The Boston College Eagles (5-4, 2-3 ACC) snapped its three-game losing streak with a 37-31 win over the Syracuse Orange (6-3, 3-3 ACC) on Saturday afternoon.
The running game was a significant part of each team’s performance in the contest. In total, five touchdowns were scored in the ground game between the two programs.
Eagles running back Kye Robichaux started off the afternoon with a 34-yard touchdown run, one of two he scored on the day. The other came from a 14-yard run around the halfway mark of the third quarter. The senior recorded 198 yards on 28 attempts on top of the two scores, a career high.
Running back Jordan McDonald had a career day too as he tallied 15 rush attempts for 133 yards and a touchdown, a 13-yard run late in the third.
Boston College also scored on a nine-yard touchdown reception by wide receiver Lewis Bond, a safety, and an 18-yard reception by tight end Jeremiah Franklin.
Two of the Orange’s touchdowns were runs by running back LeQuint Allen, a three-yarder in the second and a four-yarder in the third.
Syracuse added a pair of receiving touchdowns to its score as well, a 17-yard catch by tight end Oronde Gadsden II in the second, the team’s first of the day and a 12-yard reception by wide receiver Darrell Gill Jr., in the fourth.
With the win, Boston College earns its fifth win of the season and needs one more in its final three games to become bowl eligible.
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Pregame
Who: Boston College Eagles and Syracuse Orange
When: Saturday, Nov. 9 at noon ET
Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TV: The CW
Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM
Last Outing, Syracuse: The Orange defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 38-31 in overtime on Saturday afternoon.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered a home loss to the No. 25 Louisville Cardinals 31-27 on Oct. 25.
Last Meeting: The last meeting between these two programs was on Nov. 3, 2023. The Eagles defeated the Orange 17-10 at Syracuse.
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