Travis Etienne ran for 109 yards in the Clemson rout.

For five minutes, 44 seconds, in yesterday’s BC-Clemson football game, the Eagles marched 75 yards in 15 plays to score a touchdown to reduce the Tigers’ lead to 17-7. Fittingly, the touchdown was scored by AJ Dillon on a nine-yard run. Later in the game, Dillon became BC’s all-time leading rusher.

The rest of the game was all Clemson. Coming into the game favored by five touchdowns or more, the Tigers were college football’s most dominant favorite on yesterday’s slate of games. And they beat the spread.

Despite taking its foot off the gas in the second half, Clemson routed BC, 59-7.

On defense, after giving up a then-school-record 664 yards to Louisville three weeks ago, BC gave Clemson 10 more, allowing the Tigers to gain 674 total yards. On offense, the Eagles failed to reach triple digits either rushing or passing, gaining only 177 yards in total offense, a season low.

BC quarterback Dennis Grosel, in place of Anthony Brown, lost for the season to injury, completed 3 of 14 passes for 53 yards, including a 30-yard pass to tight end Hunter Long in the sole touchdown drive.

This was BC’s 14th loss to a ranked team in its last 15 such games and 12th consecutive loss to Clemson.

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The Eagles are 4-4 for the season, 2-3 in the ACC. They have four remaining games and need to win at least two of those to qualify for participating in a post-season bowl game. Next up, 3-5 Syracuse.