Wk 2 · 2026
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Boston College Eagles — Fri, Sep 11
Fri, Sep 11 ·
Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut Hill, MA
· ESPN2 FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:30pET
BC -3 · total 53.5 DraftKings opened -3.5 · 0.5 toward RUTG
Ratings differential RUTG by 1.8
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Rutgers form
L 15-47vs IUW 58-7vs HOWL 35-42vs USCL 21-28at BCL 21-37vs MASS
2026 season
Boston College form
L 16-25at SMUL 14-21vs VTW 22-16vs MEW 28-21vs RUTGL 15-34at CIN
2026 season
Rutgers this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Boston College this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under0-5 · 0% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Boston College leads 2–1 · Boston College won the last one
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.7 points toward Boston College
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-11 | Rutgers 21 — 28 Boston College | at BC | Boston College |
| 2022 | 2022-09-03 | Rutgers 22 — 21 Boston College | at BC | Rutgers |
| 2019 | 2019-09-21 | Boston College 30 — 16 Rutgers | at RUTG | Boston College |
Rutgers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Dylan Lonergan QB #12 | 51/92, 775 YDS, 7 TD, 5 INT |
| AJ Surace QB #10 | 33/53, 475 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 89 CAR, 469 YDS, 4 TD |
| Clay Thevenin RB #9 | 42 CAR, 180 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Aiden Gibson RB #32 | 11 CAR, 35 YDS | |
| Receiving | KJ Duff WR #8 | 33 REC, 628 YDS, 7 TD |
| Ben Black III WR #2 | 9 REC, 180 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jourdin Houston WR #4 | 15 REC, 169 YDS | |
| Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 9 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Chris Joines DB #20 | 25 |
| Bradlee Jones DB #5 | 25 | |
| Jesse Ofurie DB #16 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Moses Walker LB #2 | 1.5 |
| Rondo Porter DL #99 | 1.5 | |
| Zaire Angoy DL #55 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Moses Walker LB #2 | 2 |
| Bradlee Jones DB #5 | 2 |
Boston College leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Mason McKenzie QB #10 | 81/139, 967 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT |
| Landon Wright WR #9 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Mason McKenzie QB #10 | 95 CAR, 437 YDS, 3 TD |
| Evan Dickens RB #23 | 50 CAR, 236 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Bo MacCormack III RB #24 | 18 CAR, 54 YDS | |
| Receiving | Javarius Green WR #4 | 18 REC, 169 YDS |
| Dawson Pough WR #3 | 10 REC, 158 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Johnathan Montague Jr. WR #8 | 8 REC, 150 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Evan Dickens RB #23 | 11 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Anthony Palano LB #1 | 45 |
| KP Price DB #2 | 36 | |
| Marcus Upton DB #5 | 32 | |
| Sacks | E'Lla Boykin DL #56 | 3.5 |
| Demetrius Ballard DE #13 | 3 | |
| Christian Hudson DL #55 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | KP Price DB #2 | 2 |
| Anthony Palano LB #1 | 2 | |
| Carter Davis DB #7 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.