Florida State Beat Boston College 31-24 for First Road Win in 1,078 Days

Florida State beat Boston College 31-24 on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The win was Florida State's first road win in 1,078 days. It snapped a 12-game road losing streak and gave interim head coach Rick Stockstill his first win.

Florida State improved to 4-5 overall and 2-4 in the ACC. Boston College fell to 4-5 overall and 2-4 in the ACC.

Thomas delivers the winning score

Freshman running back Amari Thomas rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. His second touchdown was the game winner, an 11-yard run with 2:29 left in the fourth quarter. The score put Florida State ahead 31-24 late in a game that stayed close to the finish.

Florida State rushed for 194 yards and four touchdowns on the ground as a team. The ground game carried the scoring for the Seminoles, with Thomas leading the way and quarterback Ashton Daniels adding a rushing touchdown of his own.

Daniels finished 15-for-26 passing for 178 yards with an interception. He added the rushing touchdown to a day in which Florida State leaned on its run game in the second half and found the winning score with under three minutes left.

A first for a Florida State kicker

Kicker Gabe Panikowski scored the first touchdown by a kicker in Florida State history. The touchdown came on a fake field goal late in the first half. Panikowski also added a 22-yard field goal in the game.

Boston College quarterback Mason McKenzie went 15-for-27 for 166 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. His two touchdown passes kept Boston College in the game, while the two interceptions were part of a day in which the Eagles could not protect home field in the closing minutes.

The headline number from Chestnut Hill is 1,078. That is how long Florida State had waited for a road win, across a 12-game road losing streak. The streak ended with a freshman running back scoring late, a kicker scoring on a fake field goal, and a team that rushed for four touchdowns finding a way to finish on the road.

For Boston College, the loss leaves both teams at 4-5 overall and 2-4 in the ACC. For Florida State, the win is a first road win in nearly three years and a first win under its interim head coach.