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
Massachusetts12 drives · 7 scoring · avg start own 39
Rutgers12 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 24
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | RUTG | own 25goal line | 13 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 RUTG | 0–7 |
| 8:20 | MASS | own 25goal line | 8 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 MASS | 7–7 |
| 5:26 | RUTG | own 25opp 32 | 6 plays, -7 yd | Punt | 7–7 |
| 4:14 | MASS | own 32goal line | 16 plays, 68 yd | Touchdown +7 MASS | 14–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 11:46 | RUTG | own 25own 41 | 4 plays, 16 yd | Turnover | 14–7 |
| 10:30 | RUTG | own 41own 36 | 1 play, -5 yd | Turnover | 14–7 |
| 10:16 | MASS | opp 36goal line | 2 plays, 36 yd | Touchdown +7 MASS | 21–7 |
| 9:43 | RUTG | own 25opp 38 | 5 plays, -2 yd | Punt | 21–7 |
| 8:03 | MASS | own 38own 35 | 8 plays, 51 yd | Field goal +3 MASS | 24–7 |
| 3:42 | RUTG | own 25opp 6 | 10 plays, 28 yd | Punt | 24–7 |
| 1:03 | MASS | own 6own 29 | 8 plays, 23 yd | End of period | 24–7 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | MASS | own 25own 35 | 14 plays, 41 yd | Field goal +3 MASS | 27–7 |
| 8:22 | RUTG | own 25own 12 | 13 plays, 63 yd | On downs | 27–7 |
| 3:35 | MASS | own 12own 40 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 27–7 |
| 1:28 | RUTG | own 40opp 16 | 8 plays, 28 yd | Turnover | 27–7 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:50 | MASS | own 16opp 1 | 8 plays, 24 yd | Punt | 27–7 |
| 11:14 | RUTG | own 1own 7 | 2 plays, 0 yd | Turnover | 27–7 |
| 11:04 | MASS | opp 7own 35 | 6 plays, -6 yd | Field goal +3 MASS | 30–7 |
| 7:54 | RUTG | own 25goal line | 5 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 RUTG | 30–14 |
| 7:09 | MASS | own 25own 8 | 5 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 30–14 |
| 4:43 | RUTG | own 8own 22 | 1 play, 0 yd | Turnover | 30–14 |
| 4:35 | MASS | opp 22goal line | 3 plays, 22 yd | Touchdown +7 MASS | 37–14 |
| 4:27 | RUTG | own 25opp 3 | 14 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 RUTG | 37–21 |
| 1:54 | MASS | opp 41opp 30 | 5 plays, 11 yd | End of period | 37–21 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Massachusetts–Rutgers after the drive.
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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