Eagles Defeat Maine on Saturday

Saturday, September 19

Chestnut Hill, Mass,

2:00 p.m.

Boston College

2-1 , 0-0

Maine

1-3 , 1-0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Maine	0	10	0	6	16
Boston College	16	3	3	0	22

September 19, 2026 | Football

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KP Price had two interceptions

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College football team won its second-straight game, defeating Maine on Saturday by a score of 22-16 at Alumni Stadium.

Mason McKenzie finished 14-for-21 with 173 passing yards with one touchdown along with 53 yards rushing. Evan Dickens finished with 102 yards on the ground with a 39-yard touchdown run, while Johnathan Montague Jr. had five catches for 72 yards and a touchdown.

On the defensive side of the ball, KP Price picked off two passes for the first-multi interception game of his career. Anthony Palano led all players with 12 tackles and Demetrius Ballard had two sacks.

The special teams unit for BC wasted little time making an impact in the game as Syair Torrence forced a fumble that was recovered by Juan Zabal.

Dickens opened the scoring for the Eagles with a 39-yard rushing touchdown, his longest rush as an Eagle, early in the first quarter.

The defense came up with a huge effort towards the end of the first quarter as they forced a safety. KJ Sampson had a QB hurry and drew a holding penalty on the Maine offensive line in the endzone, resulting in a safety and two points for Boston College.

BC immediately took advantage once they got the ball back after the safety, quickly running a four-play drive that ended with McKenzie finding Montague Jr. in the endzone for a 31-yard touchdown.

Maine chipped away at the Boston College lead during the second quarter, hitting a field goal and a touchdown, while Luca Lombardo made one field goal, to make it a 19-10 game at halftime.

Lombardo struck his second field goal of the afternoon during the third quarter to push the lead to 12.

Late in the fourth quarter, Maine put together an 11-play, 80-yard drive that culminated in a seven-yard touchdown pass from Buehler to Laughlin. However, Micah Amedee blocked the PAT to hold a six-point lead with under five minutes remaining.

Boston College ran out the final 4:31 of the game with three first downs to hold on for the win.

The Eagles finish their three-game homestand next Saturday against Virginia Tech for Family Weekend. Kickoff is slated for 12:00 p.m. and the TV designation will be confirmed in the coming days.