Boston College tops skidding Florida State 35-3
A.J. Dillon ran for 149 yards and a touchdown, and Boston College extended its surprising turnaround with a third straight victory, beating Florida State 35-3 on Friday night for its first win over the Seminoles since 2009.
Anthony Brown threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Jeff Smith threw for a touchdown on a flanker option. Just two years removed from a winless Atlantic Coast Conference season, the Eagles (5-4, 3-3) have won three straight ACC games for the first time since 2013.
Boston College students stormed the field after the victory — the first home conference win the senior class was able to see. The Eagles had won only one home ACC game since 2013, and it was during Thanksgiving break.
It was the most points the Eagles have scored against Florida State. The Seminoles (2-5, 2-4) fell three games below .500 for the first time since Bobby Bowden’s first season in 1976.
Brown completed six of 20 passes for 54 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Sweeney that made it 14-0 early in the second quarter. Brown also ran for a fouryard score that made it 21-0 midway through the second.
Nyqwan Murray caught three passes for 102 yards for Florida State, which failed to score a touchdown for the first time since 2008. James Blackman completed 11 of 26 passes for 102 yards.
No. 24 Memphis wins fourth in a row
Riley Ferguson passed for 298 yards and three touchdowns and Darrell Henderson rushed for 112 yards and another score to lead No. 24 Memphis to a 5626 victory over Tulane.
The win was the fourth straight for Memphis (7-1, 4-1) and kept the Tigers atop the American Athletic Conference’s West Division. Tulane (3-5, 1-3) dropped its third consecutive game and lost its 11th straight in the series.
SMU becomes bowl eligible
Ben Hicks threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns, and Southern Methodist became bowl eligible for the first time since 2012 with a 38-34 victory over Tulsa.
Tulsa went for it on fourth and eight from its own 35 with less than three minutes remaining in the game, but Demerick Gary sacked Luke Skipper and SMU ran out the clock after getting a first down on Trey Quinn’s 13-yard catch.
Quinn had eight catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns for SMU (6-2, 3-1 AAC).