Florida State escapes Boston College with a 5 point victory

In front of 75,300 fans, the 'Noles escaped Boston College in rather close fashion. In a game in which Florida State was three touchdown favorites, Boston College managed to make this game a close one and actually took the lead in the fourth quarter. Christian Ponder threw three interceptions and had one fumble while trying to fight through an injury. Those four turnovers allowed Boston College to remain close to FSU the entire game and forced the Seminoles to pull off a 42-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter by Bert Reed in order to win the game. The Eagles had several opportunities to score touchdowns but the FSU redzone defense prevailed and held Boston College to three field goals instead. Despite the rather close game, the Seminoles advance to 4-0 in the ACC and 6-1 overall. Next week is a bye week for the 'Noles. The next game will be Thursday, October 28th at division foe NC State.