Crist leads Irish to 31-13 win over Boston College

Published Oct. 3, 2010 12:41 a.m. ET

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Dayne Crist threw for two first-quarter touchdowns and ran for another on Saturday night as Notre Dame built a 21-point lead and coasted to a 31-13 victory over Boston College.

The Fighting Irish (2-3) had lost three straight games - all to teams currently in The Associated Press Top 25. But they got little resistance from Boston College (2-2), which promoted freshman Chase Rettig to starting quarterback during the week only to lose him to an ankle injury early in the second quarter.

Crist completed 24 of 44 passes for 203 yards. Armando Allen ran for 90 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries as the Irish gave coach Brian Kelly his first road victory.