Game notes: Bowling Green at Buffalo
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The matchup
- Bowling Green (2–5, 2–1 in conference) at Buffalo (4–3, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 3:30 p.m. ET, UB Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 62°F, sunny, S wind 2 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 23rd meeting; Bowling Green leads the series 13–9.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 1, 2025: Buffalo 28, Bowling Green 3.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2000: Buffalo 20, Bowling Green 17.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Buffalo is 3–8 at home against Bowling Green.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Buffalo 28–3 (at Bowling Green); 2023: Bowling Green 24–14 (at Buffalo); 2022: Buffalo 38–7 (at Bowling Green); 2021: Bowling Green 56–44 (at Buffalo); 2020: Buffalo 42–17 (at Bowling Green).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is 2–5 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–20 vs. Tarleton State; L 7–56 at Nebraska; L 7–55 at Iowa State; L 6–14 vs. South Florida; W 24–20 at Miami (OH); W 38–10 vs. Sacramento State; L 31–32 vs. Ball State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Bowling Green is No. 121 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Eddie George is 6–13 in his second season at Bowling Green.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Eddie George is 0–1 against Buffalo.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jay Kastantin (QB): 1,201 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Austyn Dendy (RB): 332 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dorian Pringle (LB): 67 tackles, No. 7 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Myles Bradley needs 2 sacks to pass Ryan Wingrave (15, 1998–01) for eighth on Bowling Green’s career sacks list. He has 13.5 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Bowling Green beat Kent State 48–0.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Buffalo
- Buffalo is 4–3 (2–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 21–17 vs. UAlbany; L 20–33 at Florida International; L 13–55 at No. 14 Penn State; W 31–28 vs. Robert Morris; L 17–20 vs. Western Michigan; W 23–8 at Toledo; W 25–18 vs. Massachusetts.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Buffalo is No. 86 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Pete Lembo is 18–14 in his third season at Buffalo and 51–43 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Pete Lembo is 2–1 against Bowling Green.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Messiah Burch (RB): 661 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jason Wright (QB): 860 passing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Saveon Brown (LB): 59 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Buffalo beat Ohio 41–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Pete Lembo is 1–0 against Eddie George’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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