Week 7 Media: BC vs. Clemson

FIRST-AND-10

» Boston College Football hosts Clemson for their first primetime home game this season on Saturday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Alumni Stadium.

» The game will be televised on ACC Network. Chris Cotter (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst) are on the call with sideline reporter Kendra Douglas.

» Coverage on the Boston College Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff on WEEI 93.7 FM. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) is joined on the call by former BC linebacker Pete Cronan in the booth and Scott Mutyrn on the sideline.

EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS

» Through five games, Boston College has a top 15 passing offense in the nation, ranking 11th in the country, averaging 313.4 passing yards per game, good enough for second in the ACC.

» Dylan Lonergan ranks seventh nationally in completions per game with 24, which is best in the conference.

» In addition, Lonergan is fifth in the ACC in passing yards per game, averaging 255.4 through five games.

» Lewis Bond ranks sixth in the country in receptions per game, averaging 7.6 catches a game through five games. Bond needs 38 catches to break Zay Flowers’ all-time reception record.

» Bond averages 73.2 receiving yards per game through five games, which ranks seventh in the ACC.

» Turbo Richard is 30th in the country in total touchdowns with six, which is top-five in the ACC through five games.

» Additionally, Richard is top-ten in the conference in rushing yards per carry with 5.2, which is eighth in the ACC. Richard is ninth in conference play with four total rushing touchdowns.

» Through five games, the Eagles are inside the top-five in the ACC in third down conversion rate at 46.2%.

» Boston College holds a top-30 ranking nationally in fewest tackles-for-loss allowed with 4.2 per game, which is third in the ACC.

» Defensively, Omar Thornton is eighth nationally in forced fumbles per game, averaging 0.4 per contest, which is second-best in the ACC.

» With one fumble recovered on the season, Owen McGowan finds himself 16th in the nation and third in the conference in fumbles recovered.

» KP Price’s 7.4 tackle-per-game average is top-ten in the ACC through five games (Ninth).

» Luca Lombardo is one of 15 kickers nationwide with a perfect field goal percentage through six weeks.

» As a team, Boston College has allowed just 1.8 yards per punt return through five games, which is 20th nationally and fifth-best in the ACC.

» Isaiah Farris’ 8.1 yards per punt return is seventh-best in the ACC through five games.

» Bo MacCormack III averages 16.8 yards per return through five games, which is top-five in the conference (Fourth).

GAME NOTES

FIRST-AND-10

EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS

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