It might not have been the prettiest game in the world, but luckily for UConn football, no style points were needed to secure a 13-3 win over Boston College, its first-ever victory over the Eagles in program history.
UConn’s defense stifled an inept-looking Boston College offense, holding the Eagles to a dismal 4.7 yards per play, forcing five turnovers and three additional fumbles that they failed to recover.
Zion Turner started off the game by punishing Boston College down the field with a two-play, 75-yard drive to go up a touchdown. Despite a penalty on the first play from scrimmage, Turner got the series moving in the right direction with a 23-yard scamper, then got it into Justin Joly’s hands on the sidelines and let the big man do the rest, rumbling 62 yards through some weak arm tackles to put UConn up 7-0.