CFB Schedule college football
Wk 1 · 2026

Boston College Eagles at Cincinnati Bearcats — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati · FOX
ACC · no games yet
at
3:30pET
CIN -7.5 · total 51.5 DraftKings
Big 12 · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

-8.2#114
Efficiency margin
+1.8#55
23.2
Offense (pts/100)
28.2
31.5
Defense (pts/100)
26.4
68.7
Pace (plays/g)
58.8
5.38
Yards / play
6.74
6.88
Yards / play allowed
5.86
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

25.4
Points / game
31.8
32.8
Points allowed
24.8
384
Yards / game
421
433
Yards allowed
403
256
Pass yds allowed
230
178
Rush yds allowed
174
1.75
Turnovers / game
1.00
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Boston College form

W 34-12at SYRL 34-36vs GTL 13-45vs SMUL 10-25vs NDL 24-38at LOU
2025 season

Cincinnati form

L 23-45at TCUL 14-26vs BYUL 24-30vs ARIZL 14-45at UTAHW 41-20vs BAY
2025 season

Boston College this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Cincinnati this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026

Cincinnati leads the series 1–0 · Cincinnati won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 32.0 points toward Cincinnati
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20192020-01-02Boston College 638 CincinnatineutralCincinnati bowl/CFP

Boston College leaders 2025 season

PassingDylan Lonergan QB #12190/284, 2025 YDS, 12 TD, 5 INT
Grayson James QB #387/151, 1196 YDS, 7 TD, 5 INT
RushingTurbo Richard RB #1145 CAR, 749 YDS, 9 TD
Jordan McDonald RB #594 CAR, 397 YDS, 4 TD
Grayson James QB #354 CAR, 65 YDS
ReceivingLewis Bond WR #1189 REC, 1010 YDS, 1 TD
Reed Harris WR #339 REC, 673 YDS, 5 TD
Jeremiah Franklin TE #1748 REC, 489 YDS, 2 TD
Kaelan Chudzinski TE #8524 REC, 313 YDS, 4 TD
Defense
TacklesKP Price DB #293
Omar Thornton DB #082
Carter Davis DB #759
SacksSedarius McConnell DL #882.5
Quintayvious Hutchins EDGE #152
Omar Thornton DB #02
InterceptionsKP Price DB #22
Bam Crouch LB #71
Josiah Griffin DL #91

Cincinnati leaders 2025 season

PassingBrendan Sorsby QB #2207/336, 2800 YDS, 27 TD, 5 INT
Brady Lichtenberg QB #164/6, 56 YDS, 1 TD
RushingTawee Walker RB #3120 CAR, 709 YDS, 4 TD
Brendan Sorsby QB #2100 CAR, 580 YDS, 9 TD
Evan Pryor RB #2176 CAR, 522 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingCyrus Allen WR #449 REC, 665 YDS, 12 TD
Caleb Goodie WR #229 REC, 484 YDS, 2 TD
Jeff Caldwell WR #932 REC, 478 YDS, 6 TD
Joe Royer TE #1129 REC, 416 YDS, 4 TD
Defense
TacklesJake Golday LB #11104
Trevon Gola-Callard S #671
Christian Harrison DB #166
SacksJalen Hunt DL #903.5
Jake Golday LB #113.5
Mikah Coleman DL #142
InterceptionsMatthew McDoom CB #01
Christian Harrison DB #11
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.