Game notes: Bowling Green at Toledo
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The matchup
- Bowling Green (2–5, 2–1 in conference) at Toledo (5–2, 2–1 in conference), Friday, November 20, 7:30 p.m. ET, Glass Bowl.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’).
- For the Battle of I-75 Trophy, which Bowling Green holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 65th meeting; Toledo leads the series 33–30–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 11, 2025: Bowling Green 28, Toledo 23.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1962: Bowling Green 28, Toledo 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Toledo is 19–12–1 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: Bowling Green 28–23 (at Bowling Green); 2024: Bowling Green 41–26 (at Toledo); 2023: Toledo 32–31 (at Bowling Green); 2022: Bowling Green 42–35 (at Toledo); 2021: Toledo 49–17 (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 1–0 against Toledo.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 2009, Bowling Green beat Akron 36–20.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.
Toledo
- Toledo is 5–2 (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 20–30 at Michigan State; W 63–10 vs. Central Connecticut; W 49–48 vs. Temple; W 41–16 vs. San Diego State; W 39–24 at Ball State; L 8–23 vs. Buffalo; W 34–14 at Eastern Michigan.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Toledo is No. 52 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Mike Jacobs is 5–2 in his first season at Toledo.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Mike Jacobs faces Bowling Green as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- John Alan Richter (QB): 1,853 passing yards, 14 TD, No. 10 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Connor Walendzak (RB): 424 rushing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Julian Fox (LB): 56 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2013, Toledo lost to No. 20 Northern Illinois 35–17.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
- It is the first meeting of Eddie George and Mike Jacobs as head coaches.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).
- 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).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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