Central Michigan at Bowling Green

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Central Michigan beat Bowling Green 27–⁠6. It was their 33rd meeting; Central Michigan leads the series 17–⁠16.

AwayCentral Michigan7–⁠6 in 2025
27
HomeBowling Green4–⁠8 in 2025
6

Final at Doyt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling GreenTV: CBSSNAttendance 23,105

At kickoff
75°F, clear, wind 15 mph from the south, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Toledo Metcalf Field, 24 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Rick WarneGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Central Michigan01710027
Bowling Green33006

How the win probability moved

Bowling Green favored

Win probability by play: Bowling Green 59% at kickoff, 0% at the end. Biggest swing: 30 points.

Central Michigan favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (30 points).

Standouts

Player stats

Central Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joey Labas2/47200
Angel H Flores1/1100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Angel H Flores1872311
Nahree Biggins1043013
Brock Townsend641037
Joey Labas530010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Collin Payne163063
Tommy McIntosh1909
Brock Townsend1101
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jordan Kwiatkowski142.501
Dakota Cochran8000
Michael Heldman5220
Brenden Deasfernandes4000
Jaion Jackson3101
Keshawn Hayden1110

Bowling Green

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Lucian Anderson III17/2515302
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Lucian Anderson III1153024
Cameron Pettaway948022
R.J. Garcia II123023
Chris McMillian81908
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
R.J. Garcia II360028
Jyrin Johnson536017
Kaderris Roberts427016
Jacob Harris21509
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Gideon Lampron130.500
Key’on Washington6100
Kal-El Pascal60.500
Dierre Kelly50.500

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Central MichiganBowling Green
276Total yards310
73Passing yards153
203Rushing yards157
14.6Yards per pass6.1
4.4Yards per rush4.4
14First downs14
5–⁠12Third downs5–⁠15
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠4
0Turnovers2
10–⁠74Penalties15–⁠125
31:20Possession28:40
3Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Central MichiganBowling Green
36%Success rate34%
0.17EPA per play−0.42
1.37Explosiveness1.23
0.08Rushing EPA−0.46
0.94Passing EPA−0.38
20%Passing-down success29%
0.05First-down EPA−0.30
−0.19Second-down EPA−0.44
0.84Third-down EPA0.50
20%Havoc by its defense12%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Bowling Green 72% to win. Central Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Bowling Green −3, over/under 43.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Bowling Green 58%, Central Michigan 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Bowling Green end zoneCentral Michigan end zoneQ1 Bowling GreenField goal, 8 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 7 playsQ1 Bowling GreenInterception, 5 playsQ2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 playsQ2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 Central MichiganField goal, 4 playsQ2 Bowling GreenField goal, 8 playsQ2 Central MichiganEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 Central MichiganField goal, 4 playsQ3 Bowling GreenPunt, 5 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ3 Bowling GreenInterception, 7 playsQ4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 Central MichiganPunt, 7 playsQ4 Bowling GreenEnd of game, 11 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Bowling Green drives left to right, Central Michigan right to left.
  1. Q1 Bowling GreenField goal, 8 plays, 50 yards
  2. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  3. Q1 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  4. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 7 plays, 31 yards
  5. Q1 Bowling GreenInterception, 5 plays, 18 yards
  6. Q2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 1 play, 1 yard
  7. Q2 Bowling GreenPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  8. Q2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 plays, 79 yards
  9. Q2 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  10. Q2 Central MichiganField goal, 4 plays, 7 yards
  11. Q2 Bowling GreenField goal, 8 plays, 43 yards
  12. Q2 Central MichiganEnd of half, 4 plays, 16 yards
  13. Q3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  15. Q3 Central MichiganField goal, 4 plays, 3 yards
  16. Q3 Bowling GreenPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  17. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  18. Q3 Bowling GreenInterception, 7 plays, 25 yards
  19. Q4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  20. Q4 Bowling GreenTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 37 yards
  21. Q4 Central MichiganPunt, 7 plays, 19 yards
  22. Q4 Bowling GreenEnd of game, 11 plays, 57 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Bowling Green 3, Central Michigan 0
Bowling Green Field goal, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cade Graham kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Cameron Pettaway run for 22 yds to the BGSU 47 for a 1ST down
14:281st & 10 at own 47Cameron Pettaway run for 5 yds to the CMU 48
13:592nd & 5 at opp 48Lucian Anderson III sacked by Michael Heldman for a loss of 8 yards to the BGSU 44
13:183rd & 13 at own 44Lucian Anderson III run for 24 yds to the CMU 32 for a 1ST down Central Michigan Penalty, Personal Foul (Jordan Kwiatkowski) to the CMU 17 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at opp 17Chris McMillian run for 2 yds to the CMU 15
12:332nd & 8 at opp 15(12:39) No Huddle-Shotgun Pettaway,Cameron rush middle for 1 yard loss to the CMU16 (Kwiatkowski,Jordan; Spann,Caleb) PENALTY BGSU Holding (Fatukasi,Tunde) 10 yards from CMU15 to CMU25. NO PLAY.
12:002nd & 18 at opp 25Chris McMillian run for 3 yds to the CMU 22
11:223rd & 15 at opp 22Chris McMillian run for a loss of 3 yards to the CMU 25
10:434th & 18 at opp 25Jackson Kleather 43 yd FG GOODBowling Green 3, Central Michigan 0
10:371st & 10 at own 35PENALTY BGSU Offside (Odom,AJ) 5 yards from BGSU35 to BGSU30. NO PLAY.
Central Michigan Punt, 5 plays
10:321st & 10 at own 30Zach Long kickoff for 61 yds , Justin Ruffin Jr. return for 21 yds to the CMU 30
10:231st & 10 at own 30Joe Labas run for 6 yds to the CMU 36
9:432nd & 4 at own 36Joe Labas run for 5 yds to the CMU 41 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at own 41Nahree Biggins run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMU 39
8:252nd & 12 at own 39Joe Labas run for 3 yds to the CMU 42
7:393rd & 9 at own 42Angel Flores pass complete to Brock Townsend for 1 yd to the CMU 43
7:094th & 8 at own 43Declan Duley punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Brennan Ridley at the BGSU 25
Bowling Green Punt, 3 plays
7:031st & 10 at own 25Cameron Pettaway run for no gain to the BGSU 25
6:212nd & 10 at own 25Cameron Pettaway run for 5 yds to the BGSU 30
5:493rd & 5 at own 30Lucian Anderson III pass incomplete to RJ Garcia II
5:414th & 5 at own 30John Henderson punt for 41 yds , Caleb Spann returns for no gain to the CMU 29
Central Michigan Punt, 7 plays
5:321st & 10 at own 29Angel Flores run for 1 yd to the CMU 30
4:542nd & 9 at own 30Trey Cornist run for 5 yds to the CMU 35
4:123rd & 4 at own 35Angel Flores run for 6 yds to the CMU 41 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at own 41Bowling Green Penalty, (15 Yards) to the BGSU 39 for a 1ST down
2:581st & 10 at opp 39Brock Townsend run for a loss of 4 yards to the BGSU 43
2:192nd & 14 at opp 43Angel Flores run for 3 yds to the BGSU 40
1:313rd & 11 at opp 40Nahree Biggins run for no gain to the BGSU 40
1:064th & 11 at opp 40Declan Duley punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Brennan Ridley at the BGSU 8
Bowling Green Interception, 5 plays
0:571st & 10 at own 8Chris McMillian run for 8 yds to the BGSU 16
0:002nd & 2 at own 16Chris McMillian run for no gain to the BGSU 16
Q2 14:533rd & 2 at own 16Cameron Pettaway run for 7 yds to the BGSU 23 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:151st & 10 at own 23Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Kaderris Roberts for 3 yds to the BGSU 26
Q2 13:412nd & 7 at own 26Lucian Anderson III pass intercepted Jordan Kwiatkowski return for 26 yds to the BGSU 1
2nd quarter7 drives, then Central Michigan 17, Bowling Green 6
Central Michigan Touchdown, 1 play
13:391st & goal at opp 1Angel Flores run for 1 yd for a TD (Cade Graham KICK)Central Michigan 7, Bowling Green 3
Bowling Green Punt, 3 plays
13:321st & 10 at own 35Cade Graham kickoff for 57 yds , Allen Middleton return for 18 yds to the BGSU 26
13:251st & 10 at own 26Chris McMillian run for 5 yds to the BGSU 31
12:492nd & 5 at own 31Cameron Pettaway run for a loss of 2 yards to the BGSU 29
12:153rd & 7 at own 29(12:18) PENALTY BGSU False Start (Padgett,Alex) 5 yards from BGSU29 to BGSU24. NO PLAY.
11:483rd & 12 at own 24Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Jyrin Johnson for 5 yds to the BGSU 29
11:174th & 7 at own 29John Henderson punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Caleb Spann at the CMU 21
Central Michigan Touchdown, 7 plays
11:141st & 10 at own 21Joe Labas pass incomplete to Collin Payne
11:112nd & 10 at own 21Joe Labas pass incomplete to Collin Payne
10:563rd & 10 at own 21Joe Labas pass complete to Collin Payne for 63 yds to the BGSU 16 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at opp 16Nahree Biggins run for 13 yds to the BGSU 3 for a 1ST down
9:521st & goal at opp 3PENALTY CMU False Start (Blum,Ryan) 5 yards from BGSU03 to BGSU08. NO PLAY.
9:211st & goal at opp 8Justin Ruffin Jr. run for 6 yds to the BGSU 2
8:542nd & goal at opp 2Angel Flores run for 1 yd to the BGSU 1
8:423rd & goal at opp 1(08:45) Shotgun Flores,Angel rush left for 0 yards to the BGSU01 (Kelly,Dierre; Pascal,Kal-El) PENALTY BGSU Offside (Afogho,David). NO PLAY.
8:273rd & goal at opp 1PENALTY CMU False Start (Nehf,Matthew) 5 yards from BGSU01 to BGSU06. NO PLAY.
8:043rd & goal at opp 6Angel Flores run for 6 yds for a TD (Cade Graham KICK)Central Michigan 14, Bowling Green 3
8:041st & 10 at own 35PENALTY BGSU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Odom,AJ) 15 yards from CMU35 to CMU50. NO PLAY.
Bowling Green Turnover on downs, 4 plays
7:581st & 10 at the 50Cade Graham kickoff for 41 yds , Cameron Pettaway return for 10 yds to the BGSU 19
7:521st & 10 at own 19Cameron Pettaway run for 1 yd to the BGSU 20
7:172nd & 9 at own 20Cameron Pettaway run for 3 yds to the BGSU 23
6:473rd & 6 at own 23PENALTY BGSU False Start (Johnson,Jyrin) 5 yards from BGSU23 to BGSU18. NO PLAY.
6:283rd & 11 at own 18Lucian Anderson III run for 9 yds to the BGSU 27
5:594th & 2 at own 27John Henderson run for no gain to the BGSU 27
5:594th & 2 at own 27John Henderson run for no gain to the BGSU 27
Central Michigan Field goal, 4 plays
5:511st & 10 at opp 27Nahree Biggins run for 4 yds to the BGSU 23
5:052nd & 6 at opp 23Tyson Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the BGSU 26
4:223rd & 9 at opp 26Joe Labas run for 6 yds to the BGSU 20
3:484th & 3 at opp 20Cade Graham 38 yd FG GOODCentral Michigan 17, Bowling Green 3
Bowling Green Field goal, 8 plays
3:431st & 10 at own 35Cade Graham kickoff for 52 yds , Allen Middleton return for 13 yds to the BGSU 26
3:371st & 10 at own 26Kaderris Roberts run for 3 yds to the BGSU 29
3:062nd & 7 at own 29PENALTY CMU Offside (Fisher,Dylan) 5 yards from BGSU29 to BGSU34. NO PLAY.
2:392nd & 2 at own 34Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Jyrin Johnson for 17 yds to the CMU 49 for a 1ST down
2:191st & 10 at opp 49Kaderris Roberts run for a loss of 2 yards to the BGSU 49
1:542nd & 12 at own 49Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Kaderris Roberts for 16 yds to the CMU 35 for a 1ST down
1:351st & 10 at opp 35Kaderris Roberts run for 1 yd to the CMU 34
1:072nd & 9 at opp 34Timeout Bowling Green, clock 01:07
1:022nd & 9 at opp 34Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Jyrin Johnson for 3 yds to the CMU 31
0:573rd & 6 at opp 31Lucian Anderson III pass incomplete to Finn Hogan
0:534th & 6 at opp 31Jackson Kleather 49 yd FG GOODCentral Michigan 17, Bowling Green 6
Central Michigan End of half, 4 plays
0:531st & 10 at own 35Zach Long kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:482nd & 13 at own 22Timeout Bowling Green, clock 00:48
0:462nd & 13 at own 22Angel Flores run for 5 yds to the CMU 27
0:453rd & 8 at own 27Timeout Bowling Green, clock 00:45
0:431st & 10 at own 25Langston Lewis run for a loss of 3 yards to the CMU 22
0:403rd & 8 at own 27Angel Flores run for 11 yds to the CMU 38 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 38Brock Townsend run for 3 yds to the CMU 41
3rd quarter6 drives, then Central Michigan 27, Bowling Green 6
Central Michigan Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Zach Long kickoff for 60 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Nahree Biggins run for 1 yd to the CMU 26
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Joe Labas run for 10 yds to the CMU 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Joe Labas pass complete to Tommy McIntosh for 9 yds to the CMU 45
15:002nd & 1 at own 45Shotgun Labas,Joe pass incomplete deep left to McIntosh,Tommy thrown to BGSU25 broken up by McClendon,Jalen PENALTY BGSU Offside (Afogho,David) 5 yards from CMU45 to CMU50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at the 50Nahree Biggins run for 6 yds to the BGSU 44
15:002nd & 4 at opp 44Angel Flores run for 5 yds to the BGSU 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Brock Townsend run for 37 yds to the BGSU 2 for a 1ST down
11:061st & goal at opp 2PENALTY CMU Delay Of Game (Flores,Angel) 5 yards from BGSU02 to BGSU07. NO PLAY.
11:061st & goal at opp 3Angel Flores run for 3 yds for a TD (Cade Graham KICK)Central Michigan 24, Bowling Green 6
11:061st & goal at opp 7PENALTY BGSU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct 4 yards from BGSU07 to BGSU03, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Bowling Green Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:551st & 10 at own 35Cade Graham kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:481st & 10 at own 25Cameron Pettaway run for 7 yds to the BGSU 32
10:172nd & 3 at own 32Lucian Anderson III run for a loss of 1 yard to the BGSU 31
9:333rd & 4 at own 31Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Allen Middleton for 3 yds to the BGSU 34
9:014th & 1 at own 34Mar’Kel Porter run for a loss of 2 yards to the BGSU 32
9:014th & 1 at own 34Mar’Kel Porter run for a loss of 2 yards to the BGSU 32
Central Michigan Field goal, 4 plays
8:541st & 10 at opp 32Brock Townsend run for a loss of 2 yards to the BGSU 34
8:172nd & 12 at opp 34Angel Flores run for no gain to the BGSU 34
7:373rd & 12 at opp 34Angel Flores run for 5 yds to the BGSU 29
7:094th & 7 at opp 29Cade Graham 47 yd FG GOODCentral Michigan 27, Bowling Green 6
7:091st & 10 at own 35Cade Graham kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Bowling Green Penalty, (13 Yards)
Bowling Green Punt, 5 plays
7:051st & 10 at own 12Lucian Anderson III pass incomplete to Chris McMillian
6:552nd & 10 at own 12RJ Garcia II run for 23 yds to the BGSU 35 for a 1ST down
6:321st & 10 at own 35(06:36) No Huddle-Shotgun Anderson III,Lucian pass incomplete deep left to Hogan,Finn thrown to CMU45 QB hurried by Kwiatkowski,Jordan, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY CMU Pass Interference (Carroll,Kalen) 9 yards from BGSU35 to BGSU44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
6:161st & 10 at own 44Lucian Anderson III run for 8 yds to the CMU 48
5:592nd & 2 at opp 48Bowling Green Penalty, (-15 Yards) to the BGSU 38
5:413rd & 16 at own 38Lucian Anderson III sacked by Michael Heldman for a loss of 6 yards to the BGSU 32
4:574th & 22 at own 32John Henderson punt for 38 yds
Central Michigan Punt, 4 plays
4:451st & 10 at own 30Trey Cornist run for 14 yds to the CMU 44 for a 1ST down
4:081st & 10 at own 44(04:09) Cornist,Trey rush middle for 0 yards to the CMU44 (Lampron,Gideon) PENALTY CMU Illegal Formation CMU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Saurbeck,Jacob) 20 yards from CMU44 to CMU24. NO PLAY.
3:531st & 30 at own 24Angel Flores run for 6 yds to the CMU 30
3:192nd & 24 at own 30Angel Flores run for 9 yds to the CMU 39
2:373rd & 15 at own 39PENALTY CMU False Start (Smith,Dasan) 5 yards from CMU39 to CMU34. NO PLAY.
2:103rd & 20 at own 34Nahree Biggins run for 7 yds to the CMU 41
1:334th & 13 at own 41Declan Duley punt for 59 yds for a touchback
Bowling Green Interception, 7 plays
1:251st & 10 at own 20Lucian Anderson III pass incomplete to RJ Garcia II
1:092nd & 10 at own 20Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Jyrin Johnson for 9 yds to the BGSU 29
0:493rd & 1 at own 29Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Cameron Pettaway for 4 yds to the BGSU 33 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at own 33Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Jyrin Johnson for 2 yds to the BGSU 35
0:002nd & 8 at own 35Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Kaderris Roberts for 7 yds to the BGSU 42
Q4 14:523rd & 1 at own 42Chris McMillian run for 3 yds to the BGSU 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:241st & 10 at own 45Lucian Anderson III pass intercepted Jaion Jackson return for 19 yds to the BGSU 36
4th quarter4 drives, then Central Michigan 27, Bowling Green 6
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
14:101st & 10 at opp 36Trey Cornist run for no gain to the BGSU 36
13:322nd & 10 at opp 36Trey Cornist run for a loss of 2 yards to the BGSU 38
12:483rd & 12 at opp 38Brock Townsend run for 2 yds to the BGSU 36
12:034th & 10 at opp 36Declan Duley punt for 20 yds
Bowling Green Turnover on downs, 5 plays
11:501st & 10 at own 16Lucian Anderson III pass complete to RJ Garcia II for 28 yds to the BGSU 44 for a 1ST down
11:371st & 10 at own 44Lucian Anderson III pass incomplete to Allen Middleton
11:312nd & 10 at own 44Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Kaderris Roberts for 1 yd to the BGSU 45
11:023rd & 9 at own 45Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Allen Middleton for 8 yds to the CMU 47
10:384th & 1 at opp 47Lucian Anderson III run for no gain to the CMU 47
Central Michigan Punt, 7 plays
10:291st & 10 at own 47Angel Flores run for 4 yds to the BGSU 49
9:402nd & 6 at opp 49Angel Flores run for 3 yds to the BGSU 46
9:063rd & 3 at opp 46Angel Flores run for 3 yds to the BGSU 43 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at opp 43Nahree Biggins run for 12 yds to the BGSU 31 for a 1ST down
7:381st & 10 at opp 31Nahree Biggins run for 2 yds to the BGSU 29
6:592nd & 8 at opp 29Angel Flores run for no gain to the BGSU 29
6:213rd & 8 at opp 29Timeout Bowling Green, clock 06:21
6:103rd & 8 at opp 29Nahree Biggins run for no gain to the BGSU 29
5:314th & 8 at opp 29PENALTY CMU Delay Of Game (Flores,Angel) 5 yards from BGSU29 to BGSU34. NO PLAY.
5:174th & 13 at opp 34Declan Duley punt for 31 yds
Bowling Green End of game, 11 plays
5:081st & 10 at own 1Lucian Anderson III pass complete to RJ Garcia II for 13 yds to the BGSU 14 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at own 14(04:52) No Huddle-Shotgun Anderson III,Lucian pass complete deep middle to Hogan,Finn caught at BGSU35, for 34 yards to the BGSU48 (Deasfernandes,Brenden) PENALTY BGSU Holding (Fatukasi,Tunde) 7 yards from BGSU14 to BGSU07. NO PLAY.
4:181st & 17 at own 7Bowling Green Penalty, (-9 Yards) to the BGSU 9
4:002nd & 15 at own 9Lucian Anderson III run for 11 yds to the BGSU 20
3:303rd & 4 at own 20Lucian Anderson III pass complete to RJ Garcia II for 19 yds to the BGSU 39 for a 1ST down
3:141st & 10 at own 39Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Jacob Harris for 6 yds to the BGSU 45
2:242nd & 4 at own 45Lucian Anderson III sacked by Keshawn Hayden for a loss of 6 yards to the BGSU 39 Lucian Anderson III fumbled, recovered by CMU James Thomas Jr. , return for 0 yards
2:063rd & 10 at own 39Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Jacob Harris for 9 yds to the BGSU 48
1:554th & 1 at own 48Chris Edmonds run for 7 yds to the CMU 45 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 10 at opp 45(01:42) No Huddle-Shotgun Anderson III,Lucian pass complete short middle to Garcia II,RJ caught at CMU27, for 26 yards to the CMU19 (Blackwell,Maddix) PENALTY BGSU Face Mask (Harris,Alex) 15 yards from CMU45 to BGSU40. NO PLAY.
1:191st & 25 at own 40Lucian Anderson III pass incomplete to RJ Garcia II
1:082nd & 25 at own 40Lucian Anderson III run for 11 yds to the CMU 49
0:003rd & 14 at opp 49PaSean Wimberly run for 7 yds to the CMU 42

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Central Michigan leads 17–⁠16 in 33 meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Central Michigan 27, Bowling Green 6
2024Bowling Green 23, Central Michigan 13
2022Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18
2019Central Michigan 38, Bowling Green 20
2018Bowling Green 24, Central Michigan 13
2010Bowling Green 17, Central Michigan 14

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