Louisville escapes the 20-point hole and defeats Boston College

Tyler Shough connected with Nate Kurisky for two second-half touchdowns and finished with 333 yards passing as Louisville rallied from a 20-0 deficit to defeat Boston College 31-27 on Friday night in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts defeated.

After remaining scoreless until just before halftime (5-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), the Cardinals scored the final three touchdowns of the game to secure their second win in three games.

Shough, who completed 28 of 38 passes, eclipsed 300 yards receiving for the fourth time this season.

Isaac Brown led Louisville's rushing attack with 85 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, while Ja'Corey Brooks had eight catches for 120 yards.

Aided by back-to-back short punts, the Cardinals needed just four plays each to narrow the game to one possession – on Brown's 18-yard run – and then take the lead.

Shough led the Cardinals' ensuing drive with a 34-yard pass to Ahmari Huggins-Bruce before hitting Kurisky for a 6-yard score to take a 31-27 lead with 7:12 left.

The Eagles (4-4, 1-3) fumbled on their next possession, but turned the field around with a KP Price interception at the Boston College 47-yard line with 3:43 left. However, Thomas Castellanos (13 of 28, 164 yards, three touchdowns) failed to score a winning goal.

Treshaun Ward, Kamari Morales and Jeremiah Franklin all caught touchdown passes for Boston College, which has lost three straight games.

An interception by Boston College's Quintavious Hutchins provided the opening score of the game. On fourth-and-1, Castellanos found Morales with a play-action pass to the left and scored a 54-yard touchdown midway through the first quarter.

After Louisville's Brock Travelstead missed a 56-yard field goal early in the second, the hosts made it 14-0 on a 10-play, 61-yard march. Ward rushed for 35 yards along the way, and after an offsides penalty on Liam Connor's field goal attempt allowed the offense to take the lead on fourth down, Ward caught a 4-yard scoring pass in the left corner.

Hutchins then parried Huggins-Bruce's fumble, and with 6:30 left before halftime, Kye Robichaux capped a Rush-exclusive drive with a 4-yard score. Connor missed the PAT, keeping the score at 20-0.

The Cardinals scored on Brown's 4-yard rush to the far left corner with 1:19 left in the half, capping a 10-play, 76-yard drive.

Louisville managed 11 plays in 4:10 after halftime, but a standoff in the red zone forced the Cardinals to settle for Travelstead's 23-yard field goal.

Boston College needed just five plays to respond, thanks to Castellanos' 6-yard pass to Franklin over the top with 7:58 left in the third. A 59-yard completion to Ward helped set up the game.

Shough hit Kurisky for Louisville's third straight score, a 4-yard touchdown, at 3:50 of the third. On the previous play, Price appeared to have a 90-yard fumble recovery, but the runner was ruled down to allow the visitors to continue the 9-play, 83-yard drive.

–Field level media