Final - OT
Shinskie leads BC past Wake Forest 27-24 in OT
Sep 26, 2009 - 10:01 PM By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports WriterBOSTON(AP) -- Wes Davis recovered a fumble in overtime to foil Wake Forest's drive for a winning touchdown as Boston College held on for a 27-24 win behind Dave Shinskie's three scoring passes on Saturday.
The Demon Deacons had rallied behind Riley Skinner 's two touchdown passes in the last 3:44 of regulation before the Eagles (3-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) went ahead on a 23-yard field goal by Steve Aponavicius on the first series of overtime.
Wake Forest (2-2, 0-1) then got its chance to start at the 25-yard line and moved to a first down at the 4 on four running plays. It tried another run but, on a broken play, no one was in position to take a handoff and Skinner ran to the left without blockers.
Isaac Johnson forced the fumble and Davis recovered, ending the game and sending BC's players rushing onto the field.
The Eagles led 24-10 before Skinner marched his team to a tie. He threw a 12-yard scoring pass to Chris Givens with 3:44 left in the fourth quarter and a 16-yarder to Marshall Williams with 11 seconds remaining. On that last possession, Skinner completed 7 of his last 8 passes, spiking the ball to stop the clock for his only incompletion.
In overtime, BC couldn't advance after getting a first down at the 6 and settled for the field goal.
Wake Forest's Brandon Pendergrass then ran three times for 20 yards and Skinner picked up 1 against a defense that seemed vulnerable to the run. Then Skinner fumbled and Pendergrass lay face down on the ground for about a minute before being consoled by teammates.
Shinskie, a 25-year-old former minor-league pitcher and college freshman, completed 18 of 29 passes for 228 yards and one interception in his first start. Skinner went 25-for-35 for 354 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
One week after the Eagles gained just 54 yards in a 25-7 loss at Clemson, they picked up 59 on their first nine plays. That drive ended with a 32-yard field goal by Aponavicius, and BC never trailed.
Jordon McMichael made a one-handed catch and scored on a 50-yard pass play for a 10-0 lead. The Demon Deacons tied it on Pendergrass' 76-yard run and Jimmy Newman's 23-yard field goal.
Shinskie's 4-yard touchdown pass to Chris Pantale made it 17-10 30 seconds before halftime and his 17-yarder to Colin Larmond Jr. with 9:32 left in the game built the lead to 24-10.
Shinskie spent seven seasons in the minors, the first six in the Minnesota Twins organization. He pitched in 2008 for New Hampshire in the Toronto organization but never rose above Double-A in those seven years. Justin Tuggle, a 19-year-old freshman, started the first three games, although Shinskie saw considerable playing time in the first two.
The ACC win was the first for BC coach Frank Spaziani, who took over for the fired Jeff Jagodzinski after 12 years as a BC assistant, the last 10 as defensive coordinator.
TD WAKE FOREST MARSHALL WILLIAMS 16 YD PASS FROM RILEY SKINNER (JIMMY NEWMAN KICK)
Wake Forest 24, Boston College 24 4th - 0:11Sep 26 4:51 PM
TD WAKE FOREST MARSHALL WILLIAMS 16 YD PASS FROM RILEY SKINNER (JIMMY NEWMAN KICK)
Wake Forest 24, Boston College 24 4th - 0:11Sep 26 4:51 PM
TD WAKE FOREST MARSHALL WILLIAMS 16 YD PASS FROM RILEY SKINNER (JIMMY NEWMAN KICK)
Wake Forest 24, Boston College 24 4th - 0:11Sep 26 4:51 PM
TD WAKE FOREST CHRIS GIVENS 12 YD PASS FROM RILEY SKINNER (JIMMY NEWMAN KICK)
Wake Forest 17, Boston College 24 4th - 3:44Sep 26 4:36 PM
TD WAKE FOREST CHRIS GIVENS 12 YD PASS FROM RILEY SKINNER (JIMMY NEWMAN KICK)
Wake Forest 17, Boston College 24 4th - 3:44Sep 26 4:36 PM
TD WAKE FOREST CHRIS GIVENS 12 YD PASS FROM RILEY SKINNER (JIMMY NEWMAN KICK)
Wake Forest 17, Boston College 24 4th - 3:44Sep 26 4:36 PM
TD BOSTON COLLEGE COLIN LARMOND 17 YD PASS FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE APONAVICIUS KICK)
Wake Forest 10, Boston College 24 4th - 9:42Sep 26 4:19 PM
TD BOSTON COLLEGE COLIN LARMOND 17 YD PASS FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE APONAVICIUS KICK)
Wake Forest 10, Boston College 24 4th - 9:42Sep 26 4:19 PM
TD BOSTON COLLEGE COLIN LARMOND 17 YD PASS FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE APONAVICIUS KICK)
Wake Forest 10, Boston College 24 4th - 9:42Sep 26 4:19 PM- NCAAF FINAL IN 1ST OT
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
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WAKEFOREST 0 10 0 14 0 24
BOSTCOLL 10 7 0 7 3 27 FINAL IN 1ST OT
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BOSTON COL - FG, STEVE APONAVICIUS 32 YD,
7:47. BOSTCOLL 3-0
BOSTON COL - TD, JORDON MCMICHAEL 50 YD PASS
FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE
APONAVICIUS KICK), 13:1
Sep 26 4:07 PM - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 24
BOSTCOLL 27 IN 1ST OT POSSESSION
Wake Forest 24, Boston College 27 OTSep 26 4:01 PM - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 24
BOSTCOLL 24 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 26 3:54 PM - 159
rootsRUWTbot Added 25 roots (Close Finish, Overtime)
Wake Forest 24, Boston College 24 End of Reg.Sep 26 3:54 PM - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 24
BOSTCOLL 24 0:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Wake Forest 24, Boston College 24 4th - 0:11Sep 26 3:51 PM - 134
roots - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 17
BOSTCOLL 24 3:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Wake Forest 17, Boston College 24 4th - 3:44Sep 26 3:36 PM - 69
roots - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 10
BOSTCOLL 24 9:42 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Wake Forest 10, Boston College 24 4th - 9:42Sep 26 3:19 PM
TD BOSTON COLLEGE CHRIS PANTALE 4 YD PASS FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE APONAVICIUS KICK)
Wake Forest 10, Boston College 17 2nd - 0:30Sep 26 3:10 PM
TD BOSTON COLLEGE CHRIS PANTALE 4 YD PASS FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE APONAVICIUS KICK)
Wake Forest 10, Boston College 17 2nd - 0:30Sep 26 3:10 PM
TD BOSTON COLLEGE CHRIS PANTALE 4 YD PASS FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE APONAVICIUS KICK)
Wake Forest 10, Boston College 17 2nd - 0:30Sep 26 3:10 PM- NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 10
BOSTCOLL 17 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 26 3:06 PM
TD WAKE FOREST BRANDON PENDERGRASS 76 YD RUN (JIMMY NEWMAN KICK)
Wake Forest 7, Boston College 10 2nd - 11:38Sep 26 2:47 PM
TD WAKE FOREST BRANDON PENDERGRASS 76 YD RUN (JIMMY NEWMAN KICK)
Wake Forest 7, Boston College 10 2nd - 11:38Sep 26 2:47 PM
TD BOSTON COLLEGE JORDON MCMICHAEL 50 YD PASS FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE APONAVICIUS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Boston College 10 1st - 1:50Sep 26 2:30 PM
TD BOSTON COLLEGE JORDON MCMICHAEL 50 YD PASS FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE APONAVICIUS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Boston College 10 1st - 1:50Sep 26 2:30 PM
TD BOSTON COLLEGE JORDON MCMICHAEL 50 YD PASS FROM DAVE SHINSKIE (STEVE APONAVICIUS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Boston College 10 1st - 1:50Sep 26 2:30 PM- NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 10
BOSTCOLL 17 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 26 2:13 PM - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 10
BOSTCOLL 17 0:30 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Wake Forest 10, Boston College 17 2nd - 0:30Sep 26 2:10 PM - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 10
BOSTCOLL 10 5:43 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Wake Forest 10, Boston College 10 2nd - 5:43Sep 26 1:59 PM - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 7
BOSTCOLL 10 11:38 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Wake Forest 7, Boston College 10 2nd - 11:38Sep 26 1:47 PM - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 0
BOSTCOLL 10 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 26 1:36 PM - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 0
BOSTCOLL 10 1:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Wake Forest 0, Boston College 10 1st - 1:50Sep 26 1:30 PM - NCAAF
WAKEFOREST 0
BOSTCOLL 3 7:13 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Wake Forest 0, Boston College 3 1st - 7:13Sep 26 1:16 PM
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