Week 1 · 2026
Massachusetts at Rutgers
Thu 09/03/2026 06:00 PMSHI StadiumRutgers pregame98% — Pregame win probability: 98% for Rutgers. Rutgers favored, and lost — Massachusetts won.
82°Mostly Clear0 mph N · 70% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Massachusetts
37
4–4
Rutgers
21
2–6
Attendance
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not yet reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | 7 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
| RUTG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | 36:21 | 63 | 397 | 8-57 | 21 | 4-11 36.4% | 1-1 100.0% |
| RUTG | 23:39 | 63 | 349 | 7-34 | 18 | 3-11 27.3% | 4-5 80.0% |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | 19-22 | 197 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| RUTG | 22-38 | 319 | 8.4 | 3 | 3 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | 41 | 200 | 4.9 | 1 |
| RUTG | 25 | 30 | 1.2 | 0 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RUTG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | 26 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| RUTG | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| RUTG | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 |
Previous 5 meetings vs. Massachusetts
Rutgers 3–2 vs Massachusetts
- 2019 · wk 1Massachusetts 21 @ Rutgers 48
- 1978 · wk 10Rutgers 21 @ Massachusetts 11
- 1976 · wk 9Massachusetts 7 @ Rutgers 24
- 1973 · wk 6Massachusetts 25 @ Rutgers 22
- 1967 · wk 10Rutgers 7 @ Massachusetts 30
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