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Final RUTG 21 – 28 BC
Friday 2026-09-11 19:30 · Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
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The trenches

Pass rushsack ratestopped behind the linefacessacks allowedpairing
BC pass rush7.2% 8333rd10.8% 20428thfaces RUTG7.4% 108100th7.3% ~2.4 sacks
RUTG pass rush3.5% 8695th7.6% 18593rdfaces BC7.5% 93104th5.5% ~1.8 sacks

sacks from CFBD play-by-play; college has no charted pressure, and these rates are not opponent-adjusted Measured on 7,926 team-games 2022–25: a college line's sacks-allowed rate carries +0.27 into its next game and a defence's sack rate only +0.10 — the line is most of this. The pairing predicts the game's sack rate +0.27, yards per dropback −0.16 and points added per play −0.15. Heaviest quarter of pairings against lightest: 7.8% vs 4.2% sack rate, 6.1 vs 7.2 yards per dropback.

RUTG with the ball

RUTG offence vs BC defenceRUTG offenceBC defencerank gap
points added per play0.13577th0.00251st-26
success rate0.48237th0.39571st+34
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30140th1.23775th+35
rush: points added per play0.024106th0.00761st-45
rush: success rate0.48934th0.39059th+25
rush: explosiveness0.766123rd1.030101st-22
pass: points added per play0.33449th0.15576th+27
pass: success rate0.47745th0.42292nd+47
pass: explosiveness1.86112th1.49256th+44
standard downs: success rate0.50852nd0.39827th-25
passing downs: success rate0.41812th0.388133rd+121
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.13369th3.01696th+27
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16161st0.19572nd+11
short-yardage conversion rate0.70094th0.65041st-53
points per trip inside the 403.96367th3.39169th+2
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14676th0.17483rd+7
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06222nd0.120107th+85
havoc allowed by the secondary0.084129th0.05448th-81
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.00099th——

BC with the ball

BC offence vs RUTG defenceBC offenceRUTG defencerank gap
points added per play-0.032127th0.149101st-26
success rate0.389115th0.436103rd-12
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.164101st1.20258th-43
rush: points added per play-0.006115th0.117103rd-12
rush: success rate0.43981st0.464120th+39
rush: explosiveness0.93579th0.90065th-14
pass: points added per play0.063110th0.307114th+4
pass: success rate0.357126th0.41583rd-43
pass: explosiveness1.53374th1.58985th+11
standard downs: success rate0.46099th0.497110th+11
passing downs: success rate0.244116th0.29787th-29
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.847103rd3.00293rd-10
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.252134th0.20077th-57
short-yardage conversion rate0.68898th0.75086th-12
points per trip inside the 403.091118th3.65290th-28
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.179120th0.13737th-83
havoc allowed by the front seven0.111112th0.10073rd-39
havoc allowed by the secondary0.069107th0.03712th-95
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.20058th——

Rank gap = the defence's FBS rank minus the offence's on the same measure: +60 means the offence ranks 60 places better than the defence it faces. Unit against unit only — college has no player charting to name a matchup by.