Bowling Green Falcons
Mid-AmericanBowling Green, OHDoyt L. Perry Stadium
2026: 2–5 (2–1 Mid-American). Last: lost to Ball State 32–31 at home. Next: at Buffalo, Saturday, Oct 24, 3:30 p.m. ET.
- L 13–20Tarleton State
- L 7–56at Nebraska
- L 7–55at Iowa State
- L 6–14South Florida
- W 24–20at Miami (OH)
- W 38–10Sacramento State
- L 31–32Ball State
- Oct 24at Buffalo
- Oct 31at Western Michigan
- Nov 10Kent State
- Nov 20at Toledo
- Nov 28Massachusetts
- Outfitted by Nike
- Live mascot: Pudge
Bowling Green has played football since 1919 and is officially 573–440–52; 739 of its 1,065 games are in our file. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 23, in 2003. They have won 12 Mid-American Conference titles (the last in 2015) and five Northwest Ohio League titles, counting shared titles. Since 1957, the NFL Draft has taken 27 players from here in its first seven rounds, 1 of them in the first round. The AFL draft also took one player from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 3 coaches from Bowling Green. Gary Blackney (1991–2000) won more games here than any other coach: 60. The most-played rival is Toledo: 64 meetings, Toledo leads 33–30–1. This season, under Eddie George, they’re 2–5.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 573–440–52 official; 394–334–11 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 5–10 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 15 ranked
- Elo now
- 1392 121st of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 124 · Composite No. 122 in FBS, Oct 17; down 7 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 17 last in 2015
- Seasons
- 73 since 1947, 739 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Forward Falcons (Official)
- Live mascot
- Pudge (exotic shorthair cat)
- Student section
- Falcon Fanatics
- Apparel
- Nike
2026 season 2–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Tarleton State | L 13–20 | 52% |
| Sep 12 | at Nebraska | L 7–56 | 24% |
| Sep 19 | at Iowa State | L 7–55 | 20% |
| Sep 26 | vs South Florida | L 6–14 | 26% |
| Oct 3 | at Miami (OH) | W 24–20 | 25% |
| Oct 10 | vs Sacramento State | W 38–10 | 71% |
| Oct 17 | vs Ball State | L 31–32 | 68% |
| Oct 24 | at Buffalo | Preview | 31% |
| Oct 31 | at Western Michigan | Preview | 19% |
| Nov 10 | vs Kent State | Preview | 61% |
| Nov 20 | at Toledo | Preview | 22% |
| Nov 28 | vs Massachusetts | Preview | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–35- 20274 games: 1 home, 3 away, non-conference only
- at Ohio StateAug. 28
- at Iowa StateSept. 4
- Rhode IslandSept. 11
- at MarshallSept. 25
- 20283 games: 3 away, non-conference only
- at South CarolinaAug. 26
- at MinnesotaSept. 9
- at South AlabamaSept. 16
- 20301 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at South FloridaSept. 14
- 20311 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at Old DominionSept. 13
- 20351 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at Louisiana TechSept. 22
Bowling Green’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of September 25, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Dorian Pringle67 tackles (No. 7 in FBS in tackles)
- Myles Bradley17 tackles, 7 sacks (No. 6 in FBS in sacks)
- Jay Kastantin1,201 passing yards, 7 TD (leads Bowling Green in passing yards)
- Cashmire Lewis37 tackles, 4 sacks
- Kal-El Pascal51 tackles
- Austyn Dendy332 rushing yards, 4 TD (leads Bowling Green in rushing yards)
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Bowling Green.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Nike · Official source
- Bowling Green State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Live mascot
- Pudge (exotic shorthair cat) · Official source
- Bowling Green State University; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- Falcon Fanatics · Official source
- Bowling Green State University; read 2026-10-10
- Offensive coordinator
- Greg Nosal · Official source
- Bowling Green State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike, from July 2020. Multi-year. Extension announced in July 2020 with no end date given. The current term hasn't been confirmed here.
- BGSU Athletics, Jul 29, 2020: Multi-year Nike extension through BSN Sports from July 1, 2020, all 18 varsity teams
- SGB Online, Aug 19, 2020: Multi-year Nike extension through BSN Sports, all 18 varsity teams
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1947
Best seasons everMore coverage
- Luster throws 2-point conversion in OT to give Ball State a wild 32-31 win over Bowling Green, winnipegfreepress.com,
- Ball State vs. Bowling Green Oct. 17: TV, Stream, iheart.com,
- Dendy leads Bowling Green to first 2-0 MAC start since 2015 with 38-10 win over Sacramento State, sitkasentinel.com,
- First-ever Sacramento State vs Bowling Green matchup puts two 1-4 teams under the spotlight in Bowling Green, Ohio — Sacramento State Vs Bowling Green, el-balad.com,
- Sacramento State vs. Bowling Green Oct. 10: TV, Stream, iheart.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Eddie George | 2025–2026 | 6–13 |
| Scot Loeffler | 2019–2024 | 27–41 |
| Carl Pelini | 2018 | 2–3 |
| Mike Jinks | 2016–2018 | 7–24 |
| Brian Ward | 2015 | 0–1 |
 Dino Babers | 2014–2015 | 18–9 |
 Dave Clawson | 2009–2013 | 32–32 |
 Gregg Brandon | 2003–2008 | 44–30 |
 Urban Meyer | 2001–2002 | 17–6 |
| Gary Blackney | 1991–2000 | 60–50–2 |
| Moe Ankney | 1986–1990 | 20–31–3 |
 Dennis Stolz | 1977–1985 | 56–45–1 |
| Don Nehlen | 1968–1976 | 53–35–4 |
| Bob Gibson | 1965–1967 | 19–9 |
| Doyt Perry | 1956–1964 | 31–4–1 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Toledo
30–33–1 in 64
- 2016 L 35–42
- 2017 L 37–66
- 2018 L 36–52
- 2019 W 20–7
- 2020 L 3–38
- 2021 L 17–49
- 2022 W 42–35
- 2023 L 31–32
- 2024 W 41–26
- 2025 W 28–23
Won the last two; holds the Battle of I-75 Trophy.
Next: Nov 20
- Kent State
47–16 in 63
- 2016 W 42–7
- 2017 W 44–16
- 2018 L 28–35
- 2019 L 20–62
- 2020 L 24–62
- 2021 L 20–27
- 2022 L 6–40
- 2023 W 49–19
- 2024 W 27–6
- 2025 L 21–24
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 10
- Ohio
33–28–1 in 62
- 2015 W 62–24
- 2016 L 24–30
- 2017 L 30–48
- 2018 L 14–49
- 2019 L 24–66
- 2020 L 10–52
- 2021 W 21–10
- 2022 L 14–38
- 2023 L 7–38
- 2025 L 20–35
Lost the last three.
| Opponent | Games | BGSU record |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 64 | 30–33–1 |
| Kent State | 63 | 47–16 |
| Ohio | 62 | 33–28–1 |
| Miami (OH) | 60 | 22–34–4 |
| Western Michigan | 50 | 29–19–2 |
| Central Michigan | 33 | 16–17 |
| Ball State | 32 | 21–10–1 |
| Akron | 31 | 21–10 |
Rivals the program names: Kent State, Toledo.
The trophy it holds: Battle of I-75 Trophy (Toledo, since 2024). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (117)
Every program Bowling Green has played, A to Z, with Bowling Green’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 21–10
- Alabama 0–1
- Arizona 0–1
- Arkansas State 1–1
- Ball State 21–10–1
- Baylor 0–1
- Boise State 0–3
- Boston College 0–1
- Bradley 2–0
- Buffalo 13–9
- BYU 1–1
- Cal State Los Angeles 2–0
- Central Michigan 16–17
- Chattanooga 0–2
- Cincinnati 4–1
- Dayton 15–1–1
- Detroit Mercy 1–0
- Drake 1–0
- East Carolina 2–2
- Eastern Illinois 1–0
- Eastern Kentucky 2–1
- Eastern Michigan 21–10
- Florida 0–1
- Florida International 1–0
- Fordham 1–0
- Fresno State 2–2
- Georgia Southern 0–1
- Georgia Tech 1–1
- Grand Valley State 2–0
- Hawai’i 0–1
- Idaho 2–1
- Indiana 1–1
- Iowa State 0–3
- Kansas 1–0
- Kansas State 0–2
- Kent State 47–16
- Kentucky 1–2
- Lafayette 1–0
- Liberty 2–1
- Long Beach State 0–3
- Louisiana Tech 0–3
- Louisville 0–1
- Marshall 15–7
- Maryland 1–1
- Massachusetts 5–0
- Memphis 1–2
- Miami (OH) 22–34–4
- Michigan 0–3
- Michigan State 0–3
- Middle Tennessee 0–2
- Minnesota 2–3
- Mississippi State 0–2
- Missouri 3–2
- Morgan State 2–0
- Murray State 2–0
- Navy 2–1
- NC State 0–1
- Nebraska 0–1
- Nevada 1–0
- New Mexico State 0–1
- North Carolina 0–1
- North Dakota 1–0
- North Texas 1–0
- Northern Illinois 12–12
- Northwestern 2–1
- Notre Dame 0–1
- Ohio 33–28–1
- Ohio State 0–5
- Oklahoma 0–1
- Oklahoma State 0–1
- Old Dominion 0–1
- Oregon 0–1
- Penn State 0–3
- Pittsburgh 1–3
- Purdue 3–0
- Quantico Marines 1–0
- Rhode Island 1–0
- Richmond 1–1
- Sacramento State 1–0
- San Diego State 0–2–1
- San José State 0–1
- South Alabama 1–1
- South Dakota 0–1
- South Florida 0–2
- Southeast Missouri State 1–0
- Southern Illinois 5–0
- Southern Miss 3–1
- Syracuse 2–0
- Tampa 0–2
- Tarleton State 0–1
- TCU 0–1
- Temple 8–3
- Tennessee 0–2
- Tennessee Tech 2–0
- Texas A&M 0–1
- Texas–Arlington 1–1
- Toledo 30–33–1
- Troy 1–1
- Tulsa 1–3
- UCF 1–2
- UCLA 0–1
- Utah State 0–2
- UTEP 1–0
- Villanova 0–1
- Virginia Tech 0–3
- VMI 1–0
- Washington 0–1
- West Texas 1–4
- West Virginia 0–3
- Western Kentucky 1–1
- Western Michigan 29–19–2
- Wichita State 1–0
- William & Mary 0–1
- Wisconsin 0–4
- Wyoming 1–1
- Xavier 3–1
- Youngstown State 1–1
Conference titles
17, counting shared titles- Mid-American Conference 12
- 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965 (shared), 1982, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2013, 2015
- Northwest Ohio League 5
- 1921, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 (shared)
- MAC West 1
- 2003
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1919–1920
- Northwest Ohio Conference 1921–1931
- Independent 1932
- Ohio Conference 1933–1941
- Independent 1942–1951
- Mid-American Conference since 1952
Bowling Green’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Consensus All-Americans 1
| 2024 | Harold Fannin Jr. TE |
Led the nation 4
| 2024 | Harold Fannin Jr. receptions (117 catches), receiving yards (1,555 yds) |
| 2009 | Freddie Barnes receptions (155 catches), receiving touchdowns (19 TD) |
| 2004 | Omar Jacobs passing touchdowns (41 TD) |
| 1985 | Bernard White rushing touchdowns (18 TD), points (114 pts), points per game (10.4) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 3
| 2025 | Urban Meyer coach here, 2001–2002 |
| 2006 | Don Nehlen coach here, 1968–1976 |
| 1988 | Doyt Perry coach here, 1956–1964 |
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 27 since 1957
- First-round picks
- 1
- AFL picks
- 1 1963
| 1961 | Bernie Casey B | No. 9, San Francisco 49ers |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @BG_FootballInstagram @bgsufootballFacebook BGSUFOOTBALL
- Athletics department
- X @bgathleticsInstagram @bgfalconsFacebook BGSUathletic
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones bgsufalcons.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Media guides 75
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Bowling Green’s football media guides, from Bowling Green State University library’s repository. Where our roster source has no full roster for a season, the roster page shows the guide’s printed one.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–5 | 2–1 | Eddie George | 1392 | -17.9 | ||
| 2025 | 4–8 | 2–6 | Eddie George | 1381 | -12.6 | ||
| 2024 | 7–6 | 6–2 | Scot Loeffler | 1509 | -1.8 | ||
| 2023 | 7–6 | 5–3 | Scot Loeffler | 1497 | -7.8 | ||
| 2022 | 6–7 | 5–3 | Scot Loeffler | 1390 | -18.1 | ||
| 2021 | 4–8 | 2–6 | Scot Loeffler | 1327 | -12.4 | ||
| 2020 | 0–5 | 0–5 | Scot Loeffler | 1254 | -26.2 | ||
| 2019 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Scot Loeffler | 1286 | -27.5 | ||
| 2018 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Mike Jinks, Carl Pelini | 1315 | -22.0 | ||
| 2017 | 2–10 | 2–6 | Mike Jinks | 1329 | -10.0 | ||
| 2016 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Mike Jinks | 1442 | -6.6 | ||
| 2015 | 10–4 | 7–1 | Dino Babers, Brian Ward | 1597 | 7.5 | ||
| 2014 | 8–6 | 5–3 | Dino Babers | 1491 | -5.4 | ||
| 2013 | 10–4 | 7–1 | Dave Clawson | 1645 | 9.8 | ||
| 2012 | 8–5 | 6–2 | Dave Clawson | 1513 | -4.0 | ||
| 2011 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Dave Clawson | 1406 | -2.0 | ||
| 2010 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Dave Clawson | 1332 | -23.5 | ||
| 2009 | 7–6 | 6–2 | Dave Clawson | 1496 | -3.3 | ||
| 2008 | 6–6 | 4–4 | Gregg Brandon | 1488 | 2.4 | ||
| 2007 | 8–5 | 6–2 | Gregg Brandon | 1465 | -3.8 | ||
| 2006 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Gregg Brandon | 1378 | -14.1 | ||
| 2005 | 6–5 | 5–3 | Gregg Brandon | 1544 | -0.9 | ||
| 2004 | 9–3 | 6–2 | Gregg Brandon | 1653 | 11.9 | ||
| 2003 | 11–3 | 7–1 | 23 | Gregg Brandon | 1623 | 11.3 | |
| 2002 | 9–3 | 6–2 | Urban Meyer | 1562 | 1.2 |
Every season back to 1947 (48 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8–3 | 5–3 | Urban Meyer | 1541 | 8.6 | ||
| 2000 | 2–9 | 2–6 | Gary Blackney | 1345 | -15.0 | ||
| 1999 | 5–6 | 3–5 | Gary Blackney | 1433 | -11.8 | ||
| 1998 | 5–6 | 5–3 | Gary Blackney | 1450 | 4.8 | ||
| 1997 | 3–8 | 3–5 | Gary Blackney | 1332 | -6.7 | ||
| 1996 | 4–7 | 3–5 | Gary Blackney | 1378 | -14.4 | ||
| 1995 | 5–6 | 3–5 | Gary Blackney | 1471 | -11.6 | ||
| 1994 | 9–2 | 7–1 | Gary Blackney | 1652 | 9.6 | ||
| 1993 | 6–3–2 | 5–1–2 | Gary Blackney | 1588 | 6.1 | ||
| 1992 | 10–2 | 8–0 | Gary Blackney | 1642 | 10.2 | ||
| 1991 | 11–1 | 8–0 | Gary Blackney | 1604 | 7.9 | ||
| 1990 | 3–5–2 | 2–4–2 | Moe Ankney | 1388 | -12.5 | ||
| 1989 | 5–6 | 5–3 | Moe Ankney | 1353 | -15.9 | ||
| 1988 | 2–8–1 | 1–6–1 | Moe Ankney | 1330 | -19.6 | ||
| 1987 | 5–6 | 5–3 | Moe Ankney | 1477 | -4.5 | ||
| 1986 | 5–6 | 5–3 | Moe Ankney | 1489 | -12.4 | ||
| 1985 | 11–1 | 9–0 | Dennis Stolz | 1651 | 13.7 | ||
| 1984 | 8–3 | 7–2 | Dennis Stolz | 1612 | 11.2 | ||
| 1983 | 8–3 | 7–2 | Dennis Stolz | 1564 | 5.7 | ||
| 1982 | 7–5 | 7–2 | Dennis Stolz | 1500 | 7.8 | ||
| 1981 | 5–5–1 | 5–3–1 | Dennis Stolz | 1491 | -0.9 | ||
| 1980 | 4–7 | 4–4 | Dennis Stolz | 1433 | -2.1 | ||
| 1979 | 4–7 | 3–5 | Dennis Stolz | 1393 | -5.1 | ||
| 1978 | 4–7 | 3–5 | Dennis Stolz | 1378 | -3.5 | ||
| 1977 | 5–7 | 4–3 | Dennis Stolz | 1397 | -2.7 | ||
| 1976 | 6–5 | 4–3 | Don Nehlen | 1454 | 4.9 | ||
| 1975 | 8–3 | 4–2 | Don Nehlen | 1553 | 13.8 | ||
| 1974 | 6–4–1 | 2–3 | Don Nehlen | 1564 | 12.4 | ||
| 1973 | 7–3 | 2–3 | Don Nehlen | 1546 | 4.8 | ||
| 1972 | 6–3–1 | 3–1–1 | Don Nehlen | 1516 | 10.8 | ||
| 1971 | 6–4 | 4–1 | Don Nehlen | 1438 | 3.5 | ||
| 1970 | 2–6–1 | 1–4 | Don Nehlen | 1408 | -4.4 | ||
| 1969 | 6–4 | 4–1 | Don Nehlen | 1538 | |||
| 1968 | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | Don Nehlen | 1545 | |||
| 1967 | 6–4 | 2–4 | Bob Gibson | 1470 | |||
| 1966 | 6–3 | 4–2 | Bob Gibson | 1529 | |||
| 1965 | 7–2 | 5–1 | Bob Gibson | 1566 | |||
| 1964 | 9–1 | 5–1 | Doyt Perry | 1609 | |||
| 1963 | 8–2 | 4–2 | Doyt Perry | 1555 | |||
| 1962 | 7–1–1 | 5–0–1 | Doyt Perry | 1562 | |||
| 1961 | 2–0 | Doyt Perry | 1523 | ||||
| 1960 | 1–0 | Doyt Perry | 1488 | ||||
| 1959 | 1–0 | Doyt Perry | 1439 | ||||
| 1958 | 2–0 | Doyt Perry | 1381 | ||||
| 1956 | 1–0 | Doyt Perry | 1210 | ||||
| 1951 | 1–0 | 1169 | |||||
| 1950 | 1–0 | 1130 | |||||
| 1947 | 0–1 | 1099 |
Officially 573–440–52 since 1919 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 394–334–11 (739 of its 1,065 games are on file). Our file starts in 1947; the program began in 1919. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1948–49, 1952–55, 1957: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.