
Boston College Eagles at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe BowlNebraska holds on to beat Boston College 20-15 in Pinstripe Bowl for 1st bowl victory since 2015

After Nebraska built a 13-2 lead in the first half on scoring runs by Rahmir Johnson and Kwinten Ives, Raiola hit Emmett Johnson with a 13-yard TD pass on fourth down with 3:02 remaining in the third quarter for a 20-2 edge and the Cornhuskers (7-6) held on for the win.
Raiola completed 23 of 31 passes in front of a sizable Nebraska crowd that celebrated the team’s first bowl win since topping UCLA in the 2015 Foster Farms Bowl and first winning season since 2016.
“The biggest thing is that finally they can walk off the field and say ’Hey we got it done,'” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said. “We’ll have a lot of momentum heading into the offseason.”
Raiola completed passes to 10 receivers, including Jahmal Banks, who finished with four receptions for 79 yards.
“He’s gotten so much better as the year’s gone on in terms of the speed, movement and those things,” Rhule said of Raiola.
Rahmir Johnson and Ives scored on short TD runs in the second period, and Nebraska’s defense set up the critical score in the third.
Emmett Johnson scored on fourth-and-3 play for a 20-2 lead. That score came after John Bullock sacked Boston College quarterback Grayson James, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Elijah Jeudy at midfield.
James finished 25 of 40 for 296 yards as Boston College (7-6) fell to 0-3 in Pinstripe Bowl games.
The Eagles got past midfield on five of their first seven drives, but committed two turnovers and failed to convert four fourth downs, including two inside the 10-yard line. Boston College finally cashed with 6:11 left in the fourth when Turbo Richard scored on a 1-yard run, but the two-point conversion failed. BC made it a one-score game on Jordan McDonald’s 2-yard run, a play after getting possession on a blocked punt.
"I thought we were productive, but we couldn’t score,” Boston College coach Bill O’Brien said. “So that’s a problem because you have to score to win.”
After a scoreless opening quarter, Rahmir Johnson easily scored on a 4-yard run on the first play of the second period. After BC turned it over on downs twice in Nebraska territory, the Cornhusker’s took a 13-0 lead on Ives’ 2-yard run that was set up by Rahmir Johnson’s 22-yard run.
The Eagles picked up their only points of the first half when Ashton McShane blocked John Hohl’s extra point and returned it for two points.
Boston College: Without ACC sacks leader DE Donovan Ezeiruaku, the Eagles could not get Nebraska and had to burn their final two timeouts after getting within 20-15.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 2nd Period 14:56 | Rahmir Johnson 4 Yd Run (John Hohl Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:39 | Kwinten Ives 2 Yd Run (John Hohl PAT blocked) |
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D2P | 2nd Period 3:39 | Ashton McShane Defensive PAT Conversion |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:02 | Emmett Johnson 13 Yd pass from Dylan Raiola (John Hohl Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 6:11 | Turbo Richard 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:18 | Jordan McDonald 2 Yd Run (Liam Connor Kick) |
Statistics
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20 | 1st Downs | 21 |
6-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-11 |
0-4 | 4th down efficiency | 3-4 |
348 | Total Yards | 363 |
301 | Passing | 232 |
26/41 | Comp/Att | 23/31 |
7.3 | Yards per pass | 7.5 |
47 | Rushing | 131 |
26 | Rushing Attempts | 33 |
1.8 | Yards per rush | 4.0 |
4-40 | Penalties | 6-55 |
1 | Turnovers | 2 |
1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
28:44 | Possession | 31:16 |
Game Information
Location: Bronx, NY
Attendance: 30,062 · Capacity:
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