Wk 1 · 2026
Massachusetts Minutemen at Rutgers Scarlet Knights — Thu, Sep 3
Thu, Sep 3 ·
SHI Stadium, Piscataway
· BTN
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at
6:00pET
RUTG -29.5 · total 53.5 DraftKings
Big Ten · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
UMass form
L 14-45vs BGSUL 14-42at OHIOL 3-45vs NIUL 10-44at AKRL 13-38at CMU
2025 season
Rutgers form
L 36-40vs PSUL 9-42at OSUW 35-20vs MDL 13-35at ILLW 27-24at PUR
2025 season
UMass this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Rutgers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
Rutgers leads the series 1–0 · Rutgers won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
27.0 points toward Rutgers
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2019-08-30 | UMass 21 — 48 Rutgers | at RUTG | Rutgers |
UMass leaders 2025 season
| Passing | AJ Hairston QB #8 | 107/216, 957 YDS, 4 TD, 4 INT |
| Grant Jordan QB #9 | 63/110, 595 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Brandon Hood RB #26 | 98 CAR, 368 YDS, 2 TD |
| Rocko Griffin RB #24 | 53 CAR, 246 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Elijah Faulkner RB #23 | 40 CAR, 114 YDS | |
| Receiving | Jacquon Gibson WR #4 | 63 REC, 616 YDS |
| Donnie Gray WR #12 | 27 REC, 260 YDS | |
| Max Dowling TE #11 | 20 REC, 199 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jake McConnachie WR #7 | 16 REC, 144 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Tyler Martin LB #5 | 104 |
| Derrieon Craig DL #0 | 81 | |
| Zeraun Daniel S #38 | 75 | |
| Sacks | Marques White DE #16 | 5 |
| David Onuoha DL #10 | 2.5 | |
| Timmy Hinspeter LB #44 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | DD Snyder S #1 | 1 |
| Tyler Martin LB #5 | 1 | |
| Jeremiah McGill DB #2 | 1 |
Rutgers leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Athan Kaliakmanis QB #16 | 229/368, 3124 YDS, 20 TD, 7 INT |
| AJ Surace QB #10 | 4/9, 58 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 244 CAR, 1241 YDS, 13 TD |
| Ja'shon Benjamin RB #20 | 68 CAR, 328 YDS, 2 TD | |
| CJ Campbell Jr. RB #0 | 22 CAR, 119 YDS | |
| Receiving | KJ Duff WR #8 | 60 REC, 1084 YDS, 7 TD |
| Ian Strong WR #9 | 52 REC, 762 YDS, 5 TD | |
| DT Sheffield WR #0 | 44 REC, 577 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Kenny Fletcher Jr. TE #12 | 26 REC, 236 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jett Elad DB #9 | 77 |
| Dariel Djabome LB #8 | 67 | |
| Kaj Sanders DB #1 | 64 | |
| Sacks | Bradley Weaver DL #94 | 2.5 |
| Eric O'Neill EDGE #99 | 2.5 | |
| Dariel Djabome LB #8 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jett Elad DB #9 | 2 |
| Cam Miller CB #7 | 1 | |
| Bo Mascoe DB #5 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.