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Massachusetts vs Rutgers

Final · Week 2 · Thu Sep 3 · 6:00 PM ET · SHI Stadium

Massachusetts MinutemenMassachusetts1-0

FinalSep 3, 2026

Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgers0-1

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Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

MASS+2200

RUTG−8000

Spread

MASS +29.5−110

RUTG −29.5−110

Total O/U

Over 55.5−102

Under 55.5−118

Spread: Massachusetts +29.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 55.5 (58 points).

Recap

Massachusetts beat Rutgers 37-21 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway on Sep 3, 2026 to move to 1-0.

Massachusetts won the turnover battle 4-0. They scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter.

Score by quarter

Massachusetts Minutemen and Rutgers Scarlet Knights, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
MASS	7	17	3	10	37
RUTG	7	0	0	14	21

Scoring plays

First Quarter

RUTGTouchdown · 8:20KJ Duff 4 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick)0-7
MASSTouchdown · 5:26Elijah Faulkner 21 Yd pass from William Watson III (Derek Morris Kick)7-7

Second Quarter

MASSTouchdown · 11:46Elijah Faulkner 2 Yd pass from William Watson III (Derek Morris Kick)14-7
MASSTouchdown · 9:43Joseph Griffin Jr. 31 Yd pass from William Watson III (Derek Morris Kick)21-7
MASSField Goal · 3:42Derek Morris 30 Yd Field Goal24-7

Third Quarter

MASSField Goal · 8:22Derek Morris 52 Yd Field Goal27-7

Fourth Quarter

MASSField Goal · 7:54Derek Morris 31 Yd Field Goal30-7
RUTGTouchdown · 7:09KJ Duff 78 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick)30-14
MASSTouchdown · 4:27Curtis Kimmons IV 17 Yd Run (Derek Morris Kick)37-14
RUTGTouchdown · 1:57KJ Duff 6 Yd pass from AJ Surace (Dane Pizzaro Kick)37-21

Team stats

MASSRUTG

1st Downs: 21; 18
Total Yards: 397; 346
Passing: 197; 319
Rushing: 200; 27
3rd down efficiency: 4-11; 3-11
Turnovers: 0; 4
Possession: 36:21; 23:39

Top performers

Massachusetts MinutemenRutgers Scarlet Knights

Passing

William Watson III19/22, 197 YDS, 3 TD

Dylan Lonergan16/29, 242 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT

Rushing

Curtis Kimmons IV11 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TD

Antwan Raymond14 CAR, 42 YDS

Receiving

Joseph Griffin Jr.2 REC, 61 YDS, 1 TD

KJ Duff9 REC, 196 YDS, 3 TD

Tackles

Timmy Hinspeter10

Sean Allison8

Sacks

Zeraun Daniel1

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Player stats

Massachusetts · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
William Watson III	19/22	197	9.0	3	0	86.8

Massachusetts · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Curtis Kimmons IV	11	78	7.1	1	19
Elijah Faulkner	19	62	3.3	0	8
William Watson III	6	40	6.7	0	15
T.Y. Harding	1	13	13.0	0	13
Kezion Dia-Johnson	1	11	11.0	0	11
Reece Adkins	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	2	-6	-3.0	0	0

Massachusetts · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joseph Griffin Jr.	2	61	30.5	1	31
T.Y. Harding	5	55	11.0	0	14
Dallas Elliott	3	26	8.7	0	14
Elijah Faulkner	2	23	11.5	2	21
Curtis Kimmons IV	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jax Markovich	1	8	8.0	0	8
Reece Adkins	2	8	4.0	0	6
Max Dowling	3	7	2.3	0	4

Massachusetts · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	0	0
Romando Johnson	0	0	1

Massachusetts · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Timmy Hinspeter	10	4	0	0	0
Kendall Bournes	8	2	0	0	0
Zeraun Daniel	7	6	1	1	1
TJ Magee	7	5	0	0	2
Andrew DePaepe	5	2	0	1	0
William DePaepe	4	0	0	0.5	0
Jahmad Harmon	3	2	0	0	0
Tyler Martin	3	1	0.5	0.5	0

Massachusetts · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jahmad Harmon	2	11	0
Isaiah Reed	1	1	0

Massachusetts · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joseph Griffin Jr.	1	8	8.0	8	0

Massachusetts · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Derek Morris	3/3	100.0	52	4/4	13

Massachusetts · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Edward Phillipson	3	172	57.3	0	2	67

Rutgers · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Dylan Lonergan	16/29	242	8.3	2	3	13.4
AJ Surace	6/9	77	8.6	1	0	84.2

Rutgers · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Antwan Raymond	14	42	3.0	5
Clay Thevenin	3	4	1.3	3
AJ Surace	1	-2	-2.0	0
Dylan Lonergan	7	-17	-2.4	3

Rutgers · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
KJ Duff	9	196	21.8	3	78
Jourdin Houston	4	42	10.5	0	21
Ben Black III	2	37	18.5	0	19
Dyzier Carter	3	19	6.3	0	8
Vernon Allen III	1	10	10.0	0	10
Antwan Raymond	2	8	4.0	0	4
Logan Blake	1	7	7.0	0	7

Rutgers · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dylan Lonergan	1	1	0

Rutgers · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Sean Allison	8	6	0	0
Chris Joines	7	4	0	0
Bradlee Jones	7	2	0	0
Latrell Noel	6	4	0	0
Jesse Ofurie	6	1	0	1
Rondo Porter	6	1	1	0
Ty Morris	5	0	0.5	0
DK Gilley	4	2	0.5	0

Rutgers · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Quentin Redding	2	24	12.0	14	0

Rutgers · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dane Pizzaro	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Rutgers · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jakob Anderson	3	130	43.3	0	1	50

Game info

VenueSHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ

Attendance42,454

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