Central Michigan University Athletics
Central Michigan University
Boston College
Football Blanked At Boston College, 43-0
9/28/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Boston College improves to 3-1 while CMU falls to 3-2.
Turnovers were costly for CMU, which finished minus-three in the turnover department for the game. The Chippewas fumbled twice and had a pass intercepted .
"When you are minus three in turnovers, you are not going to beat anybody, no matter who you play," coach Mike DeBord said. "We turned it over our first two possessions and gave them 10 points. We made it tough on ourselves."
BC racked up 525 yards of total offense compared to just 242 for CMU. The Eagles gained 330 yards through the air and 195 on the ground. The Chippewas had 154 yards rushing and a mere 88 via the air.
Robbie Mixon picked up 98 yards rushing on 28 carries while Derrick Vickers completed 12-of-25 passes for 88 yards for CMU. Vickers hit Steve Messam a team-high five times for 55 yards.
Eagle quarterback Brian St. Pierre had an outstanding game, completing 25-of-35 attempts for 314 yards and three TDs. He also rushed four times for 35 yards.
Pierre hit Jamal Burke with TD strikes of 15 and 31 yards. Burke finished with five catches for 83 yards. Keith Hemmings had six grabs for 87 yards and a score.
Derrick Knight led BC's ground attack with 19 carries for 102 yards and a score.
Central got the ball first but lost a fumble deep in its own territory giving BC an easy 27-yard field goal by Sandro Sciortino.
The Chippewas fumbled again on their next possession, giving the Eagles the ball near midfield where they started a 58-yard drive that ended in Burke's first TD catch of the game.
Down 10-0 early, CMU drove back 57 yards on its next drive to the BC 23-yard line, but Mike Gruzwalski came up short on a 40-yard field goal attempt.
Boston College added two second quarter touchdowns, receptions by Burke and Hemmings, to lead 24-0 at the half.
Sciortino added field goals of 27 and 34 yards in the second half and Knight and Horace Dodd each had touchdown runs to complete the scoring.
The Chippewas have a week off before returning home to resume Mid-American Conference play on October 12 with a Homecoming clash against Bowling Green.
