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FINAL Saturday, September 5, 2026

Boston College EaglesBoston College vs Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnati

15 - 34
Nippert Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Boston College vs Cincinnati scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Boston College 0087 15
Cincinnati 371410 34
Boston College vs Cincinnati scoring by quarter
Boston College Qtr Cincinnati
0Q13
0Q27
8Q314
7Q410
15Final34

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 8:27 Field goal Cincinnati #99 S.Rusnak field goal attempt from 54 yards GOOD (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein) 0-3
Q2 7:48 Touchdown Cincinnati No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short middle to #11 J.Gibson caught at BCE00, for 4 yards to the BCE00 TOUCHDOWN. #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein) 0-10
Q3 10:48 Touchdown Cincinnati No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 4 yards gain to the BCE00 TOUCHDOWN. #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein) 0-17
Q3 5:24 Touchdown Cincinnati No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 4 yards gain to the BCE00 TOUCHDOWN. #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein) 0-24
Q3 2:01 Touchdown Boston College Evan Dickens Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN. #10 M.McKenzie rush attempt Successful 8-24
Q4 5:00 Field goal Cincinnati #99 S.Rusnak field goal attempt from 44 yards GOOD (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein) 8-27
Q4 1:58 Touchdown Cincinnati Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 1 yard gain to the BCE00 TOUCHDOWN. #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein) 8-34
Q4 1:02 Touchdown Boston College Johnathan Montague Jr. Shotgun #10 M.McKenzie pass complete deep middle to #8 J.Montague Jr. caught at CIN00, for 23 yards to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #99 L.Lombardo kick attempt good (H: #96 B.LaFollette, LS: #49 C.Crook) 15-34

Rivalry highlights

Series record
4-5
Boston College first, 9 meetings since 1961
Series leader
Cincinnati
Cincinnati lead 4-5 in 9 meetings since 1961
Widest recent margin
34 points
Cincinnati 7-41 Boston College, 1988
Tightest recent margin
7 points
Boston College 24-17 Cincinnati, 1996
Highest recent total
49 points
Boston College 15-34 Cincinnati, 2026

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Boston College 4 9 meetings since 1961 5 Cincinnati

Cincinnati lead 4-5 in 9 meetings since 1961 Series leader: Cincinnati.

Team stats, this game

Boston CollegeCincinnati
388Total yards339
223Passing yards85
165Rushing yards254
2Turnovers0
1Sacks4
24First downs17
37Penalty yards69

Key players by position

Starters by position
Boston College Pos Cincinnati
Mason McKenzie QB JC French IV
Evan Dickens RB Gi'Bran Payne
Javarius Green WR JV Gibson
Zeke Moore TE Gavin Grover
E'Lla Boykin DL Josh Hough
Anthony Palano LB Antwan Peek Jr.
KP Price DB MJ Cannon

Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.

Boston College vs Cincinnati player stats

Passing

Boston Collegepassing
Boston CollegeC/ATTYDSTDINT
Mason McKenzie18/3522311
Cincinnatipassing
CincinnatiC/ATTYDSTDINT
JC French10/147710
Malachi Henry1/1800

Rushing

Boston Collegerushing
Boston CollegeCARYDSTDLONG
Mason McKenzie2078016
Evan Dickens1147118
Bo MacCormack III740011
Cincinnatirushing
CincinnatiCARYDSTDLONG
Gi'Bran Payne14108031
JC French1052320
Cole Tabb637019
Zion Johnson631018
Zylan Perry72107
Samaj Jones1606

Receiving

Boston Collegereceiving
Boston CollegeRECYDSTDLONG
Javarius Green674020
John Montague255132
Brady Clough431013
Evan Dickens127027
Bo MacCormack III112012
Jaedn Skeete1808
Nedrick Boldin Jr.1808
Zeke Moore1707
Jackson Wade1101
Cincinnatireceiving
CincinnatiRECYDSTDLONG
JaVonnie Gibson454121
Larenzo Fenner21106
Max Fletcher1808
Gavin Grover1808
Giyahni Kontosis1505
Zylan Perry1000
Isaiah Johnson1-100

Defense

Boston Collegedefense
Boston CollegeTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Anthony Palano136010
KP Price106000
Carter Davis52010
Max Tucker54000
Kris Jones41010
E'Lla Boykin420.50.50
Bodie Kahoun32000
Charlie Comella32000
Demetrius Ballard32000
Marcus Upton32000
Da'Jon Green30000
Christian Hudson210.50.50
Cincinnatidefense
CincinnatiTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Antwan Peek Jr.95000
Jonathan Thompson83110
Simeon Coleman64010
Jasper Beeler64000
Josh Hough511.51.50
Jacob Finley42000
Damaine Wilson41000
Patrick Bauer43010
Drew Logan32120
Mark Cannon Jr.33011
Chidera Otutu32000
Filip Maciorowski300.50.50

Kicking

Boston Collegekicking
Boston CollegeFGLONGXPPTS
Luca Lombardo0/101/11
Cincinnatikicking
CincinnatiFGLONGXPPTS
Stephen Rusnak2/2544/410

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Boston College: last 15 games before this one

4-11 in the last 15 · 26.3 scored · 30.5 allowed
WON 41-21 scored 41 · allowed 21 See game WON 34-23 scored 34 · allowed 23 See game LOST 15-20 scored 15 · allowed 20 See game WON 66-10 scored 66 · allowed 10 See game LOST 40-42 scored 40 · allowed 42 See game LOST 20-30 scored 20 · allowed 30 See game LOST 24-28 scored 24 · allowed 28 See game LOST 7-48 scored 7 · allowed 48 See game LOST 10-41 scored 10 · allowed 41 See game LOST 23-38 scored 23 · allowed 38 See game LOST 24-38 scored 24 · allowed 38 See game LOST 10-25 scored 10 · allowed 25 See game LOST 13-45 scored 13 · allowed 45 See game LOST 34-36 scored 34 · allowed 36 See game WON 34-12 scored 34 · allowed 12 See game

Cincinnati: last 15 games before this one

7-8 in the last 15 · 28.1 scored · 26.3 allowed
LOST 15-41 scored 15 · allowed 41 See game LOST 13-20 scored 13 · allowed 20 See game LOST 17-20 scored 17 · allowed 20 See game WON 34-20 scored 34 · allowed 20 See game WON 70-0 scored 70 · allowed 0 See game WON 37-34 scored 37 · allowed 34 See game WON 38-30 scored 38 · allowed 30 See game WON 20-11 scored 20 · allowed 11 See game WON 49-17 scored 49 · allowed 17 See game WON 41-20 scored 41 · allowed 20 See game LOST 14-45 scored 14 · allowed 45 See game LOST 24-30 scored 24 · allowed 30 See game LOST 14-26 scored 14 · allowed 26 See game LOST 23-45 scored 23 · allowed 45 See game LOST 13-35 scored 13 · allowed 35 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Boston College Split Cincinnati
0-02026 record entering0-0

Recent meetings

2026
Boston College 15 : 34 Cincinnati
2019
Boston College 6 : 38 Cincinnati
1997
Cincinnati 24 : 6 Boston College
1996
Boston College 24 : 17 Cincinnati
1988
Cincinnati 7 : 41 Boston College
1985
Boston College 17 : 24 Cincinnati
Boston College · QB Mason McKenzie
Pass yards
967
Pass TD
5
Comp-Att
81-139
INT
5
McKenzie rush
437 yds
Green rec
169 yds
Cincinnati · QB JC French
Pass yards
949
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
86-123
INT
0
Payne rush
392 yds
Gibson rec
267 yds
Boston College EaglesBoston College2026 roster
7 Jake Coniglio QB 10 Mason McKenzie QB 11 Femi Babalola QB 13 Enzo Arjona QB 15 Grayson Wilson QB 18 Anthony Coellner QB 2 Nolan Ray RB 20 Billy Barrett RB 23 Evan Dickens RB 24 Bo MacCormack III RB 26 Sedric Addison RB 29 Mekhi Dodd RB 33 Anthony Ferrucci RB 35 Tim Longo RB 1 Jaedn Skeete WR 3 Dawson Pough WR 4 Javarius Green WR 6 VJ Wilkins WR 8 Johnathan Montague Jr. WR 9 Landon Wright WR 16 Nedrick Boldin Jr. WR 19 Kelvin Brown Jr. WR 32 Michael Landolfi WR 34 Duke Brennan WR 37 Zach Schnorrbusch WR 38 Will Graves III WR 80 Reed Swanson WR 81 Bryce Dopson WR 82 DJ Biggins WR 83 Jackson Wade WR 46 Dominic DeSarno TE 48 Zeke Moore TE 84 Brady Clough TE 85 Kaelan Chudzinski TE 86 Danny Edgehille TE 87 Cameron Kossmann TE 88 Bryce Lewis TE 89 DJ Johnson TE 50 Owen Snively OL 51 Amir Johnson OL 52 Judah Pruitt OL 53 Trevon Humphrey OL 54 Dean Ruksnaitis OL 55 Robert Smith IV OL 56 Jani Norwood OL 57 DJ Williams OL 63 Veguer Jean-Jumeau OL 69 Marek Jin OL 70 Reggie Jackson OL 71 Kristian Phillips OL 72 Bruno Werner OL 73 Lawrence Iyalekhue OL 74 Marc Antunes Jr. OL 75 Pape Abdoulaye Sy OL 76 Tanner Chlupsa OL 77 Michael Crounse OL 78 Souleye Diawara OL 6 Chris Marable Jr. DL 8 Onye Nwosisi DL 9 Josiah Griffin DL 33 Dominic Funke DL 41 Favor Bate DL 47 Caden Bowling DL 52 Jackson Carlisle DL 55 Christian Hudson DL 56 E'Lla Boykin DL 59 Micah Amedee DL 79 Alex DeGrieck DL 88 Cameron McGee DL 90 KJ Sampson DL 91 Makai Byerson DL 92 Demeterius Thompson DL 93 Gavin Neil DL 94 Jayzen Flint DL 95 Mac Fitzgerald DL 97 Chuck Nnaeto DL 98 Israel Oladipupo DL 99 Mason Leak DL 4 Kris Jones DE 13 Demetrius Ballard DE 1 Anthony Palano LB 20 Justin Medlock LB 28 Zacari Thomas LB 36 Bodie Kahoun LB 37 Callen Beveridge LB 42 Kemori Dixon LB 43 Griffin Collins LB 44 Palaie Faoa LB 50 Sean Howard LB 51 Steve Klein LB 54 Juan Zabal LB 0 TJ Green DB 2 KP Price DB 3 Max Tucker DB 5 Marcus Upton DB 7 Carter Davis DB 10 Syair Torrence DB 11 Rae Sykes Jr. DB 14 Ashton Cunningham DB 15 Gerald Green Jr. DB 16 Isaiah Farris DB 17 Da'Jon Green DB 18 Kameron Howard DB 19 Marcelous Townsend DB 21 Charleston Coldon DB 23 Michael Mankaka DB 26 Njita Sinkala DB 27 Jordan Rodriguez DB 29 Cameron Martinez DB 30 Xavier Myers DB 32 Charlie Comella DB 35 Chandler Jordan DB 38 Tommy Cusick III DB 39 Zach Kelly DB 45 Max Tejpaul DB 46 James Magerko DB 25 Andy Quinn PK 30 Sam Stone PK 90 Jonathan Hewitt PK 99 Luca Lombardo PK 96 Bryce LaFollette P 45 John Owens LS 49 Cooper Crook LS
Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnati2026 roster
4 JC French IV QB 5 Samaj Jones QB 10 Liam O'Brien QB 12 Brooks Goodman QB 15 Will Kocher QB 22 JJ Miller QB 3 Cole Tabb RB 6 Gi'Bran Payne RB 7 Zylan Perry RB 13 Zion Johnson RB 25 James Lewis RB 26 Jayzon Thompson RB 0 Isaiah Johnson WR 2 Larenzo Fenner WR 8 Cade Wolford WR 9 Malachi Henry WR 11 JV Gibson WR 14 Elijah Jones WR 16 Flynn Schiele WR 17 H'eij Jackson WR 18 Giyahni Kontosis WR 19 Dadrien Waller WR 20 Joshua Smith WR 27 Taizaun Burns WR 80 Jalen Williams WR 89 Pierce Ayers WR 82 Ka'Maurri Smith TE 83 Devyn Zahursky TE 84 Gavin Gregory TE 85 Lyviel Waters TE 86 Kellen Davis TE 87 Gavin Grover TE 88 DaMari Witherspoon TE 50 Evan Tengesdahl OL 52 Austin Hoane OL 55 Solomon Mathis OL 59 Jake Wheelock OL 61 Nathan Zappitelli OL 63 Zac Clarke OL 66 Xavier Lozowicki OL 67 Luke Grover OL 69 JP Schrieber OL 70 Cray Paich OL 71 Judea Milon OL 72 Nolan Latulippe OL 73 Aiden Pastoriza OL 74 Joe Cotton OL 75 Marcus McGregor OL 76 Zach Taylor OL 77 Taran Tyo OL 78 Grant Edgington OL 79 Luke Collins OL 4 Marquaze Parker DL 11 Chidera Otutu DL 26 Cam Roetherford DL 88 CD McFee DL 90 Darrius Simmons DL 92 Elijah Gunn DL 94 Juan Bates DL 95 Josh Hough DL 96 Nathan Nunn DL 97 Kamron Neal DL 99 Jonathan Rulo DL 10 Patrick Bauer EDGE 16 Jaylon White-McClain EDGE 17 Brian Simms III EDGE 24 Terrell Holcomb EDGE 34 Myles Harrison EDGE 54 Thomas Johnson EDGE 60 Lance Dawson EDGE 82 James Early EDGE 91 Drew Logan EDGE 93 Keegan Horn EDGE 3 Antwan Peek Jr. LB 5 Marqavious Saboor LB 9 Damaine Wilson LB 12 Filip Maciorowski LB 15 Jamari Johnson LB 22 Jonathan Thompson LB 23 Jaidon Windom LB 31 Simeon Coleman LB 33 George Leibold LB 35 Drew Robinson LB 36 Evan Weinberg LB 44 Montay Weedon LB 45 Jaxon Newton LB 52 Ronan Casanova LB 0 Jacob Finley CB 6 Zay Johnson CB 8 Kenny Worthy CB 13 Patrick Williams CB 14 KK Meier CB 21 Jamarion McKinney CB 25 Daniel James CB 29 Kameron Hurst CB 2 MJ Cannon S 7 Ty Goodwill S 18 Jasper Beeler S 19 CJ Jones S 20 CJ Crite S 27 Markell Taylor S 30 D'Angelo Hutchinson S 32 Landen Schaefer S 46 Xavier Starks S 93 Max Lemasters PK 99 Stephen Rusnak PK 31 Max Fletcher P 35 Dino Beslagic P 41 Kenny Baker LS 48 Eli Stein LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

30% BC
70% CIN

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Boston College

DateOppResult
10-03 atSMU L 16-25
09-26 vsVT L 14-21
09-19 vsME W 22-16
09-11 vsRUTG W 28-21
09-05 atCIN L 15-34

CincinnatiProvided by big12.co

DateOppResult
10-03 atARIZ L 7-34
09-26 vsKSU W 31-26
09-19 vsMOH W 35-31
09-12 vsWCU W 62-10
09-05 vsBC W 34-15

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

ACC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

Big 12Provided by big12.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Utah 400 1.00017341
Texas Tech 500 1.00017481
BYU 400 1.00014957
Houston 410 .80020599
Baylor 410 .80017471
Arizona 410 .80016283
Cincinnati 410 .800169116
Kansas State 310 .75016261
Oklahoma State 310 .75014979
UCF 320 .60016288
Iowa State 320 .600168106
West Virginia 320 .600187144
Kansas 220 .50014468
Arizona State 220 .500133127
TCU 230 .40012767
Colorado 230 .40093127

Records computed from completed games this season

Boston College vs Cincinnati: result and recap

Boston College Eagles vs Cincinnati Bearcats finished 15 - 34 on September 5, 2026. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Boston College and Cincinnati team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Boston College vs Cincinnati?

Boston College Eagles vs Cincinnati Bearcats finished 15 - 34. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Boston College vs Cincinnati in passing, rushing and receiving?

Mason McKenzie (Boston College) led passers with 223 yards. Gi'Bran Payne (Cincinnati) led rushers with 108 yards. Javarius Green (Boston College) led receivers with 74 yards on 6 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Boston College play Cincinnati?

This Boston College vs Cincinnati game was played on September 5, 2026 at Nippert Stadium.