BOSTON — Defensive tackle Ty Clemons returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown, Reed Harris made a leaping 28-yard TD grab over a defensive back and Boston College beat Pittsburgh 34-23 Saturday.

Jordan McDonald had a 36-yard scoring run and Kye Robichaux added a 2-yarder for the Eagles (7-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). Grayson James completed 20 of 28 passes for 253 yards with two TDs for BC, which completed its first six-win season (6-1) at home since 2009.

Making his second start of the season after starting QB Eli Holstein left last week’s lopsided loss at Louisville early with a leg injury, Nate Yarnell went 23 of 42 for 296 yards with three TD passes — two to Gavin Bartholomew — for Pittsburgh (7-5, 3-5), which lost its fifth straight.

With BC leading 13-7 in the final minute of the second quarter, Yarnell was under pressure from lineman Neto Okpala and tried to throw a pass toward the middle of the line as his arm was hit. The 6-foot-3, 273-pound Clemons picked it off and rumbled straight down the field for the score.

Yarnell hit Bartholomew with a 5-yard shovel pass for a TD that sliced it to 20-17 before Harris jumped over Rashad Battle on a third-and-20 play in the right side of the end zone.

James put it away with a 15-yard TD pass to Kamari Morales midway into the fourth.

Pittsburgh: An injury to Holstein derailed what started out as a very promising season for the Panthers, who were also without running back Desmond Reid due to an injury. Reid entered the week fifth nationally in all-purpose yards.

Pittsburgh awaits its bowl invitation Dec 8.