormed back.

Kye Robichaux rushed for a 1-yard TD with 1:02 left in the third and Khari Johnson recovered a fumble and returned it 8 yards for another score to make it 31-22 with 11:18 left in the game.

Quarterback Thomas Castellanos later capped a nine-play, 95-yard drive with a 7-yard scoring scramble to pull Boston College within two.

The Eagles ended up getting the ball back and made it to their own 40, but Kalen DeLoach's 14-yard sack forced BC to punt.

Boston College's defense forced a fourth down to provide a chance for the offense to go win the game, but a facemask penalty gave FSU an automatic first down, and the Seminoles ran out the clock to ward off the upset.

Travis completed 16 of 24 passes, while Trey Benson led the rushing attack with 68 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.

Castellanos had 305 yards with a touchdown and an interception on 20-for-33 passing for the Eagles, who committed a program-record 18 penalties that cost them 132 yards. He also ran for 95 yards and the score on 16 carries.

Benson plunged into the end zone from 2 yards out with 1:27 remaining in the first half to send Florida State into the break up 17-10.

Boston College opened the game with a seven-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Castellanos' 32-yard touchdown pass to Lewis Bond.

Ryan Fitzgerald made good on a 30-yard field goal on the Seminoles' ensuing possession to make it 7-3, but Liam Connor nailed a 21-yarder with 13:22 left in the second quarter to restore the Eagles' seven-point advantage.

Just 2:59 later, Travis connected with Jaheim Bell for a 19-yard TD that drew Florida State even at 10.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Florida State   Boston College
Rodney Hill Player Thomas Castellanos
5 Attempts 16
42 Yards 95
8.4 Avg Yards 5.9
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Florida State   Boston College
Johnny Wilson Player Lewis Bond
4 Receptions 3
105 Yards 80
26.2 Avg Yards 26.7
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Florida State 350 128 222 4 1 1 2.0 0
Boston College 457 152 305 4 1 0 0.0 1