Micah Ford, Stanford top Boston College for first ’25 win

Micah Ford rushed for a career-high 157 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown to lead Stanford to a 30-20 win on Saturday night over Boston College at Palo Alto, Calif.The game was the home opener for Stanford (1-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) after the Cardinal opened the season losing at Hawaii and BYU. The win was their first under interim coach Frank Reich.Boston College (1-2, 0-1) lost despite former Alabama quarterback Dylan Lonergan passing for 333 yards while completing 30 of 44 passes with a touchdown and an interception.Stanford gained 213 yards on the ground on 37 carries.The Cardinal’s final possession, consisting of 12 rushing plays, took the last 7:36 off the clock. They achieved four first downs in the drive.Toward the end of the third quarter, a 75-yard run by Ford was followed by his 5-yard scoring run.The touchdown with 1:35 left in the third quarter put Stanford ahead 27-20.After a three-and-out for Boston College, Ford started Stanford’s following possession with a 31-yard run.Emmet Kenney finished the possession with a 26-yard field goal with 11:26 left.The teams each scored two touchdowns in the second quarter and converted two field goals in the first half for a 20-20 tie at halftime.Kenney accounted for the scoring in the first quarter with field goals of 23 and 35 yards.

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