Boston College Football at Syracuse: Live Updates

The Boston College Eagles football program faces one more test in its 2025 campaign on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, a road matchup against its Northeast, Atlantic-Coast-Conference foe, Syracuse.

Both BC (1-10, 0-7 ACC) and the Orange (3-8, 1-6) completely lost traction as programs this season, a year after both teams qualified for a bowl game, respectively, with the Eagles reaching the seven-win mark and Syracuse capturing 10 wins for just the third time in the 21st century.

Saturday’s contest will ultimately decide which team comes in last place in the final 2025 ACC standings—head-to-head record is the initial tiebreaker in the standings—but if BC is defeated, it will mark the program’s worst record since 1978, when the Eagles went 0-11.

Regardless, if BC picks up the win, it will mark the first time since 2012 that the program has won just two games in a season.

BC head coach Bill O'Brien and Syracuse's Fran Brown are both in just the second year at the helm of their programs, respectively, but have already played each other once.

In the last meeting, BC defeated the Orange, 37-31, in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Nov. 9, 2024, which snapped a three-game losing streak for the Eagles and improved their record to 5-4 overall and 2-3 in the conference. The Orange fell to 6-3 and 3-3 in the ACC with the loss.

Syracuse holds a 24-34 lead in the all-time series, but the Eagles have picked up wins in their last two games against the Orange heading into the 19th total matchup since 2000.

Live Updates:

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Fourth Quarter:

Syracuse turns the ball over on downs after getting sacked on a 4th-and-4 and that should do it. Boston College gets into winning formation and takes a knee. Boston College 34, Syracuse 12 [FINAL].

TOUCHDOWN: Syracuse puts its first touchdown on the board with a one-yard run by Dan Villari. The Orange attempt a two-point conversion and fail. Boston College 34, Syracuse 12 [3:20].

TOUCHDOWN: Boston College keeps tacking the points on. Jordan McDonald runs one in from 14 yards out to add to the Eagles' lead. Lombardo drills his extra point attempt to stay perfect on that stat. Boston College 34, Syracuse 6 [9:24].

TOUCHDOWN, Boston College - It took just two plays for the Eagles to score once again thanks to Jeremiah Franklin's 25-yard reception proceeded by Turbo Richard's 46-yard touchdown sprint and Luca Lombardo's ensuing PAT kick. Boston College 27, Syracuse 6 [13:35].

Omar Thornton racks up a sack on 3rd-and-14, forcing another Orange punt.

Third Quarter:

End of Q3: Boston College 20, Syracuse 6.

TOUCHDOWN, Boston College - Jordan McDonald rumbled into the endzone for a two-yard score with his feet. The Eagles have now scored 14 unanswered points in the second half, and both the BC offense and defense have found some sturdy composure. Boston College 20, Syracuse 6 [0:59].

Bond re-entered the game after a quick absence for a medical check.

Redshirt-senior wide receiver Lewis Bond left the field and entered the medical tent following a 23-yard reception, which brought up his game totals to 168 yards on seven catches. He looked a bit shaken up after making a contested catch from a touch throw by Grayson James.

Luca Lombardo missed his first field goal of the season, a 40-yard attempt which he pushed to the right. The score remains 13-6 in favor of BC with 7:00 left in the third quarter.

On defense, the Eagles are starting to scheme up better protection against the wildcat and different run options, which severely hurt them in the first half. Coming into the game, the Orange averaged 117.2 rushing yards per game. In the first two quarters alone, 'Cuse generated 107 yards on the ground.

TOUCHDOWN, Boston College - Turbo Richard followed up a 54-yard reception for Lewis Bond with a 16-yard touchdown scamper, handing the Eagles a seven-point lead following Luca Lombardo's successful PAT kick. Boston College 13, Syrcause 6 [11:53].

BC's defense forced the Orange to go three-and-out to start the second half. The Eagles take over at their 21-yard line.

Second Quarter:

End of Q2: Boston College 6, Syracuse 6.

Syracuse attempted a fake-knee run at the end of the first half after it obtained field position on its 35-yard line from a flag on the previous kickoff, but it went nowhere as the clock expired.

FIELD GOAL, Boston College - Luca Lombardo nailed his 16th field goal of the season, this one from 31 yards, to knot up the score. Grayson James completed two nice passes to inch the Eagles into field-goal territory and is now 7-for-12 with 69 yards. Boston College 6, Syracuse 6 [0:28]

FIELD GOAL, Syracuse - The Orange held onto possession of the ball for 9:36 and capped off its scoring drive with a 29-yard field goal for Tripp Woody, his second of the game. Syracuse 6, Boston College 3 [3:05].

Dylan Lonergan is dealing with a finger injury, according to the broadcast on the CW, and is questionable to return. He was clearly nursing his thumb with ice when he initially walked off the field. He is back on the sideline now with his helmet on.

FIELD GOAL, Syracuse - Tripp Woody knocked in a 49-yard field goal after the Orange failed to convert on 3rd-and-6. Boston College 3, Syracuse 3 [14:15].

The Orange will start the second quarter with the ball on BC's 31-yard line looking to convert a 3rd-and-6 to keep its drive alive. Quarterback Joseph Filardi was bulldozed by BC defensive back Omar Thornton as the first quarter ended.

First Quarter:

End of Q1: Boston College 3, Syracuse 0.

FIELD GOAL, Boston College - Luca Lombardo drilled a 30-yard field goal to remain perfect on the season in the kicking arena, capping off a seven-play, 28-yard scoring drive. The Eagles were forced to kick after Grayson James' incomplete pass to Reed Harris on a fade into the endzone. Boston College 3, Syracuse 0 [4:04].

Freshman quarterback Joseph Filardi, who started in Syracuse's 70-7 loss to Notre Dame last Saturday, started the game for the Orange but went three-and-out on his first series.

Redshirt-senior Grayson James replaced Dylan Lonergan at quarterback after the TV timeout. Lonergan's right hand was being held in an ice cup as he walked off the field toward the locker room.

11:24 TV timeout. The Eagles face a 2nd-12 from their own 49-yard line.

BC's offensive line unit appears fully healthy. It is practically fully intact with Jude Bowry, Eryx Daugherty, Michael Crounse, Logan Taylor and Kevin Cline. The only player among that group who did not start in Week One was Crounse, who previously backed up Dwayne Allick.

Syracuse won the coin toss and elected to defer. The Eagles started with the ball on their 25-yard line after a touchback.

Pregame:

Boston College's final injury status before it takes on Syracuse, according to the ACC's student-athlete availability report:

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The Eagles are repping white uniforms with gold bottoms for their final contest of the year.

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How to Watch: Boston College Football at Syracuse

Who: Boston College Eagles and Syracuse Orange

When: Saturday, Nov. 29 at 3 p.m. ET

Where: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.

TV: The CW

Radio: WEEI 850 AM

Last Outing, Syracuse: The Orange was routed by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 70-7, on Saturday, Nov. 22.

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered a 36-34 home loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Last Meeting: The last meeting between these two teams occurred on Nov. 9, 2024. Boston College defeated Syracuse, 37-31, at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill. That contest featured a heavy BC rushing attack, as senior Kye Robichaux and then-junior Jordan McDonald, currently a senior for the Eagles, combined for 335 rushing yards. McDonald scored four times on the ground.

For the Orange, senior quarterback Kyle McCord generated 392 yards and two scores through the air on 31-for-48 passing and redshirt-junior tight end Oronde Gadsden II caught nine of those passes for 114 yards and a touchdown, leading the pass-catching unit in the defeat.