Putting Up Numbers· college football

UMass @ Rutgers

Thu, Sep 3, 2026

UMass 37, Rutgers 21Rutgers was favored by 29, and UMass covered.

UMass at Rutgers: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameUMass1 gameRutgers1 game
Points+7.7−5.5
Points allowed−7.3+15.4
Total offense, yards−12−35
Total defense, yards−36+87
Touchdowns+0.3−0.4
Passer rating+63.4+4.3
Third downs−6.4%−14.7%
Sacks+2.8−1.1
Penalty yards+2.6−24.2
Turnovers forced+2.8−1.2
Turnovers lost−1.1+2.9

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Rutgers

UMass

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

UMass

The series

If you squint

  • Rutgers had lost 7 of its last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • UMass had failed to cover 7 of its last 10.countits form →Now 7 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Sep 3, 2026at RutgersUMass 37, Rutgers 21
Aug 30, 2019at RutgersRutgers 48, UMass 21
Nov 4, 1978at UMassRutgers 21, UMass 11
Oct 30, 1976at RutgersRutgers 24, UMass 7
Oct 6, 1973at RutgersUMass 25, Rutgers 22
Nov 11, 1967at UMassUMass 30, Rutgers 7

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Sep 2, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Touchdowns are passing and rushing. Turnovers are interceptions and fumbles lost. The passer rating is the NCAA’s over the team’s passers that game, and third downs and penalty yards are ESPN’s team box (sportsdataverse, CC BY 4.0). A night game kicked off at 6pm or later at the home team’s clock.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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