CFB TEAM RESEARCH · ACC

Boston College

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

2-3Record
19.0PPG
23.4PPG Allowed
2-1Home
0-2Away
0-0Neutral
0-2Conference
5Games
3-2-0ATS · W-L-P
0-5-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · ACC. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #120; PPG allowed #70. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 2-3. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHBill O'BrienSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#53National recruiting class rank
204.06Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play-0.01FBS #123 of 138
PPA per play0.02FBS #46 of 138
Success rate38.8%FBS #116 of 138
Success rate38.8%FBS #51 of 138
Explosiveness1.25FBS #71 of 138
Explosiveness1.26FBS #76 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity2.89FBS #121 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.42FBS #72 of 138
Power success rate63.6%FBS #112 of 138
Power success rate65.2%FBS #38 of 138
Stuff rate26.2%FBS #130 of 138
Stuff rate22.7%FBS #30 of 138
Line yards per rush2.74FBS #110 of 138
Line yards per rush2.76FBS #50 of 138
Second-level yards1.35FBS #17 of 138
Second-level yards1.04FBS #85 of 138
Open-field yards1.31FBS #63 of 138
Open-field yards1.11FBS #78 of 138
Passing success rate34.5%FBS #129 of 138
Passing success rate42.2%FBS #84 of 138
Passing PPA0.05FBS #111 of 138
Passing PPA0.14FBS #66 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.63FBS #48 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.46FBS #39 of 138
Rushing success rate44.0%FBS #76 of 138
Rushing success rate37.3%FBS #39 of 138
Rushing PPA0.03FBS #105 of 138
Rushing PPA0.01FBS #46 of 138
Rushing explosiveness1.01FBS #53 of 138
Rushing explosiveness1.09FBS #113 of 138
Standard downs success rate45.5%FBS #105 of 138
Standard downs success rate40.7%FBS #25 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.01FBS #108 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.06FBS #39 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.05FBS #61 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.01FBS #80 of 138
Passing downs success rate25.9%FBS #110 of 138
Passing downs success rate35.1%FBS #116 of 138
Passing downs PPA-0.01FBS #128 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.17FBS #61 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.90FBS #97 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.84FBS #34 of 138
Havoc allowed19.6%FBS #132 of 138
Havoc rate18.2%FBS #35 of 138
Total yards per game346.40FBS #106 of 138
Total yards per game316.20FBS #43 of 138
Passing yards per game193.40FBS #103 of 138
Passing yards per game164.60FBS #21 of 138
Rushing yards per game153FBS #79 of 138
Rushing yards per game151.60FBS #87 of 138
Turnovers8FBS #100 of 138
Turnovers forced8FBS #21 of 138
3rd-down conversions21FBS #102 of 138
3rd-down conversions27FBS #88 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate31.8%FBS #122 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate39.7%FBS #92 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Mason McKenzie

FBS #67 · 967 season total

81CMP139ATT967Yards5TD5INT58.27%CMP%121.39NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Mason McKenzie

FBS #26 · 437 season total

95Carries437Yards3TD4.60Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Javarius Green

FBS #279 · 169 season total

18REC169Yards0TD9.39Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Anthony Palano

FBS #21 · 43 season total

43Total22Solo21Assists6TFL1Sacks

Sacks Leader

E'Lla Boykin

FBS #31 · 3.50 season total

3.50Sacks4TFL1QB hurries17Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Anthony Palano

FBS #14 · 2 season total

2INT1Passes defended0Defensive TDs6Return yards43Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05ACincinnatiL15–34+7L51U
22026-09-11HRutgersW28–21-3W53.5U
32026-09-19HMaineW22–16-37.5L54.5U
42026-09-26HVirginia TechL14–21+14.5W45.5U
52026-10-03ASMUL16–25+21.5W55.5U
72026-10-17HPittsburgh——————
82026-10-24AGeorgia Tech——————
92026-10-31ADuke——————
102026-11-07HFlorida State——————
112026-11-14ANotre Dame——————
122026-11-21HSyracuse——————
132026-11-28AMiami——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.