BOSTON (AP) – Paul Peterson threw two touchdowns and Andre Callender ran for another Friday night to lead Boston College to a 27-7 win over Connecticut, spoiling the Huskies’ first game as Big East members.

Peterson, who threw three TD passes in last Saturday’s win over Penn State, is 6-0 in is career as BC’s starter.

The Eagles (3-0), who opened their final season as Big East members, join the Atlantic Coast Conference next season. They improved to 10-0-2 in the series against UConn.

Peterson completed 14-of-23 passes for 193 yards with one interception. Callender carried 26 times for 98 yards.

Dan Orlovsky completed 22-of-32 passes for 193 yards, but had a key interception in the final quarter for the Huskies (2-1). He was held without a TD pass for the second consecutive week after completing one in a school-record 25 straight games.

Connecticut’s first play in the Big East was one the Huskies would like to forget. Allan Barnes had the opening kickoff bounce in front of him, then off his helmet before he fumbled it away after an 11-yard return, with BC’s Jamie Silva recovering at the 13. Two plays later, Peterson hit Joel Hazard with a 12-yard TD pass to make it 7-0.

The Eagles increased their lead to 10-0 midway into the second quarter on Ryan Ohliger’s 42-yard field goal, the first of his career. BC then extended the lead to 17-0 on Callender’s 1-yard scoring run.

On the ensuing possession, UConn cut it to 17-7 on Cornell Brockington’s 7-yard TD run, capping a 79-yard drive. Orlovsky was 6 for 6 for 54 yards on the drive. Brockington finished with 105 yards on 24 carries.

The Eagles led 17-7 at the half.

Early in the fourth quarter, BC defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka intercepted a tipped pass at the Eagles’ 33. Five plays later, BC put the game away when Peterson hit Grant Adams with a 34-yard TD to make it 24-7. Ohliger added a 37-yard field goal with just over five minutes left.

UConn’s Matt Nuzie missed a 31-yard field goal when he hit the left upright early in the third quarter.

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