Boston College beats No. 17 SMU 23-14 in Fenway Bowl, ending Mustangs' 9-game win streak

Thu, Dec 28, 2023
NCAAF News (AP)

Thomas Castellanos rushed for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, leading Boston College to a 23-14 win over No. 17 SMU on Thursday in the Fenway Bowl and snapping the Mustangs' nine-game winning streak.

Castellanos rushed for 156 yards and completed 11 of 18 passes for 102 yards. Ky Robichaux also had a scoring run for the Eagles (7-6), whose main campus is less than five miles away from Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox.

Kevin Jennings went 24 of 48 for 191 yards and a TD for SMU (11-3), which finished with its most victories since the 1982 squad also posted 11.

With the Mustangs moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference next season in a sweeping list of realignments that have overtaken college football, it was a matchup of two teams that'll see each other again next season in Dallas during league play.

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The game was played in a steady rain, and due to tight foul territory, both sidelines were in the outfield in front of the fabled Green Monster that was draped with banners of the Fenway Bowl logo and advertisements. The manually operated scoreboard had the line score of the game broken by quarters.

PINSTRIPE BOWL

RUTGERS 31, MIAMI 24

NEW YORK (AP) - Kyle Monangai rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries to help Rutgers beat Miami and secure its first winning season since 2014.

The Scarlet Knights (7-6) last had a winning campaign when they went 8-4 in their inaugural Big Ten season. Rutgers opened this season 6-2, but stumbled in November, losing four straight conference games by an average of 20 points.

Miami (7-6) has dropped five straight bowl games.

Rutgers took the lead for good at 21-17 after Trevor Yeboah-Kodie blocked a Miami punt that Timmy Ward recovered in the end zone.

Hurricanes quarterback Jacurri Brown completed 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards and scored on a 1-yard keeper with 27 seconds to play to draw Miami within seven at 31-24. The Hurricanes recovered the onside kick, but the rally fell short when Miami turned the ball over on downs near midfield with seven seconds remaining.

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