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No. 1 Florida State beats Boston College 20-17

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, left, congratulates Nick O'Leary on a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, left, congratulates Nick O'Leary on a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser) Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, left, congratulates Nick O'Leary on a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

By Associated Press 1 min read

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Quarterback Jameis Winston led top-ranked Florida State 66 yards to put Roberto Aguayo in position for a 26-yard game-winning field goal with three seconds remaining and the Seminoles remained perfect with a 20-17 victory over Boston College on Saturday.

Florida State (11-0, 8-0 ACC, No. 3 CFP) had been plagued by slow starts throughout the season and the Seminoles went into the fourth quarter tied 17-17 with the Eagles. But with less than five minutes left, Winston helped engineer another game-winning drive.

Winston finished with 281 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception.

The Eagles (6-5, 3-4) stuck with their run-first philosophy throughout and finished with 240 yards on the ground. Quarterback Tyler Murphy bounced a read-option around the left end for a 21-yard score midway through the third quarter to tie the game at 17. Joey Launceford missed a 43-yard field goal with 4:37 left that would have given Boston College the lead.