Ball State 29, Boston College 53

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Final

1:00 PM ET, September 27, 2003
Alumni Stadium
CHESTNUT HILL, MA

Porter throws three TD passes

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs1828
Total Yards336468
Passing242209
Rushing94259
Penalties9-5310-93
3rd Down Conversions4-147-12
4th Down Conversions0-10-2
Turnovers11
Possession27:2532:35
Individual Leaders
Ball State Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Hill14/3019521
Lynch3/34710
Boston College Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Porter17/2513130
Peterson5/57800
Ball State Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Blair1262028
Wynn949014
Salyer2809
Boston College Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Knight20175142
Dodd1466215
Ross63009
Ball State Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Ridgeway695244
Williamson350022
Bostic251034
Blair217010
Boston College Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Ryan436217
Dodd42307
Adams344016
Kashetta321013
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERBALLBC
TD7:39GREG TOAL 3 YD PASS FROM QUINTON PORTER (SANDRO SCIORTINO KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 59 yards.
07
TD3:50TALMADGE HILL 1 YD RUN (BRIAN JACKSON KICK)
Drive info: 8 plays, 80 yards.
77
TD0:14GRANT ADAMS 0 YD PUNT RETURN (SANDRO SCIORTINO KICK)714
SECOND QUARTERBALLBC
FG12:00BRIAN JACKSON 26 YD FG
Drive info: 10 plays, 62 yards.
1014
TD11:04DERRICK KNIGHT 42 YD RUN (SANDRO SCIORTINO KICK)
Drive info: 3 plays, 76 yards.
1021
TD9:06HORACE DODD 3 YD RUN (SANDRO SCIORTINO KICK)
Drive info: 2 plays, 11 yards.
1028
TD7:15DANTE RIDGEWAY 44 YD PASS FROM TALMADGE HILL (FAILED 2PT PASS)
Drive info: 6 plays, 84 yards.
1628
THIRD QUARTERBALLBC
TD13:23DANTE RIDGEWAY 7 YD PASS FROM TALMADGE HILL (BRIAN JACKSON KICK)
Drive info: 3 plays, 8 yards.
2328
TD8:14SEAN RYAN 1 YD PASS FROM QUINTON PORTER (SEAN RYAN 2PT PASS FROM QUINTON PORTER)
Drive info: 12 plays, 81 yards.
2336
FG0:22SANDRO SCIORTINO 24 YD FG
Drive info: 16 plays, 71 yards.
2339
FOURTH QUARTERBALLBC
TD13:29SEAN RYAN 2 YD PASS FROM QUINTON PORTER (MIKE FASSEL KICK)
Drive info: 2 plays, 9 yards.
2346
TD5:15HORACE DODD 1 YD RUN (MIKE FASSEL KICK)
Drive info: 10 plays, 71 yards.
2353
TD2:48MICHAEL STEINHAUS 6 YD PASS FROM JOEY LYNCH (MISSED KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 80 yards.
2953

BOSTON (AP) -- Quinton Porter threw three touchdown passes and Boston College took advantage of two fumbles that led to easy scores in a 53-29 victory over Ball State on Saturday.

Derrick Knight ran 20 times for 175 yards and one touchdown for the Eagles (3-2). Talmadge Hill had a pair of touchdown passes to Dante Ridgeway for Ball State (2-3) in the first football meeting between the schools.

Porter threw two touchdown passes to tight end Sean Ryan in the second half and completed 14 of 20 attempts after the first quarter as the Eagles opened up their offense. He finished 17-for-25 for 131 yards.

BC capitalized on a pair of botched snaps from Ball State's punting unit, to take a 28-10 lead midway into the second quarter.

With the score tied at 7, BC's Grant Adams recovered a fumble in the back of the end zone for a touchdown after the first low snap on an attempted punt. It gave the Eagles a 14-7 lead with 14 seconds left in the opening quarter.

After Ball State's Brian Jackson kicked a 26-yard field goal three minutes into the second quarter, Knight had a 42-yard touchdown run to make it 21-10.

On the ensuing possession, the Cardinals' punting game failed again. This time, BC's Jazzmen Williams recovered the fumble after low snap at Ball State's 11. BC made it 28-10 on Horace Dodd's 3-yard scoring run after he picked up 8 yards on the previous play.

Hill's first touchdown pass to Ridgeway, a 44-yard pass, cut it to 28-16. The Cardinals failed on a 2-point attempt.

Ball State's Jesse Avant recovered Knight's fumble and returned it to the Eagles 8 on the second play of the third quarter before Hill hit Ridgeway with a 7-yard pass, closing the gap to 28-23.

The Eagles made it 36-23 on Porter's 1-yard toss to Ryan. The score closed a 12-play, 81-yard drive that was highlighted by Knight's 49 yards on the ground. Porter also connected with Ryan on the 2-point conversion.

Sandro Sciortino's 26-yard field goal increased it 39-23 late in the third quarter.

Williams' interception and return to the Cardinals 9 set up BC's next score. Porter hit Ryan with a 2-yard touchdown pass, making it 46-23. Dodd added a short scoring run with 5:15 to play.

Ball State backup quarterback Joey Lynch had a 6-yard touchdown pass to Michael Steinhaus in the closing minutes.

BC moved ahead 7-0 on Porter's 3-yard scoring pass to Greg Toal, but Ball State tied it on Hill's 1-yard scoring run.

College Football Scores

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