BC Beats Central Michigan: By The Numbers
By Ben Neuwirth
First posted on bostoncollege.247sports.com
The Boston College Eagles defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas 28-8 last saturday, earning the Eagles their 2nd win of the season. Coming off 3 consecutive losses it was crucial that BC turned their season around fast. Here are some interesting statistics from the contest.
- 309 – 296: Yardage totals for BC and CMU respectively, although the score wasn’t close the Chippewas pretty much kept pace with the Eagles
- 120: Total yards for freshman running back AJ Dillon, the most in the young backs career, his stock appears to be taking off
- 53: Rushing attempts for the BC offense, although this year’s unit has been more focused on the pass, ground and pound Addazio made his return his week
- 5: Interceptions for Lukas Denis on the season, his pick last game tied him for first in the country
- 3: Sacks by the BC defense, although the unit has struggled at times and been hammered by injuries, they got back on track
- 85: Passing yards for QB Anthony Brown, he did a good job managing the game but was unable to move the ball downfield or use his legs, to beat better teams Tony Football must be better
- 3.5: Yards per carry for the CMU backs, the BC D has been susceptible to the run this season, giving up 515 yards to Notre Dame, but were stout on saturday
- 1, 2: Sacks and tackles for loss for Harold Landry, playing at outside linebacker because of depth issues
- 2: Points given to on a safety CMU when RB Jon Hillman was stuffed on an inside run on the 2nd drive of the game
- 20: Margin of victory for the Eagles, highest his season
- 0: ACC opponents BC has beaten, they face a tough test this week at home versus Virginia Tech
- 2-3: Current record of the Boston College Eagles