Boston College Athletics
September 29, 2026 | Football
Official game notes, depth chart, weekly news conference and more ahead of the Eagles' week-5 match-up against the Mustangs
Match-Up: Boston College (2-2, 0-1 ACC) at SMU (3-1, 1-1 ACC)
Date and Time: Saturday, Oct. 3 • 12:00 p.m. ET
Location (Stadium): Dallas, Texas (Gerald J. Ford Stadium)
Watch: The CW
Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM or 850 AM
GAME NOTES
FIRST-AND-10
» Boston College Football hits the road for the second time this season to take on SMU on Saturday, October 3 at 12:00 p.m. ET at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
» The game will be televised on The CW. Thom Brennaman (play-by-play) and Jason Cabinda (analyst) are on the call with sideline reporter Wes Bryant.
» Coverage on the Boston College Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff on WEEI. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) is joined on the call by former BC linebacker Pete Cronan in the booth and Scott Mutryn on the sideline.
EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS
» Through four games, Mason McKenzie has 363 rushing yards, which is sixth-best in the ACC and inside the top-30 nationally. The last time a Boston College quarterback had at least 363 rushing yards after four games was Tyler Murphy in 2014.
» McKenzie found the end zone on a 5-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter and a two-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter vs. Virginia Tech (9/26), his second and third rushing touchdowns this season. The last time McKenzie had a multi-rushing touchdown game came when he was a member of the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals, when he rushed for three touchdowns against Ferris State on November 8, 2025.
» McKenzie finished with a career-high 138 rushing yards on 26 carries, surpassing the 2,000 career rush yard mark.
» E’Lla Boykin sacked quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer for a 7-yard loss and a 1-yard loss in the second quarter vs. Virginia Tech (9/26), his first career two-sack game.
» Max Tucker forced a fumble vs. Virginia Tech (9/26), their first career forced fumbles.
» Boykin finished with seven tackles, marking a new career-high.
» KP Price finished with 10 tackles vs. Virginia Tech (9/26), his second game this season with 10 or more tackles and his seventh career game achieving the feat.
» Through four games, the Eagles have six interceptions on defense, which ranks fifth in the country and at the top of the ACC.
» Boston College held Virginia Tech to three first half points this past Saturday. The last time the Eagles held a team to three points in a half came last season on August 29, 2025, when they played Fordham and led 21-3 at halftime.
» The Eagles made two fourth down stops on Saturday vs. Virginia Tech (9/26) when Charlie Comella made a tackle for no gain in the second quarter, and Max Tucker made a tackle short of the line-to-gain in the third quarter. Boston College made two fourth down stops earlier this season vs. Rutgers (9/11).
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