2014 Boston College Football Offense: Stats and Grades
By Joe Micik
Sep 20, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Boston College center Andy Gallik (59) looks on during their game against Maine at Alumni Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
2014 Boston College Football Offense: Offensive Line
Boston College Eagles. OFFENSIVE LINE . A-. Boston College made a big deal about the fact that they had a veteran 5th-year offensive line in 2014, and they acquitted themselves well. <p>The first bit of proof is in how the rushing game did. Boston College ran for over 250 yards per game, and that would have never been possible if not for good blocking up front. Leaders like Bobby Vardaro and captain Andy Gallik did their job at the point of attack and let the playmakers do their thing. Offensive linemen are often the last guys to get credit for a good performance offensively, but their blocking was valuable.</p> <p>Next is in the eyeball test with some individual performances. The USC game stands out: Boston College, a team that barely moved the football on the Trojans at all in their 2013 meeting, ran for 450 yards against them in 2014. USC has NFL-grade prospects in their front seven and Boston College absolutely dominated them up front.</p><div class=. OL
There were other games like Syracuse where they did not do nearly as well, and they did give up more than a few tackles for a loss, so a full A was not warranted here, but as things go, the offensive line was one of the least of Boston College’s problems this season.
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Boston College made a big deal about the fact that they had a veteran 5th-year offensive line in 2014, and they acquitted themselves well.
The first bit of proof is in how the rushing game did. Boston College ran for over 250 yards per game, and that would have never been possible if not for good blocking up front. Leaders like Bobby Vardaro and captain Andy Gallik did their job at the point of attack and let the playmakers do their thing. Offensive linemen are often the last guys to get credit for a good performance offensively, but their blocking was valuable.
Next is in the eyeball test with some individual performances. The USC game stands out: Boston College, a team that barely moved the football on the Trojans at all in their 2013 meeting, ran for 450 yards against them in 2014. USC has NFL-grade prospects in their front seven and Boston College absolutely dominated them up front.
There were other games like Syracuse where they did not do nearly as well, and they did give up more than a few tackles for a loss, so a full A was not warranted here, but as things go, the offensive line was one of the least of Boston College’s problems this season.
2014 Boston College Football Offense: OL Stats
The Eagles allowed just 1.62 sacks per game, which is tied for 31st nationally.
Boston College did, however, give up seven tackles for a loss per game, which was much closer to the bottom of FBS than the top.
Generally speaking, the Eagles were good with regard to penalties this season, meaning few avoidable procedural penalties by the offensive line. The Penn State was a notable exception, as it was by far their worst fouling game of the season.