Boston College didn’t make it easy on itself Saturday, but the Eagles still walked out of Alumni Stadium with a 22-16 win over Maine in Week 3 of the 2026 regular season.
The opening sequence hinted at a lopsided afternoon, then quickly turned into something messier. Boston College recovered a Maine fumble on the opening kickoff, but the Eagles couldn’t cash in after failing on fourth down on their first possession. Maine took the ball back, punted, and BC finally broke through on the next drive when Evan Dickens ripped off a 39-yard rushing touchdown for the first points of the day.
From there, Boston College kept finding ways to put itself in scoring position without always finishing the job. KP Price came up with a tipped interception on a third-down throw, setting the Eagles up deep in Maine territory.
BC reached the 5-yard line and tried another fourth-down conversion, only to get turned away again. Even so, the Black Bears went three-and-out on the next snap of momentum and then took a holding penalty in their own end zone on third down, giving Boston College a safety and a 9-0 cushion.
The Eagles pushed the lead to 16-0 on the next possession when Mason McKenzie hit Jonathan Montague Jr. for a touchdown after the Maine defender lost track of him in the end zone. Maine’s offense never really settled in during that stretch, even recovering its own fumble on third down before punting again to open the second quarter.
Boston College’s offense then hit a rough patch. Evan Dickens dropped a third-down throw to end one drive, and after the defense forced another punt, McKenzie briefly left with a leg injury before returning. Right after that, Maine intercepted a pass in BC territory and nearly turned it into a touchdown of its own, but the Black Bears had to settle for a field goal and cut the margin to 16-3.
The Eagles answered with one of their better plays of the afternoon, as McKenzie found Zeke Moore up the seam for a big gain to reach the red zone. But another scoring chance stalled at the goal line when Montague bobbled a contested pass in the end zone on third-and-goal, forcing Boston College to settle for a field goal and a 19-3 lead with 2:48 left in the first half.
Maine wasn’t done before halftime. With little time left, the Black Bears put together a drive that included a conversion on second-and-22 and finished with a touchdown to make it 19-10 at the break. For Boston College, the pass defense had let Maine hang around in a game that looked like it should have been out of reach.
The second half brought more uneven football from both sides. After the first two drives ended with interceptions, Boston College added a 26-yard field goal to go up 22-10. The Eagles’ offense didn’t do much after that, and Maine answered with an 80-yard touchdown drive to close the gap.
Still, Boston College had enough left to hold on. The Eagles managed to run out enough clock to finish off the 22-16 win, a sloppy showing against an FCS opponent but a win all the same.
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