On Thursday night, the Boston College Eagles football team travaled to Pittsburgh, PA to face the Pitt Panthers for some midweek ACC action between two historic Northeast programs. Both teams were coming off of a rough loss looking to right the ship, though BC was also looking to improve its bowl game resume while the Panthers were just trying to salvage what little of a season they have left. BC could not rise to the occasion, flailing at the end to give Pitt a 24-16 victory.
Boston College set the tone early on the ground. Although they only got 9 yards on their first three downs, BC attempted and converted a 4th & 1 deep in their own territory.