Boston College Upsets W. Virginia, 36-17

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Paul Peterson threw two first-half touchdown passes and No. 21 Boston College returned two punts for scores to beat No. 13 West Virginia 36-17 Saturday.<br> <br> Boston College (7-2, 3-1 Big East) won in Morgantown for the first time since 1990, bolstering its conference title hopes and a possible Bowl Championship Series berth.<br> <br> West Virginia (8-2, 5-1) lost in November for the first time under fourth-year coach Rich Rodriguez. It also had 10-game conference and home winning streaks broken.<br> <br> The Mountaineers squandered a chance to clinch their first BCS bid and a tie for a second straight conference title.<br> <br> It was supposed to be a battle between West Virginia&#39;s potent rushing attack and the Big East&#39;s top defense. Though West Virginia outgained Boston College 452-243, the contest was decided on special teams.<br> <br> Eagles freshman Ryan Ohliger kicked field goals of 44, 47 and 36 yards.<br> <br> DeJuan Tribble returned a first-quarter punt 41 yards for a score and Will Blackmon went 71 yards for a TD with a punt return in the fourth quarter. They were the first punt returns for scores by the Eagles in two years.<br> <br> Boston College also had several long kickoff returns and pinned West Virginia deep in its own territory on many punts and kickoffs. <br> <br> The Mountaineers fumbled away the second-half kickoff, leading to an Ohliger field goal for a 27-7 lead.<br> <br> West Virginia worked too methodically to mount a comeback. An 18-play drive ended with Marshall&#39;s 6-yard scoring pass to Chris Henry at the end of the third quarter.<br> <br> That gave Henry a school-record 12 TD catches this season, breaking the mark of 11 set by Reggie Rembert in 1989.<br> <br> Henry had catches of 41 and 20 yards on West Virginia&#39;s next drive, but the Eagles defense stopped the drive inside the BC 10. Brad Cooper kicked a short field goal, but the Mountaineers didn&#39;t score again.<br> <br> Peterson was 18-of-30 for 162 yards, including a 10-yard TD pass to L.V. Whitworth on Boston College&#39;s first possession and a 1-yard scoring toss to David Kashetta just before halftime for a 24-7 lead.<br> <br> Marshall went 21-of-35 for 224 yards. Kay-Jay Harris rushed for 112 yards and Marshall had 100 on the ground.

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