Over the last three years, because of injuries and performance woes, Pat Narduzzi has gotten used to making midseason changes at quarterback.

Most recently, after Mason Heintschel’s season-ending ACL tear Oct. 2 and lackluster play from veteran backup Holden Geriner, Narduzzi
decided to start freshman Corey Dailey on Saturday at Boston College.

Dailey was electric to begin but less so as the day went on, with penalties and poor pass defense adding up to cost Pitt the game in a 27-21 defeat at Alumni Stadium.

“We just didn’t play good enough to win today, period,” Narduzzi told 247Sports in Chestnut Hills, Mass. “Starting a new quarterback, Corey Dailey, started off really good. We’ll look at the videotape, but overall, just didn’t play good enough to win in all phases.”

Pitt had a final chance to snatch a victory late in the game after Boston College quarterback Mason McKenzie threw an interception with 2 minutes, 12 seconds to play.

A few plays later, Dailey was intercepted for the second time trying to go deep with 1:34 to go, sealing Boston College’s win.

Dailey completed 11 of 25 passes for 193 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in his first career start.

The Panthers (5-2, 2-2 ACC) were penalized 13 times for 133 yards.

Pitt limited the Eagles (3-3, 1-2) to 2.7 yards per carry, but McKenzie completed more than enough explosive plays through the air to move the sticks. He threw for 298 yards and a pair of scores.

Panthers tailback Damon Ferguson rushed for a career-­high 119 yards in Pitt’s second straight defeat.

Dailey made a huge splash instantly, on Pitt’s first play from scrimmage: He threw a perfectly placed deep ball to Blue Hicks that went for a 75-yard touchdown.

Eighteen seconds into the game, Pitt led 7-0.

Then, on Boston College’s opening possession, the defense came through with a big play as Kanye Thompson blocked a punt deep in Eagles territory.

The ball bounced out of the end zone for a safety, and Pitt’s lead grew to 9-0 less than two minutes into the game.

After Boston College’s free kick, a short Antonio Chadha field goal made it 12-0 about seven minutes into the game.

But Bo MacCormack punched it in for Boston College on the Eagles’ ensuing drive, and with 1:41 to go in the first quarter, the Panthers’ lead was cut to 12-7.

With just less than six minutes to go before halftime, Pitt’s defense came up with a turnover.

The Eagles drive, which ended on an ill-advised Montgomery throw that was intercepted by Raion Strader, was propelled almost exclusively by Panthers penalties.

Over the course of a 15-play, 83-yard possession that consumed 8:17 of the second quarter, Pitt was flagged five times, four on the secondary for pass interference or holding.

On second-and-goal from Pitt’s 7-yard line, Montgomery got pressured and threw an easy interception to Strader.

Said Narduzzi of Pitt’s laundry list of infractions: “I don’t know. It was certainly one-sided, but, coaches coach, players play and officials officiate. So, I don’t know what to say. Our guys play hard, they play aggressive and we’ve got to play smarter, obviously.”

The Panthers’ ensuing drive ended when Dailey threw a bit high for tight end Carson Kent, who got a hand on the ball only for the deflection to fall into the grip of the Eagles’ KP Price.

Seven plays later, McKenzie hit Javarius Green for a short touchdown pass to take a 14-12 lead with 51 seconds left in the first half.

On the Eagles’ second snap of the third quarter, McKenzie hit Landon Wright for a 69-yard touchdown.

Just 36 seconds into the second half, the Eagles’ lead had increased to 21-12.

Pitt’s first drive of the third quarter reached Boston College’s 11-yard-line.

But a third-and-long rush by Ferguson was stuffed, and the Panthers settled for another short Chadha field goal, making it 21-15 Eagles at the 10:25 mark.

A second unfortunate turnover near midfield spoiled a promising Pitt drive about five minutes later.

From Pitt’s 47, after the Panthers moved the chains via a fake punt, Ferguson fumbled the ball while fighting for a first down.

The Panthers responded with a 42-yard field goal drive to cut the Eagles’ lead to 21-18 with less than a minute to play in the third quarter.

To begin the fourth quarter, Boston College needed just 1:58 to score another touchdown and go up 27-18.

McKenzie completed a 53-yard pass to Wright down to Pitt’s 1-yard-line, and on the next play, Evan Dickens ran the ball in for the score.

Chadha hit a 38-yard field goal to make it 27-21 with 8:13 to play.

However, for the third straight time, Pitt got to the red zone and left with only three points.

“We had opportunities in the red zone, which is the same thing last week,” Narduzzi said. “We get down the red zone, and we stall out. We got to find a way to make plays and finish those drives with touchdowns. It’s hard to win football games kicking four field goals.”