After keeping things tight for most of the first half, Boston College slowly bled away falling 31-3 to give the Clemson Tigers their 12th straight win over the Eagles.
The first half saw BC get all of the opportunities they could possibly have asked for, and saw a defense stand tall while catching a few early breaks. The Eagles offense did an adequate job protecting quarterback Phil Jurkovec in the first half, getting into Clemson territory on multiple occasions. But squandered opportunities would remove any chance at snagging the upset win over the #5 team in the country.