COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Montel Harris ran for 142 yards, Dave Shinskie threw a 66-yard touchdown pass, and Boston College beat Maryland 19-17 yesterday to seal the Terrapins' first 10-loss season.
Steve Aponavicius kicked four field goals for Boston College (8-4, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). But the standout senior was wide right on a 31-yarder, ruining what had been a perfect season. Aponavicius made 37 straight conversions and was 12-for-12 on field goal tries before the third-quarter miss.
He did, however, secure the victory with a 42-yard field goal with 3:59 left — the Eagles' only points of the second half.
Maryland used a 28-yard touchdown pass from Jamarr Robinson to Torrey Smith to close the lead to 19-17 with 1:34 to go, but Boston College recovered the onside kick.
Harris carried 41 times in his seventh 100-yard game of the year. Next up for the Eagles: An invitation to a bowl game for the 11th consecutive season.
The Terrapins (2-10, 1-7) finished with seven straight losses and a school-record 10 defeats.
The skid has raised questions about the job security of coach Ralph Friedgen, who has two years left on a contract that pays him $2 million annually.
Maryland was penalized eight times for 65 yards and managed only 61 yards rushing.
Aponavicius kicked three field goals in the first half, including two in the final 4 minutes, to help Boston College take a 16-10 lead.
The Eagles gained 119 yards in the first quarter in going up 10-3. After Shinskie and Colin Larmond hooked up on a third-and-17 for a 66-yard touchdown — BC's longest pass play of the season — Aponavicius kicked a field goal on BC's next drive.
UNH 49, McNeese State 13.
LAKE CHARLES, La. — R.J. Toman threw three touchdowns and rushed for a score to lead New Hampshire to a 49-13 win over McNeese State yesterday in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
The Wildcats (10-2) will visit Villanova next Saturday in the quarterfinals.
Villanova beat Holy Cross 38-28 earlier in the day.
Toman, who went 17-for-25, threw for 240 yards and had touchdowns throws of 9, 9 and 38 yards.
The quarterback scored on a 1-yard run to give New Hampshire a 14-3 lead in the first quarter.
The Cowboys (9-3) cut New Hampshire's lead to one after Josh Lewis' 40-yard field goal and an 11-yard touchdown run by Champlain Babin with 11:45 left in the first half.
But the Wildcats held McNeese State scoreless the rest of the way, putting up 35 unanswered points to pull away and snap the Cowboys' six-game winning streak.
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