Putting Up Numbers· college football

Boston College @ Cincinnati

Sat, Sep 5, 2026

Cincinnati 34, Boston College 15Cincinnati was favored by 7, and Cincinnati covered.

Boston College at Cincinnati: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameBoston College1 gameCincinnati1 game
Points−13.8+4.6
Points allowed+2.3−5.2
Total offense, yards−40−36
Total defense, yards−104+53
Touchdowns−1.1+0.6
Passer rating−31.8+6.0
Third downs−11.7%+4.4%
Sacks−1.2+1.3
Penalty yards−18.8+9.1
Turnovers forced−1.2+0.8
Turnovers lost+0.7−1.3

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

Who put up numbers

Cincinnati

Boston College

Analysis

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

Cincinnati

  • Cincinnati had failed to cover 5 straight.streakthe runs →Ended here.
  • Cincinnati had lost 5 straight.streakthe runs →Ended here.

The series

  • Cincinnati leads the series 5–4 since 1961. Cincinnati has won the last 3.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • Boston College had lost 9 of its last 10.countits form →Now 10 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Sep 5, 2026at CincinnatiCincinnati 34, Boston College 15
Jan 2, 2020neutralCincinnati 38, Boston College 6
Sep 27, 1997at Boston CollegeCincinnati 24, Boston College 6
Oct 12, 1996at CincinnatiBoston College 24, Cincinnati 17
Sep 10, 1988at Boston CollegeBoston College 41, Cincinnati 7
Oct 26, 1985at CincinnatiCincinnati 24, Boston College 17
Nov 4, 1967at CincinnatiCincinnati 27, Boston College 21
Oct 17, 1964at Boston CollegeBoston College 10, Cincinnati 0
Sep 23, 1961at Boston CollegeBoston College 23, Cincinnati 0

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 4, 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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