Kansas halts long road losing skid against Power 5 schools
BOSTON (AP) Carter Stanley threw for three touchdowns, Khalil Herbert rushed for 187 yards on just 11 carries and Kansas stunned Boston College 48-24 Friday night for its first road win over a Power Five school in nearly 11 years.
The Jayhawks (2-1), who entered as a three-touchdown underdog, won their first road game against a power conference opponent since a victory at Iowa State on Oct. 4, 2008, a span of 48 straight losses. Pooka Williams ran for 121 yards on 22 attempts with a TD, and Herbert added a late score. Stanley was 20 of 27 for 238 yards with an inception on his first attempt.
''If anybody wants to know why a guy would come back to college football, this tells you how fun and how important college football is,'' first-year coach Les Miles said.
AJ Dillon ran for 151 yards on 27 carries and Anthony Brown went 18 for 36 with 195 yards a TD pass for the Eagles (2-1). Brown also caught a TD.
''We didn't play very well,'' BC coach Steve Addazio said. ''I think we saw a few signs of this last week. I think today that we didn't play well at all, and that's my responsibility.''
Kansas went into the locker room with a 28-24 lead at the end of a wide-open first half that saw the teams combine for 623 yards (BC 313, Kansas 310). They also totaled 17 plays of 10 yards or more.
''I've been a Kansas fan my whole life and I can't remember when it was,'' Kansas linebacker Jay Dineen said of the last Power Five road win. ''It's huge having it off our shoulders.''
Trailing 24-21, Kansas ran a simple pitch play at their own 15 with 40 seconds left and Herbert broke up-the-middle and headed down the right sideline for 82 yards before being knocked out of bounds.
Two plays later, Stanley hit Andrew Parchment - his second of two TD catches - for a 3-yard score.
Midway into the third quarter, the Jayhawks increased it to 38-24 when Williams had a 12-yard scoring run, capping an 87-yard drive.
BC had taken a 24-21 edge when Brown caught his 12-yard score from receiver CJ Lewis.
The Eagles scored on their first two drives and led 10-0 before the Jayhawks scored on six straight possessions.
THE TAKEAWAY
Kansas: The Jayhawks rebounded from a miserable loss at home against Coastal Carolina when they collected only 280 total yards by putting up 567 yards Friday. . They beat Central Michigan on the road last season. Before that, their last road win was at Texas El-Paso on Sept. 12, 2009.
Boston College: It's the worst home - and probably overall - loss in Addazio's seven seasons at the school. Unless the defense gets fixed quickly, it could lead to a rough year when conference play and a tough late schedule loaded with road games at Clemson, Syracuse and Pittsburgh - and a nonconference matchup at Notre Dame - kicks in.
UP NEXT
Kansas: Hosts West Virginia in its first Big 12 matchup next Saturday.
Boston College: Travels to Rutgers next Saturday for its first road game.
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