College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston College 33, Virginia Tech 31
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 1, 2014
Where: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia
Temperature: 43°
Head Official: Phil Davenport
Attendance: 55729


Boston College 33, Virginia Tech 31: Tyler Murphy accounted for three touchdowns and Alex Howell kicked the go-ahead 44-yard field goal with 4:12 to play as the visiting Eagles became bowl eligible for the second consecutive season.

Murphy rushed for 122 yards – including a 57-yard touchdown with 2:59 remaining – and passed for 110 yards and two TDs for Boston College (6-3, 3-2 ACC). Myles Willis scored on a 68-yard run for the Eagles, who rushed for 258 yards and averaged 5.5 per carry to survive blowing a 23-10 lead after three quarters.

Michael Brewer passed for 345 yards and two touchdowns on 31-of-48 and rushed for a score for the Hokies (4-5, 1-4), who have lost three in a row and must win two of their final three games to be bowl eligible. Isaiah Ford finished with seven receptions for 75 yards and Ryan Malleck caught a 5-yard TD with 28 seconds remaining to pull Virginia Tech within two points.

Murphy’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Outlow extended Boston College’s lead to 20-10 with 7:52 left in the third quarter and Matt Milano recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff to set up Joey Launceford’s 19-yard field goal two minutes later. Brewer’s 1-yard run with 11:51 to play pulled Virginia Tech within 23-17 and the Hokies marched 75 yards on 11 plays on their next possession – including a fourth-and-5 conversion from the Eagles 24 – before Brewer connected with Bucky Hodges three plays later for a 24-23 lead.

Marshawn Williams capped a 95-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run on the game’s opening possession to put the Hokies ahead 7-0. Murphy hit Charlie Callinan for an 8-yard touchdown on the opening play of the second quarter to tie the contest, but after Joey Slye’s 27-yard field goal two minutes later pushed Virginia Tech ahead again, Willis busted loose up the middle for his long touchdown to give the Eagles a 14-10 advantage with 8:10 left in the half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia Tech has played in a bowl game in 21 consecutive seasons, the second-longest streak in the nation (Florida State, 32). … Murphy has rushed for 965 yards, tops among FBS quarterbacks. … The Hokies lost for the first time this season when scoring first.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Boston College   Virginia Tech
Tyler Murphy Player Marshawn Williams
18 Attempts 13
122 Yards 32
6.8 Avg Yards 2.5
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Boston College   Virginia Tech
Sherman Alston Player Isaiah Ford
2 Receptions 7
39 Yards 75
19.5 Avg Yards 10.7
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Boston College 368 258 110 4 2 0 3.0 0
Virginia Tech 414 69 345 4 1 0 3.0 0