TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Tallahassee’s Florida State Seminoles won a road game for the first time in almost three years Saturday, Nov. 7, rallying past Boston College 31-24 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in Rick Stockstill’s debut as interim head coach.
The victory ended a 12-game road losing streak dating to Nov. 25, 2023, and stopped a three-game slide that led to the firing of Mike Norvell. Stockstill, 68, played quarterback at Florida State under Bobby Bowden.
With the score tied 24-24, the Seminoles went 90 yards in 14 plays, converting three times on third down. Running back Amari Thomas finished the march by bouncing outside for an 11-yard touchdown with 2:29 remaining, his second scoring run of the day after a 20-yarder in the first half.
Boston College led 17-7 in the second quarter before Florida State scored twice in the last six minutes of the half. Kicker Gabe Panikowski scored on a 1-yard keeper off a fake kick, 51 seconds before the break, to put Florida State up 21-17. He later booted a 22-yarder to tie the game after the Eagles went back in front on a trick-play touchdown.
Quarterback Ashton Daniels was 15 of 26 for 178 yards with an interception and ran for a score, his 13th rushing touchdown this season. Receiver Micahi Danzy caught seven passes for 86 yards, and freshman Jasen Lopez had four catches for 54 yards in his first career start.
Both teams are now 4-5 overall and 2-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. For Stockstill, who took over after the coaching change last week, the result was an emotional first win in the job at the school where he once played.
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