Boston College Eagles

16thin Atlantic Coast · 0-1

Ugh, no.

Boston College Eagles lost to the Cincinnati Bearcats

0-1 15 – 34

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati) · 37,097 fans · Fox

Highlights

French accounts for 4 TDs as Cincinnati extends home opener streak with 34-15 victory

JC French ran for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead Cincinnati to a 34-15 season-opening win over Boston College on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:23 Evan Dickens gets Boston on the board with a rushing TD

0:22 Team effort to push JC French IV into the end zone for another Cincy TD

0:24 JV Gibson brings in a touchdown for Cincinnati

0:22 JC French IV punches it in to extend Cincinnati's lead

Clips play on ESPN

Nippert Stadium · Cincinnati

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BC	0	0	8	7	15
CIN	3	7	14	10	34

Win Probability · Boston College Eagles

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Game Leaders

Boston College Eagles

Mason McKenzie · 18/35, 223 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Mason McKenzie · 20 CAR, 78 YDSRushing Yards
Javarius Green · 6 REC, 74 YDSReceiving Yards
Christian Hudson · 0.5Sacks
Anthony Palano · 13Tackles

Cincinnati Bearcats

JC French IV · 10/14, 77 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Gi'Bran Payne · 14 CAR, 108 YDSRushing Yards
JV Gibson · 4 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Josh Hough · 1.5Sacks
Jonathan Thompson · 9Tackles

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team
Miami
Pittsburgh
Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
NC State
California
Louisville
Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

Scoring

Q4 1:02

TD Johnathan Montague Jr. 23 Yd pass from Mason McKenzie (Luca Lombardo Kick)15–34

Q4 1:58

TD JC French IV 1 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)8–34

Q4 5:00

FG Stephen Rusnak 44 Yd Field Goal 8–27

Q3 2:01

TD Evan Dickens 4 Yd Run (Mason McKenzie Run for Two-Point Conversion)8–24

Q3 5:24

TD JC French IV 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)0–24

Q3 10:48

TD JC French IV 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)0–17

Q2 7:48

TD JV Gibson 4 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)0–10

Q1 8:27

FG Stephen Rusnak 54 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Boston College EaglesCincinnati Bearcats

Offense

388 Total Yards 339

223 Passing Yards 85

165 Rushing Yards 254

24 First Downs 17

Efficiency

4-13 3rd Down 5-12

1-4 4th Down 1-1

18/35 Completions 11/15

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

7-37 Penalties 7-69

31:19 Possession 28:41

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Mason McKenzie	18/35	223	6.4	1	1	49.3
Team	18/35	223	6.4	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mason McKenzie	20	78	3.9	0	16
Evan Dickens	11	47	4.3	1	18
Bo MacCormack III	7	40	5.7	0	11
Team	38	165	4.3	1	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javarius Green	6	74	12.3	0	20
Johnathan Montague Jr.	2	55	27.5	1	32
Brady Clough	4	31	7.8	0	13
Evan Dickens	1	27	27.0	0	27
Bo MacCormack III	1	12	12.0	0	12
Jaedn Skeete	1	8	8.0	0	8
Nedrick Boldin Jr.	1	8	8.0	0	8
Zeke Moore	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jackson Wade	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	18	223	12.4	1	32

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Brady Clough	1	1
Team	1	0
Mason McKenzie	1	0
Team	3	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL
Anthony Palano	13	6	0	1
KP Price	10	6	0	0
Max Tucker	5	4	0	0
Carter Davis	5	2	0	1
E'Lla Boykin	4	2	0.5	0.5
Kris Jones	4	1	0	1
Bodie Kahoun	3	2	0	0
Charlie Comella	3	2	0	0
Demetrius Ballard	3	2	0	0
Marcus Upton	3	2	0	0
Da'Jon Green	3	0	0	0
TJ Green	2	2	0	0
Christian Hudson	2	1	0.5	0.5
KJ Sampson	1	1	0	0
Chris Marable Jr.	1	1	0	0
Israel Oladipupo	1	1	0	0
Team	63	35	1	4

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
TJ Green	2	18	9.0	18	0
Team	2	18	9.0	18	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Charlie Comella	2	4	2.0	4	0
Team	2	4	2.0	4	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Luca Lombardo	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Bryce LaFollette	4	178	44.5	2	1	49
Team	4	178	44.5	2	1	49

Cincinnati Bearcats ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
JC French IV	10/14	77	5.5	1	79.3
Malachi Henry	1/1	8	8.0	0	--
Team	11/15	85	5.7	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gi'Bran Payne	14	108	7.7	0	31
JC French IV	10	52	5.2	3	20
Cole Tabb	6	37	6.2	0	19
Zion Johnson	6	31	5.2	0	18
Zylan Perry	7	21	3.0	0	7
Samaj Jones	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Team	46	254	5.5	3	31

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JV Gibson	4	54	13.5	1	21
Larenzo Fenner	2	11	5.5	0	6
Max Fletcher	1	8	8.0	0	8
Gavin Grover	1	8	8.0	0	8
Giyahni Kontosis	1	5	5.0	0	5
Zylan Perry	1	0	0.0	0	0
Isaiah Johnson	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	11	85	7.7	1	21

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Team	1	0
Samaj Jones	1	0
Cade Wolford	1	0
Jacob Finley	0	1
Team	3	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Antwan Peek Jr.	9	5	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Thompson	9	3	1.5	1.5	0	1
Simeon Coleman	6	4	0	1	0	0
Jasper Beeler	6	4	0	0	0	0
Josh Hough	5	1	1.5	1.5	0	1
Patrick Bauer	4	3	0	1	1	0
Jacob Finley	4	2	0	0	0	0
Damaine Wilson	4	1	0	0	1	1
MJ Cannon	3	3	0	1	2	0
Chidera Otutu	3	2	0	0	0	0
Drew Logan	3	1	0.5	1.5	0	0
Filip Maciorowski	3	0	0.5	0.5	0	1
Jonathan Rulo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Simms III	2	2	0	0	0	0
Marqavious Saboor	2	2	0	0	0	0
Daniel James	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kenny Worthy	1	1	0	0	0	1
Jamari Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0
KK Meier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Williams	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	70	36	4	8	5	6

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
MJ Cannon	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cade Wolford	2	12	6.0	12	0
Team	2	12	6.0	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	2/2	100.0	54	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	54	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Max Fletcher	4	209	52.3	0	1	70
Team	4	209	52.3	0	1	70

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