No. 23 Boston College Defeats Maryland
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Posted 6:14PM on Saturday, November 19, 2005
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Jolonn Dunbar scored on a 94-yard fumble return and Ray Henderson took an interception 35 yards for a touchdown, leading No. 23 Boston College past Maryland 31-16 Saturday.<br>
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Andre Callender had 121 yards rushing and a score for the Eagles, who never trailed in their regular-season finale. Both teams had four turnovers.<br>
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Playing in its first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Boston College (8-3, 5-3) finished tied with Florida State atop the Atlantic Division. But the Seminoles will advance to the title game by virtue of their 28-17 win over the Eagles in September.<br>
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Lance Ball ran for 135 yards and a touchdown for Maryland (5-5, 3-4), which still needs one win to become eligible to receive a bowl bid. The Terrapins, who conclude the regular season next week at North Carolina State, went 1-4 at home.<br>
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Dunbar's school-record fumble return gave Boston College a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. The sophomore linebacker picked up the ball in stride and sprinted down the right sideline, outdistancing Maryland wide receiver Danny Melendez, who was screened by BC safety Larry Anam.<br>
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Henderson's touchdown came with 4:36 left after the Terrapins closed to 24-16.<br>
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Both turnovers were committed by Sam Hollenbach, who was intercepted twice and lost a fumble. He went 25-for-45 for 230 yards and a touchdown.<br>
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Matthew Ryan completed 16 of 24 passes for 230 yards for Boston College.<br>
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The Terrapins trailed 14-10 at halftime, and after a scoreless third quarter Boston College went up 21-10 on a 1-yard touchdown run by L.V. Whitworth with 10:57 left.<br>
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A 65-yard run by Ball set up a 7-yard touchdown pass from Hollenbach to Vernon Davis, and after a Boston College field goal, Henderson made his victory-clinching play.<br>
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Boston College took the opening kickoff and moved 79 yards in eight plays to take a 7-0 lead. After Whitworth ran four times for 19 times and gained 34 yards on a screen pass, Callender scored on a 14-yard run.<br>
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Josh Wilson blocked a punt for Maryland at the end of the Eagles' next possession, and the Terrapins advanced to the 5 before Dunbar picked up Hollenbach's fumble on a third-down play.<br>
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Another mistake by the Eagles' special teams enabled Maryland to close to 14-7. After Dejuan Tribble fumbled a punt at the BC 20, Hollenbach completed a 14-yard pass to Melendez on third-and-10 before Ball ran it in from the 6.<br>
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Minutes later, Maryland botched an excellent chance to pull even. Hollenbach moved the Terps 56 yards to the BC 8, then threw an ill-advised pass in the end zone that was picked off by Eagles linebacker Jamie Silva.<br>
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But Maryland closed to 14-10 on a 27-yard field goal by Dan Ennis with 1:53 left in the half.<br>
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Early in the third quarter, Ryan lost a fumble at the Maryland 20 on a fourth-down run. Then, after Boston College forced a punt, Callender coughed up the ball at the Maryland 1 to end a 53-yard drive.<br>
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