Turnovers Lead Boston College Over Utah

#39 Boston College – 35
#26 Utah – 21

SALT LAKE CITY - It was a pretty even offensive matchup in Utah. Both offenses had a total of 300 yards with an almost even time of possession (BC, 7:57/Utah, 8:03). The main difference was the turnovers created by the Boston College defense.

On the first drive of the game, Boston College QB Justin Tuggle saw his offense facing a third down with 23 yards to go, when he completed an 85-yard touchdown pass to Rich Gunnell. Utah tried to answer, but QB Corbin Louks threw an interception to Senior Wes Davis for an 80-yard touchdown, to go up 14-0.

Louks did not learn his lesson because on the first play of the drive he tried to attack Wes Davis and again Davis intercepted the ball. QB Justin Tuggle was able to make Utah pay when he hit Justin Jarvis on a screen pass that went 65 yards to the house.

After going down 21-0, Utah's offense marched down the field to score a touchdown off of a  27-yard Louks strike to David Reed.  Justin Tuggle answered yet again with a 18 yard pass to Rich Gunnell. 

An questionable call before half by Green put the game within reach for the struggling home team. With one second left, Green put the ball in his quarterback's hands, who hooked up with his favorite target David Reed for a touchdown.  The score gave the Utes hope, trailing 28-14.

The third quarter was dominated by Utah as they were able to score 7 more points making the score 28-21. In the fourth quarter BC answered with a Tuggle touchdown pass to Megwa. Utah was not able to put any more points on the board and Boston College defense held strong, ending the game with a interception with five seconds left on the clock.

Stats:
Boston College 
Justin Tuggle – QB Rating: 254.6, 13/20 318 yds 4TDs, INT
Montel Harris – 11 rushes 17 yards; 4 rec 19 yards
Justin Jarvis – 5 rec 189 yards, TD, 1 tackle
Rich Gunnell – 3 rec 107 yards, 2 TDs
Delzon Gause – 4 tackles, PD, FF
Donte Elliot – 3 tackles, 2 TFL, INT
Wes Davis – 2 tackles, 2 INTs, 84-yard TD, PD, FF
Marcellus Bowman – 2 tackles, INT, PD
Mark Herzlich – 1 tackle, TFL, 1 sack