Boston College beats Maine 22-16

Team pages: Maine · Boston College

Maine1-316
Boston College2-122Final
Sat, Sep 19 · Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), Chestnut Hill, Mass. · Crowd 35,605ACC Extra

Boston College beat Maine 22-16.

We had Boston College favored. It won.

Next: Maine lost to Elon 43-17, Sat Sep 26

Next: Boston College lost to Virginia Tech 21-14, Sat Sep 26

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Boston College a 74% chance, and the closing betting line (Boston College was a 37.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.

Boston College led by 18 after the first quarter and by 9 at the half.

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Favored the whole way: Boston College never fell below 96%.

Maine never had better than a 3% chance.

SafetyBoston College · Q1 3:40
FinalBoston College 22-16 MaineBoston College wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4Won22-16ScoresSafety
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50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4Lost16-22ScoresSafety
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No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

Boston College’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartStarts from the pregame line (Boston College -37.5), at 99% for Boston College (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.

Watch the plays

The bar and the arrow show Boston College’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.

  1. Q1, 9:01Dickens 39-yd TD runBoston College goes ahead 7-0Q1, 9:01 · Boston College 7, Maine 07-0score after the play7-0score after the playWatch from this playACC Digital Network
  2. Q1, 6:37Buehler intercepted by Price at the Maine 33Q1, 6:37 · Boston College 7, Maine 07-0score after the play7-0score after the playWatch from this playACC Digital Network
  3. Q1, 1:42McKenzie 31-yd TD pass to MontagueBoston College leads 16-0Q1, 1:42 · Boston College 16, Maine 016-0score after the play16-0score after the playWatch from this playACC Digital Network
  4. Q2, 8:36McKenzie intercepted by Gibson at the Maine 28returned 42 yardsQ2, 8:36 · Boston College 18, Maine 018-0score after the play18-0score after the playWatch from this playACC Digital Network
  5. Q2, 0:09Buehler 5-yd TD pass to Laughlincuts it to 19-10Q2, 0:09 · Boston College 19, Maine 1019-10score after the play19-10score after the playWatch from this playACC Digital Network
  6. Q3, 10:15McKenzie sacked for a 10-yd lossQ3, 10:15 · Boston College 19, Maine 1019-10score after the play19-10score after the playWatch from this playACC Digital Network
  7. Q3, 9:39McKenzie intercepted by Oppenheimer at the Maine 0Q3, 9:39 · Boston College 19, Maine 1019-10score after the play19-10score after the playWatch from this playACC Digital Network
  8. Q3, 8:24Buehler intercepted by Price at the Maine 14Q3, 8:24 · Boston College 19, Maine 1019-10score after the play19-10score after the playWatch from this playACC Digital Network
  9. Q4, 4:34Buehler 7-yd TD pass to Laughlin, blockedcuts it to 22-16Q4, 4:34 · Boston College 22, Maine 16▼2%Boston College’s chance to win, 99% to 97%▼2%Boston College’s chance to win, 99% to 97%Watch from this playACC Digital Network

Every drive

Boston College scored on 4 of its 12 drives; Maine on 3 of its 10.

Boston College’s drives are teal, Maine’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1Boston College: Turned over on downs, from 0 yards out to 0DownsMaine: Punt, from 85 yards out to 66PuntBoston College: Touchdown, from 65 yards out to 0TouchdownMaine: Interception, from 85 yards out to 69InterceptionBoston College: Turned over on downs, from 33 yards out to 5DownsMaine: Safety, from 95 yards out to 94SafetyBoston College: Touchdown, from 42 yards out to 0TouchdownMaine: Punt, from 94 yards out to 100PuntQ2Boston College: Punt, from 73 yards out to 66PuntMaine: Punt, from 70 yards out to 65PuntBoston College: Interception, from 74 yards out to 51InterceptionMaine: Field goal, from 30 yards out to 10Field goalBoston College: Field goal, from 75 yards out to 8Field goalMaine: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownBoston College: End of half, from 88 yards out to 89End of halfQ3Boston College: Interception, from 43 yards out to 13InterceptionMaine: Interception, from 95 yards out to 92InterceptionBoston College: Field goal, from 14 yards out to 8Field goalMaine: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 5DownsQ4Boston College: Punt, from 95 yards out to 39PuntMaine: Touchdown, from 80 yards out to 0TouchdownBoston College: End of game, from 84 yards out to 43End of game

Box score

Boston College 22, Maine 16

Maine covered +37.5 by 31.5. The total, 38, stayed under 54.5.

Maine leaders

  • Passing Eddie Buehler 22 of 32, 201 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • Rushing Nick Laughlin 10 for 38 yds; Rashawn Marshall 12 for 37 yds
  • Receiving Evan Wallace 6 for 46 yds; Ty'ee Stephens 1 for 44 yds

Boston College leaders

  • Passing Mason McKenzie 14 of 21, 173 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
  • Rushing Evan Dickens 15 for 102 yds, 1 TD; Mason McKenzie 15 for 53 yds
  • Receiving John Montague 5 for 72 yds, 1 TD; Zeke Moore 1 for 37 yds

No rain and calm

61° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 8 mph from the east, gusts to 16

The usual here around this date is 66°, with about 7 in 10 games between 58° and 75°.

September game-day temperatures at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Boston College favoredMaine favored100%Win chanceBoston CollegeRaininches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWindmph, average and gusts20 mph40 mph
Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Boston College favoredMaine favoredRain · inches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWind · miles per hour2040

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First quarter, 14:47 left2:03 p.m.
Maine 0, Boston College 0 · Boston College 99% to win
no rain · wind 9 mph from the east, mostly across the field · 61°
McKenzie 2-yd run
Where this weather comes fromMeasured at Boston Logan International Airport, 8.2 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games

Maine · 1-2

Rated 194th in our preseason ratings, 208th now.

1-2 in its last three, including a 3-point win over Towson as a 2.5-point underdog.

L 14-23 vs Merrimack #214 of 668

lost by 9 as a 10-point favorite

Maine lost 14-23 vs Merrimack. Chance to win started at 83%, low 4%, high 87%.

L 3-55 @ App State #96 of 668

lost by 52 as a 21-point underdog

Maine lost 3-55 at App State. Chance to win started at 5%, low under 1%, high 7%.

W 21-18 @ Towson #173 of 668

won by 3 as a 2.5-point underdog

Maine won 21-18 at Towson. Chance to win started at 35%, low 23%, high 92%.

Last two games

Boston College · 1-1

Rated 130th in our preseason ratings, 136th now.

1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

W 28-21 vs Rutgers #88 of 668

won by 7 as a 3-point favorite

Boston College won 28-21 vs Rutgers. Chance to win started at 66%, low 56%, high better than 99%.

L 15-34 @ Cincinnati #110 of 668

lost by 19 as a 7-point underdog

Boston College lost 15-34 at Cincinnati. Chance to win started at 27%, low under 1%, high 28%.

Week by week

Boston College

Wk 1: L 15-34 at Cincinnati▼19CincinnatiWk 2: W 28-21 vs Rutgers▲7Rutgers
  • Wk 1Lat Cincinnati15-34
  • Wk 2Wvs Rutgers28-21

Maine

Wk 1: W 21-18 at Towson▲3TowsonWk 1: L 3-55 at App State▼52App StateWk 2: L 14-23 vs Merrimack▼9Merrimack
  • Wk 1Wat Towson21-18
  • Wk 1Lat App State3-55
  • Wk 2Lvs Merrimack14-23

Power rating by week

Boston College is rated 3.9 points ahead as of week 2. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

-4-7-10Wk 0Wk 1Wk 2Boston CollegeMaine

The series

Boston College leads the series 6-0

6 meetings since 1967 · Boston College has won the last 6

Boston College wonMaine won1967: Boston College by 562006: Boston College by 222012: Boston College by 312014: Boston College by 302015: Boston College by 212022: Boston College by 2119672022
  • 2022Boston College 38-17Boston College won 38-17 vs Maine. Chance to win started at 97%, low 93%, high better than 99%.
  • 2015Boston College 24-3
  • 2014Boston College 40-10
  • 2012Boston College 34-3
  • 2006Boston College 22-0

Each line is Boston College’s chance to win through that meeting. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Boston College’s chances here.

50-50Model · 74%Line · 100%MaineBoston College

Boston College favored by 37.5 · Total 54.5

How games like this usually go

Boston College by 37.5: the game against the usual path

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Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.

The market

The spread moved 1 point toward Maine.

opened −38.5now −37.5

The total rose 1 point.

opened 53.5now 54.5

Spread: −38.5 → −37.5 · Total: 53.5 → 54.5

Weather at kickoff

Mild and dry. Feels like 60° at kickoff.

Maine at Boston College · Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 · Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill

  • 60°feels like at kickoff
  • Dryno rain at kickoff
  • 100weather score, Ideal

At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Kickoff times that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 8 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game is ringed. At Alumni Stadium that day, a 7:30 pm or 7:45 pm kickoff would have scored 99, against 100 at 2 pm.

  • noon: 100, Ideal
  • 1 pm: 100, Ideal
  • 2 pm: 100, Ideal (this game)
  • 3:30 pm: 100, Ideal
  • 4 pm: 100, Ideal
  • 6 pm: 100, Ideal
  • 7:30 pm: 99, Comfortable
  • 7:45 pm: 99, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 19, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

Boston College is worth +1.7 points (±3.5) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 13th percentile.

46% at home, 36% on the road against FBS opponents (22-26 home, 16-29 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -0.0 at home vs. away over 100 games — inside the ±6.1 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 217 miles to get here.

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