SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 26, 2013
North Carolina 34, Boston College 10: Bryn Renner threw for two touchdowns while Marquise Williams accounted for two more scores as the host Tar Heels snapped a four-game losing streak.
Renner went 18-for-21 for 227 yards to lead North Carolina (2-5, 1-3 ACC), which improved to 4-0 all-time at home against the Eagles. Williams, who shared snaps with Renner, threw for a third-quarter touchdown and added a score on the ground in the fourth.
Andre Williams rushed 172 yards to push his conference-leading season total to 1,010 for Boston College (3-4, 1-3). Chase Rettig was held to a season-low 57 yards passing.
Renner connected with Ryan Switzer on a 13-yard score after Andre Williams fumbled on his first carry, but North Carolina could not convert the extra-point try. Williams redeemed himself two drives later, giving the Eagles their only lead at 7-6 midway through the first quarter when he gashed the Tar Heelsกฏ defense for a season-long 56-yard touchdown run.
North Carolina followed two three-and-outs with a 15-play drive จC capped off with a 1-yard run from A.J. Blue จC and Renner sent the Tar Heels into the break with a 20-7 lead with a 10-yard strike to Bug Howard. Marquise Williams put the game away with a 17-yard strike to Howard late in the third quarter and stretched the margin on a 4-yard option run with 8:59 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: North Carolina has won each of the four meetings between the schools since the Eagles joined the ACC in 2005. กญ Boston College WR Alex Amidon, who entered Saturday 144 yards shy of matching Rich Gunnellกฏs school record of 2,459 receiving yards, finished with eight catches for only 38 yards. กญ The Eagles have dropped nine straight on the road.