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#42Georgia Tech
17
ACC
NEUTRAL
#82Boston College
14
ACC
2016 week 1 · Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 6:30 AM CT · Aviva Stadium · 📺 ESPN2 · 40,562 att · 57.9°F Rain, wind 20.1

Drive chart

Georgia Tech Boston College bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
INT
8 pl · 30 yd · 4:59
0–0
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Jon Hilliman run for 5 yds to the BC 30 +5 0.09
14:20 2nd & 5 OWN 30 Jon Hilliman run for 2 yds to the BC 32 +2 -0.48
14:10 3rd & 3 OWN 32 Towles, Patrick pass incomplete to Walker, Michael, PENALTY GATECH pass interference 3 yards to the BOSTCOLL35, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN BOSTCOLL. +3
13:45 1st & 10 OWN 35 Tyler Rouse run for 5 yds to the BC 40 +5 0.11
13:00 2nd & 5 OWN 40 Patrick Towles run for 4 yds to the BC 44 +4 -0.16
12:20 3rd & 1 OWN 44 Patrick Towles run for 2 yds to the BC 46 for a 1ST down +2 1.11
11:40 1st & 10 OWN 46 Patrick Towles run for 6 yds to the GTech 48 +6 0.37
11:00 2nd & 4 OPP 48 Jon Hilliman run for 3 yds to the GTech 45 +3 -0.42
10:01 3rd & 1 OPP 45 Patrick Towles pass intercepted Corey Griffin return for 11 yds to the GTech 41 -2.77
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TD
11 pl · 59 yd · 6:50
7–0
10:01 1st & 10 OWN 41 BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the GTech 46 +5
9:15 1st & 5 OWN 46 Dedrick Mills run for no gain to the GTech 46 0 -1.34
8:45 2nd & 5 OWN 46 Justin Thomas run for 5 yds to the BC 49 for a 1ST down +5 0.79
8:10 1st & 10 OPP 49 Qua Searcy run for a loss of 4 yards to the GTech 47 -4 -1.99
7:40 2nd & 14 OWN 47 Justin Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 46 -1 -0.91
6:55 3rd & 15 OWN 46 Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 14 yds to the BC 40 +14 1.71
6:08 4th & 1 OPP 40 Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 06:08
5:50 4th & 1 OPP 40 Clinton Lynch run for 2 yds to the BC 38 for a 1ST down +2 1.86
5:15 1st & 10 OPP 38 Dedrick Mills run for 2 yds to the BC 36 +2 -0.42
4:55 2nd & 8 OPP 36 Dedrick Mills run for a loss of 4 yards to the BC 40 -4 -1.79
4:25 3rd & 12 OPP 40 Justin Thomas pass complete to Qua Searcy for 36 yds to the BC 4 for a 1ST down +36 3.62
4:00 1st & 4 OPP 4 Dedrick Mills run for 1 yd to the BC 3 +1 -0.52
3:11 2nd & 3 OPP 3 Matthew Jordan run for 3 yds for a TD, (Harrison Butker KICK) +3 2.21
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PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 2:48
7–0
3:11 1st & 10 OWN 25 Jon Hilliman run for no gain to the BC 25 0 -0.70
2:25 2nd & 10 OWN 25 Hilliman, Jon rush for 9 yards to the BOSTCOLL34, PENALTY BOSTCOLL illegal formation 5 yards to the BOSTCOLL20, NO PLAY. -5
2:00 2nd & 15 OWN 20 Jon Hilliman run for 6 yds to the BC 26 +6 0.07
1:15 3rd & 9 OWN 26 Patrick Towles run for 3 yds to the BC 29 +3 -0.08
0:23 4th & 6 OWN 29 Mike Knoll punt for 37 yds , Brad Stewart returns for 15 yds to the GTech 49
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PUNT
3 pl · -4 yd · 1:29
7–0
0:23 1st & 10 OWN 49 GEORGIA TECH Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the GTech 39 -10
0:03 1st & 20 OWN 39 Dedrick Mills run for 2 yds to the GTech 41 +2 -0.41
0:00 OPP 0 End of 1st Quarter
15:00 2nd & 18 OWN 41 Dedrick Mills run for 4 yds to the GTech 45 +4 -0.09
14:15 3rd & 14 OWN 45 Justin Thomas pass incomplete 0 -0.40
13:54 4th & 14 OWN 45 Ryan Rodwell punt for 24 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BC 31
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Q2
MISSED FG
10 pl · 43 yd · 4:26
7–0
13:54 1st & 10 OWN 31 Patrick Towles pass complete to Charlie Callinan for 17 yds to the BC 48 for a 1ST down +17 1.60
13:10 1st & 10 OWN 48 Patrick Towles pass complete to Jeff Smith for 8 yds to the GTech 44 +8 0.88
12:45 2nd & 2 OPP 44 Jon Hilliman run for 3 yds to the GTech 41 for a 1ST down +3 -0.11
12:05 1st & 10 OPP 41 Jon Hilliman run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 42 -1 -1.09
11:40 2nd & 11 OPP 42 Patrick Towles pass incomplete to Tommy Sweeney 0 -1.05
11:20 3rd & 11 OPP 42 Patrick Towles pass complete to Jeff Smith for 14 yds to the GTech 28 for a 1ST down +14 2.61
10:50 1st & 10 OPP 28 Myles Willis run for a loss of 2 yards to the GTech 30 -2 -0.78
10:20 2nd & 12 OPP 30 Patrick Towles pass incomplete to Tommy Sweeney 0 -0.81
10:00 3rd & 12 OPP 30 Patrick Towles pass complete to Tyler Rouse for 4 yds to the GTech 26 +4 -0.15
9:28 4th & 8 OPP 26 Colton Lichtenberg 43 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Desmond Branch
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PUNT
3 pl · 8 yd · 2:22
7–0
8:50 1st & 10 OWN 26 J.J. Green run for 1 yd to the GTech 27 +1 -0.61
8:10 2nd & 9 OWN 27 Marcus Marshall run for 3 yds to the GTech 30 +3 -0.19
7:55 3rd & 5 OWN 30 Justin Thomas run for 4 yds to the GTech 34 +4 -0.06
7:06 4th & 1 OWN 34 Ryan Rodwell punt for 59 yds , Tyler Rouse returns for 22 yds to the BC 29
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PUNT
6 pl · 32 yd · 3:32
7–0
7:06 1st & 10 OWN 29 Towles, Patrick pass incomplete to Smith, Jeff, PENALTY GATECH pass interference (Griffin, Corey) 15 yards to the BOSTCOLL44, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN BOSTCOLL. +15
6:50 1st & 10 OWN 44 Jon Hilliman run for 2 yds to the BC 46 +2 -0.68
6:10 2nd & 8 OWN 46 Patrick Towles run for 5 yds to the GTech 49 +5 0.09
5:30 3rd & 3 OPP 49 Patrick Towles run for 4 yds to the GTech 45 for a 1ST down +4 1.49
4:50 1st & 10 OPP 45 Michael Walker run for 4 yds to the GTech 41 +4 -0.12
4:15 2nd & 6 OPP 41 Davon Jones run for 2 yds to the GTech 39 +2 -0.58
3:50 3rd & 4 OPP 39 Patrick Towles pass incomplete to Chris Garrison 0 -1.09
3:34 4th & 4 OPP 39 Mike Knoll punt for 38 yds, downed at the GTech 1
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PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 1:08
7–0
3:34 1st & 10 OWN 1 Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 03:34
3:34 1st & 10 OWN 1 Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Clinton Lynch 0 -0.24
3:30 2nd & 10 OWN 1 Dedrick Mills run for 4 yds to the GTech 5 +4 -0.01
2:40 3rd & 6 OWN 5 Justin Thomas run for 1 yd to the GTech 6 +1 -0.08
2:36 4th & 5 OWN 6 Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 02:36
2:26 4th & 5 OWN 6 Ryan Rodwell punt for 41 yds , Tyler Rouse returns for 14 yds to the GTech 33
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FUMBLE
4 pl · 11 yd · 1:03
7–0
2:26 1st & 10 OPP 33 Myles Willis run for 11 yds to the GTech 22 for a 1ST down +11 0.26
2:00 1st & 10 OPP 22 Myles Willis run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 23 -1 -0.50
1:29 2nd & 11 OPP 23 Myles Willis run for 5 yds to the GTech 18 +5 0.04
1:29 3rd & 6 OPP 18 Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 01:29
1:23 3rd & 6 OPP 18 Patrick Towles sacked by Antonio Simmons for a loss of 4 yards to the GTech 22 Patrick Towles fumbled, forced by Antonio Simmons, recovered by GTech Kyle Cerge-Henderson , return for 0 yards -4 -1.26
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END OF HALF
3 pl · 16 yd · 1:23
7–0
1:23 1st & 10 OWN 22 Dedrick Mills run for 5 yds to the GTech 27 +5 0.09
0:45 2nd & 5 OWN 27 Dedrick Mills run for 4 yds to the GTech 31 +4 -0.10
0:03 3rd & 1 OWN 31 Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 00:03
0:03 3rd & 1 OWN 31 Dedrick Mills run for 7 yds to the GTech 38 for a 1ST down +7 1.33
0:00 OPP 0 End of 2nd Quarter
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Q3
PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 1:47
7–0
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 37 Justin Thomas run for a loss of 3 yards to the GTech 34 -3 -1.53
14:10 2nd & 13 OWN 34 Dedrick Mills run for 3 yds to the GTech 37 +3 -0.20
13:30 3rd & 10 OWN 37 Justin Thomas pass complete to Brad Stewart for no gain to the GTech 37 0 -0.34
13:13 4th & 10 OWN 37 Ryan Rodwell punt for 26 yds, downed at the BOSTCOLL 37 BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the BC 27
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TD
1 pl · 73 yd · 0:13
7–7
13:00 1st & 10 OWN 27 Jon Hilliman run for 73 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) +73 5.93
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FUMBLE
8 pl · 46 yd · 4:27
7–7
13:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Marcus Marshall run for 6 yds to the GTech 31 +6 0.33
12:10 2nd & 4 OWN 31 Marcus Marshall run for 3 yds to the GTech 34 +3 -0.36
11:30 3rd & 1 OWN 34 Marcus Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 36 for a 1ST down +2 0.95
10:50 1st & 10 OWN 36 Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 5 yds to the GTech 41 +5 0.11
10:15 2nd & 5 OWN 41 Marcus Marshall run for 3 yds to the GTech 44 +3 -0.43
9:50 3rd & 2 OWN 44 Marcus Marshall run for 18 yds to the BC 38 for a 1ST down +18 2.37
9:15 1st & 10 OPP 38 Marcus Marshall run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 40 -2 -1.18
8:33 2nd & 12 OPP 40 Dedrick Mills run for 11 yds to the BC 29 Dedrick Mills fumbled, forced by John Johnson, recovered by BC Truman Gutapfel -2.72
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MISSED FG
10 pl · 53 yd · 5:40
7–7
8:33 1st & 10 OWN 29 Jon Hilliman run for 1 yd to the BC 30 +1 -0.69
8:00 2nd & 9 OWN 30 Patrick Towles pass complete to Jeff Smith for 4 yds to the BC 34 +4 -0.09
7:15 3rd & 3 OWN 34 Patrick Towles pass complete to Charlie Callinan for 6 yds to the BC 40 for a 1ST down +6 1.60
6:45 1st & 10 OWN 40 Jeff Smith run for 9 yds to the BC 49 +9 1.34
6:00 2nd & 1 OWN 49 Myles Willis run for 4 yds to the GTech 47 for a 1ST down +4 -0.20
5:20 1st & 10 OPP 47 Patrick Towles pass complete to Michael Walker for 20 yds to the GTech 27 for a 1ST down +20 0.87
4:40 1st & 10 OPP 27 Jon Hilliman run for 1 yd to the GTech 26 +1 -0.37
4:15 2nd & 9 OPP 26 Jon Hilliman run for no gain to the GTech 26 0 -0.62
3:40 3rd & 9 OPP 26 Patrick Towles pass complete to Michael Walker for 8 yds to the GTech 18 +8 0.48
2:58 4th & 1 OPP 18 Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 02:58
2:53 4th & 1 OPP 18 Colton Lichtenberg 35 yd FG MISSED
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PUNT
3 pl · 6 yd · 2:02
7–7
2:53 1st & 10 OWN 20 Marcus Marshall run for 2 yds to the GTech 22 +2 -0.36
2:10 2nd & 8 OWN 22 J.J. Green run for 4 yds to the GTech 26 +4 -0.06
2:10 3rd & 4 OWN 26 Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 02:10
1:35 3rd & 4 OWN 26 Justin Thomas run for no gain to the GTech 26 0 -0.34
0:51 4th & 4 OWN 26 Ryan Rodwell punt for 37 yds, downed at the BC 37
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TD
9 pl · 63 yd · 4:05
7–14
0:51 1st & 10 OWN 37 Jon Hilliman run for 3 yds to the BC 40 +3 -0.42
0:15 2nd & 7 OWN 40 Patrick Towles pass complete to Charlie Callinan for 15 yds to the GTech 45 for a 1ST down +15 1.99
0:00 OWN 0 End of 3rd Quarter
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 45 Jon Hilliman run for 2 yds to the GTech 43 +2 -0.55
14:25 2nd & 8 OPP 43 Myles Willis run for 7 yds to the GTech 36 +7 0.53
13:45 3rd & 1 OPP 36 Jon Hilliman run for 1 yd to the GTech 35 for a 1ST down +1 0.52
13:10 1st & 10 OPP 35 Patrick Towles pass complete to Chris Garrison for 26 yds to the GTech 9 for a 1ST down +26 0.55
12:30 1st & 9 OPP 9 Tyler Rouse run for 3 yds to the GTech 6 +3 -0.10
12:00 2nd & 6 OPP 6 Patrick Towles pass incomplete to Tommy Sweeney 0 -0.30
11:46 3rd & 6 OPP 6 Patrick Towles run for 6 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) +6 2.82
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Q4
FG
11 pl · 46 yd · 5:49
10–14
11:46 1st & 10 OWN 32 Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Jeune 0 -0.93
11:30 2nd & 10 OWN 32 Dedrick Mills run for a loss of 1 yard to the GTech 31 -1 -0.58
11:00 3rd & 11 OWN 31 Justin Thomas pass complete to Brad Stewart for 14 yds to the GTech 45 for a 1ST down +14 2.75
10:30 1st & 10 OWN 45 Justin Thomas pass complete to Qua Searcy for 2 yds to the GTech 47 +2 -0.68
9:40 2nd & 8 OWN 47 Dedrick Mills run for 2 yds to the GTech 49 +2 -0.64
9:10 3rd & 6 OWN 49 BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (6 Yards) to the BC 45 for a 1ST down +6
8:40 1st & 10 OPP 45 Justin Thomas run for 5 yds to the BC 40 +5 0.09
8:05 2nd & 5 OPP 40 Dedrick Mills run for 21 yds to the BC 19 for a 1ST down +21 0.78
7:15 1st & 10 OPP 19 Dedrick Mills run for 1 yd to the BC 18 +1 -0.28
6:30 2nd & 9 OPP 18 Marcus Marshall run for a loss of 4 yards to the BC 22 -4 -0.93
6:10 3rd & 13 OPP 22 Justin Thomas pass incomplete 0 -0.88
5:57 4th & 13 OPP 22 Harrison Butker 40 yd FG GOOD 0.70
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PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd · 2:24
10–14
5:57 1st & 10 OWN 25 Jon Hilliman run for no gain to the BC 25 0 -0.70
5:10 2nd & 10 OWN 25 Jon Hilliman run for 1 yd to the BC 26 +1 -0.29
4:40 3rd & 9 OWN 26 Patrick Towles run for 1 yd to the BC 27 +1 -0.16
3:39 4th & 8 OWN 27 Timeout BOSTON COLLEGE, clock 03:39
3:33 4th & 8 OWN 27 Mike Knoll punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Brad Stewart at the GTech 41
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TD
11 pl · 59 yd · 2:58
17–14
3:33 1st & 10 OWN 41 Justin Thomas pass incomplete 0 -1.14
3:00 2nd & 10 OWN 41 Justin Thomas run for a loss of 9 yards to the GTech 32 -9 -1.42
2:50 3rd & 19 OWN 32 Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Jeune 0 -0.10
2:30 4th & 19 OWN 32 Justin Thomas pass complete to Qua Searcy for 22 yds to the BC 46 for a 1ST down +22 3.78
2:10 1st & 10 OPP 46 Qua Searcy run for no gain to the BC 46 0 -1.03
2:00 2nd & 10 OPP 46 Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Dedrick Mills 0 -1.07
1:55 3rd & 10 OPP 46 Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 26 yds to the BC 20 for a 1ST down +26 3.02
1:05 1st & 10 OPP 20 Justin Thomas run for 8 yds to the BC 12 +8 0.46
0:50 2nd & 2 OPP 12 Justin Thomas run for 6 yds to the BC 6 for a 1ST down +6 0.11
0:47 1st & 6 OPP 6 Dedrick Mills run for 2 yds to the BC 4 +2 -0.28
0:39 2nd & goal OPP 4 Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 00:39
0:35 2nd & 4 OPP 4 Dedrick Mills run for 4 yds for a TD, (Harrison Butker KICK) +4 2.33
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FUMBLE
2 pl · 9 yd · 0:32
17–14
0:35 1st & 10 OWN 25 BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the BC 20 -5
0:27 1st & 15 OWN 20 Patrick Towles pass incomplete 0 -0.33
0:25 2nd & 15 OWN 20 BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, Illegal Forward Pass (Patrick Towles) to the BC 17 -3
0:16 3rd & 18 OWN 17 BOSTON COLLEGE Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the BC 12 -5
0:03 3rd & 23 OWN 12 Patrick Towles pass complete to Charlie Callinan for 15 yds to the BC 27 lat. to Michael Walker to the BC 34 Michael Walker fumbled, recovered by GTech Anree Saint-Amour +22 0.58
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END OF GAME
1 pl · -2 yd · 0:03
17–14
0:03 1st & 10 OPP 27 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the BC 29 -2 -0.74
0:00 OPP 0 End of 4th Quarter
21 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

1sacks0
4plays for loss9
3takeaways1
2three-and-outs forced5
5explosive plays allowed5
5.93yards allowed / play3.91
2 of 10scoring drives allowed3 of 11
Georgia Tech
P.J. Davis 9 (5)
Corey Griffin 6 (5) 1 INT
Rod Rook-Chungong 6 (4)
Antonio Simmons 5 (4) 1 sk · 2 TFL
A.J. Gray 5 (3) 0.5 TFL
Lance Austin 4 (4)
Kyle Cerge-Henderson 4 (2)
Step Durham 3 (2) 2 PD
Boston College
Ty Schwab 9 (5)
Connor Strachan 8 (8) 4 TFL · 1 QH
Truman Gutapfel 8 (5) 1 TFL
Matt Milano 7 (5) 1 sk · 2 TFL
John Johnson III 7 (7)
Will Harris 5 (5)
Zach Allen 3 (3) 1 TFL
Kevin Kavalec 3 (2)
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

1 of 1field goals0 of 2
5punts3
36.2punt average35.7
0punts inside the 200
71return yards29
own 30average drive startown 33
Georgia Tech
K Harrison Butker 1/1 FG · long 40 · 2/2 XP
P Ryan Rodwell 5 punts · 36.2 avg
KR J.J. Green 2 ret · 56 yds · long 34
PR Brad Stewart 1 ret · 15 yds · long 15
Boston College
K Colton Lichtenberg 0/2 FG · 2/2 XP
P Mike Knoll 3 punts · 35.7 avg
PR Tyler Rouse 2 ret · 29 yds · long 15
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Team stats from play-by-play

58plays54
227yards320
11drives10
35%success rate41%
4.01total PPA8.28
Derived from 112 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1Matthew Jordan run for 3 yds for a TD, (Harrison Butker KICK) 7–0
Q3Jon Hilliman run for 73 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) 7–7
Q4Patrick Towles run for 6 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) 14–7
Q4Harrison Butker 40 yd FG GOOD 10–14
Q4Dedrick Mills run for 4 yds for a TD, (Harrison Butker KICK) 17–14

Biggest plays by PPA

Q3Jon Hilliman run for 73 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) 5.93
Q4Justin Thomas pass complete to Qua Searcy for 22 yds to the BC 46 for a 1ST down 3.78
Q1Justin Thomas pass complete to Qua Searcy for 36 yds to the BC 4 for a 1ST down 3.62
Q4Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 26 yds to the BC 20 for a 1ST down 3.02
Q4Patrick Towles run for 6 yds for a TD, (Colton Lichtenberg KICK) 2.82
Q4Justin Thomas pass complete to Brad Stewart for 14 yds to the GTech 45 for a 1ST down 2.75

Series recent meetings

2025 Georgia Tech 36 – 34 Boston College
2023 Boston College 38 – 23 Georgia Tech
2021 Boston College 41 – 30 Georgia Tech
2020 Georgia Tech 27 – 48 Boston College
2012 Boston College 17 – 37 Georgia Tech
2008 Georgia Tech 19 – 16 Boston College
2007 Boston College 24 – 10 Georgia Tech
1998 Boston College 41 – 31 Georgia Tech
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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