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09/11 23:09 CDT Mason McKenzie throws for a TD, runs for one as BC beats
Rutgers 28-21 in Eagles' Red Bandanna Game
Mason McKenzie throws for a TD, runs for one as BC beats Rutgers 28-21 in
Eagles' Red Bandanna Game
By KEN POWTAK
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) --- Mason McKenzie threw a 78-yard touchdown pass, ran for another
score and Boston College held off Rutgers 28-21 on Friday night in the Eagles'
annual Red Bandanna Game.
McKenzie completed 18 of 29 passes for 252 yards with two interceptions for the
Eagles (1-1).
Making his first start, quarterback AJ Surace was 18 of 27 for 230 yards with
three TDs and four picks for Rutgers (0-2).
BC linebacker Bodie Kahoun, a 6-foot-2 redshirt sophomore, was taken off the
field by an ambulance in the middle of the second quarter after leading with
his head on a tackle. The school announced he had movement in all his
extremities and was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Trailing 20-7 at halftime, the Scarlet Knights sliced it to a one-score game on
Surace's 4-yard TD pass to KJ Duff.
After an interception, they were stopped on a fourth-and-1 at BC's 11 late in
the third. It was the second of three times Rutgers was stopped on fourth down
deep in Eagles' territory.
McKenzie rolled out right and hit Dawson Pough, who was about 10 yards behind
the nearest defender before he made the grab and scored easily with 7:06 left
to make it 28-14.
Duff's second TD catch, a 60-yarder, cut it to 28-21 midway into the fourth,
but BC linebacker Anthony Palano made his second interception at the Eagles' 35
with just under 2 minutes left to preserve the victory.
McKenzie had a 10-yard scoring run that made it 14-0 late in the first quarter.
The takeaway Rutgers: Coming off an embarrassing home loss against UMass last week that coach Greg Schiano said made the school a "punchline," the Scarlet Knights rebounded with a solid comeback, but kept failing in BC territory. Boston College: After being dominated by Cincinnati in the opener, the Eagles needed a better showing. They had it, barely.
Special night The Red Bandanna Game honors the memory of former lacrosse player Welles Crowther, who died rescuing more than a dozen people in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The BC grad was known for carrying a red bandanna.
Up next Rutgers: Hosts No. 14 USC in Big Ten play next Saturday. Boston College: Hosts Maine next Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here
The takeaway Rutgers: Coming off an embarrassing home loss against UMass last week that coach Greg Schiano said made the school a "punchline," the Scarlet Knights rebounded with a solid comeback, but kept failing in BC territory. Boston College: After being dominated by Cincinnati in the opener, the Eagles needed a better showing. They had it, barely.
Special night The Red Bandanna Game honors the memory of former lacrosse player Welles Crowther, who died rescuing more than a dozen people in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The BC grad was known for carrying a red bandanna.
Up next Rutgers: Hosts No. 14 USC in Big Ten play next Saturday. Boston College: Hosts Maine next Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here
