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Boston College without Nolan Ray

without , this season

Boston College is 0–2 without Nolan Ray this season and 4–2 with him.

Missed games (turf toe), per si.com.

Nolan Ray’s page

, a game

This season

MeasureWith Nolan Ray6 gamesWithout2 gamesDifference
Record4–20–2
Points, over expected+2.3−11.4+13.6
Rushing yards, over expected+4.7+9.1−4.4
Against the line−2.0−2.3+0.3
Points allowed, over expected+1.4−1.2+2.6
Margin, over expected+1.8−9.7+11.4
Carries, over expected−1.0+4.0−5.0
Yards a carry4.704.21+0.49
Passing yards, over expected+12.9−80.8+93.7
Pass attempts, over expected−1.1−1.6+0.5
Total yards, over expected+21.0−74.5+95.5
Third-down conversion rate, over expected+3.5%−17.9%+21.3
Penalty yards, over expected+16.2+4.2+12.0

2 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Last 25 games

MeasureWith Nolan Ray6 gamesWithout2 gamesDifference
Record4–20–2
Points, over expected+2.3−11.4+13.6
Rushing yards, over expected+4.7+9.1−4.4
Against the line−2.0−2.3+0.3
Points allowed, over expected+1.4−1.2+2.6
Margin, over expected+1.8−9.7+11.4
Carries, over expected−1.0+4.0−5.0
Yards a carry4.704.21+0.49
Passing yards, over expected+12.9−80.8+93.7
Pass attempts, over expected−1.1−1.6+0.5
Total yards, over expected+21.0−74.5+95.5
Third-down conversion rate, over expected+3.5%−17.9%+21.3
Penalty yards, over expected+16.2+4.2+12.0

2 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

His teammates without him

This season

MeasureWith Nolan RayWithoutDifference
Mason McKenzie, QB
Passing yards186.0167.0+19.0
Pass attempts23.829.0−5.2
Evan Dickens, RB
Rushing yards48.028.0+20.0
Carries9.88.5+1.3
Bo MacCormack III, RB
Rushing yards56.022.0+34.0
Carries11.56.0+5.5
Javarius Green, WR
Receiving yards35.348.0−12.7
Receptions3.34.0−0.7

The games he missed this season

DateGameResult
Sep 26, 2026vsVirginia TechL 14–21
Sep 5, 2026@CincinnatiL 15–34

Method

  • With him is a game he played, from the schools’ participation lists, and a box score row where a game has no list; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
  • Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers. A game with no expected number sits out.
  • Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from College Football Streak King’s lines. A game with no line sits out.
  • His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
  • Why he’s out: si.com.