Boston College Routs Georgia Tech 49-27 Behind 399 Rushing Yards

Boston College football beat Georgia Tech 49-27 on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. The Eagles came back from an early 10-point deficit and ran for 399 yards. The win was BC’s first on the road this season and its second straight in the ACC. It moves Bill O’Brien’s team to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the conference, while Georgia Tech falls to 2-5 and 1-3.

How Boston College ran past Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech scored on its first two possessions. Quarterback Alberto Mendoza hit Jordan Allen for 43 yards to set up a touchdown catch by Kevin Roche Jr., and Aiden Birr added a 32-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead. BC missed a 48-yard field goal on its first drive and committed nine penalties for 91 yards in the first half, according to Sports Illustrated’s BC Bulletin.

Mason McKenzie put the Eagles on the board early in the second quarter with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Nedrick Boldin Jr. Bo MacCormack III’s 7-yard run gave BC a 12-10 lead. Both extra points were missed, though, and Birr’s 20-yard field goal sent Georgia Tech into halftime ahead 13-12.

The game turned after halftime. BC outscored Georgia Tech 37-14 over the last two quarters, scoring 13 in the third and 24 in the fourth, according to the official box score. McKenzie’s 40-yard run on the third play of the second half set up MacCormack’s second touchdown. Sophomore Charlie Comella then intercepted a tipped Mendoza pass, and McKenzie scored from 6 yards out a few plays later.

McKenzie and MacCormack carry the offense

McKenzie ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns, and MacCormack had 155 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries, the Associated Press reported. BC finished with 500 total yards. Its 43 carries averaged 9.0 yards each, and the Eagles gained 278 rushing yards in the second half alone.

The rushing day came a few days after BC lost starting running back Evan Dickens for the season with a knee injury, Sports Illustrated reported. McKenzie came into the game with 444 rushing yards, already fifth on BC’s single-season list for quarterbacks, according to the ACC’s Week 8 preview. The 170 yards on Saturday move him further up that list.

Comella’s two interceptions

Comella intercepted Mendoza twice, and his second pick went back 55 yards for a touchdown, the first of his career. Before the game, BC’s defense had 11 takeaways in six games, second in the ACC, according to BC’s Week 8 game notes. Georgia Tech scored twice more, on a 15-yard Justice Haynes run and a 30-yard pass from backup Grady Adamson to Dalen Penson, but BC kept a two-score lead the rest of the way.

The game drew 47,239 fans, according to the box score. Sports Illustrated reported that it was only the third ACC road win of O’Brien’s tenure at BC.

What’s next for BC football and bowl eligibility

The Eagles have now won two straight after a 3-3 start, which included a 27-21 homecoming win over Pitt on Oct. 17. With five games left, BC needs two more wins for the six that make a team bowl eligible. The rest of the schedule, from the official BC schedule:

• Sat., Oct. 31: at Duke, noon
• Sat., Nov. 7: Florida State at Alumni Stadium
• Sat., Nov. 14: at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
• Sat., Nov. 21: Syracuse at Alumni Stadium (Senior Day)
• Sat., Nov. 28: at Miami

For Georgia Tech, the loss means it has to win four of its last five games to reach bowl eligibility, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. BC’s earlier results and statistics are in our BC at Georgia Tech preview. Records for every local team are on our new Boston college sports hub, and Saturday’s other local result is covered in our Harvard-Princeton preview. Harvard won that game 35-7.

Sources

• Boston College Athletics: BC at Georgia Tech box score, Oct. 24, 2026
• AP News: McKenzie, MacCormack lead BC rushing attack past Georgia Tech
• Sports Illustrated BC Bulletin: BC runs all over Georgia Tech
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia Tech falls to Boston College
• Boston College Athletics: 2026 football schedule
• Boston College Athletics: Week 8 media notes

Featured image: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Georgia Tech. Photo by JJonahJackalope, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.