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2022 Bowling Green

6–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Scot Loeffler.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2022, game by game: lost at UCLA 17–45; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 57–59; won vs. Marshall 34–31; lost at Mississippi State 14–45; won at Akron 31–28; lost vs. Buffalo 7–38; won vs. Miami (OH) 17–13; won at Central Michigan 34–18; won vs. Western Michigan 13–9; lost vs. Kent State 6–40; won at Toledo 42–35; lost at Ohio 14–38; lost vs. New Mexico State 19–24+16−34Lost 17–45 at UCLA-28UCLALost 57–59 vs. Eastern Kentucky-2Eastern KentuckyWon 34–31 vs. Marshall+3MarshallLost 14–45 at Mississippi State-31Mississippi Sta…Won 31–28 at Akron+3AkronLost 7–38 vs. Buffalo-31BuffaloWon 17–13 vs. Miami (OH)+4Miami (OH)Won 34–18 at Central Michigan+16Central MichiganWon 13–9 vs. Western Michigan+4Western MichiganLost 6–40 vs. Kent State-34Kent StateWon 42–35 at Toledo+7ToledoLost 14–38 at Ohio-24OhioLost 19–24 vs. New Mexico State-5New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atUCLAL 17–⁠4520%
Sep 10vsEastern KentuckyL 57–⁠5964%
Sep 17vsMarshallW 34–⁠3130%
Sep 24atMississippi StateL 14–⁠4522%
Oct 1atAkronW 31–⁠2848%
Oct 8vsBuffaloL 7–⁠3848%
Oct 15vsMiami (OH)W 17–⁠1335%
Oct 22atCentral MichiganW 34–⁠1828%
Nov 2vsWestern MichiganW 13–⁠954%
Nov 9vsKent StateL 6–⁠4060%
Nov 15atToledoW 42–⁠3520%
Nov 22atOhioL 14–⁠3824%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsNew Mexico StateQuick Lane BowlL 19–⁠2447%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico State 24–⁠19 in the Quick Lane Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
305–⁠423
Coach
Scot Loeffler
Elo
1390 +5 this season
SP+ rating
-18.1 No. 122 of 131; offense No. 88, defense No. 125, special teams No. 108
SRS
−14.5 No. 121 of 131 in FBS
Returning
104% of last season’s EPA, No. 1 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 109 roster talent No. 107 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Max Warner and Greg Nosal
Defensive coordinator
Eric Lewis
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3 or 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense108th of 131
  • Defense75th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted109th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%1.23108th of 131
Defense0.1243%1.3275th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.15 def		39% off
43% def		—109th off
103rd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.0own 2922% allowed
Defense3.9own 3217% caused

CORE rating -11.0, 110th of 131 (offense -4.6, defense 6.5).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMatt McDonald QB2,669 yds
Passing touchdownsMatt McDonald QB22 TD
Rushing yardsJaison Patterson RB583 yds
Rushing touchdownsHarold Fannin TE4 TD
Receiving yardsOdieu Hilaire WR763 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyrone Broden Jr. WR7 TD
TacklesChris Bacon S77 tkl
SacksKarl Brooks DL10 sacks
InterceptionsChris Bacon S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Davonte Miles DL★★★No. 1116
Jalen Holly WR★★★No. 1404
Jaylen Jennings RB★★★No. 1511
Markim McKinnie RB★★★No. 1581
Owen Bainbridge QB★★★No. 1987

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.821
Running backs23.00.840
Receivers13.00.846
Defensive line13.00.856
Linebackers22.50.796
Defensive backs33.00.807
Whole class102.90.822

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 6Karl Brooks DEGreen Bay Packers

Roster 108

The 2022 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 6

The 2022 portal
Marcelo Mendiola OT★★★from Cincinnati
Chris Bacon S★★★from Georgia State
C.J. Lewis WR★★★from Boston College
D.J. Taylor LB★★★from Wake Forest
Devin Taylor CBfrom Virginia Tech
Odieu Hilaire WRfrom Alabama A&M

Transfers out 13

Gabe Brown OL★★★to Grand Valley State
Riley Keller QB★★★to Tiffin University
Aaron Washington LB★★no new school on file
Chris Oliver OL★★no new school on file
Jack Wardzala DE★★no new school on file
Myles Williamson CB★★no new school on file
Brian Kilbane OT★★★no new school on file
Elijah Eberhardt CB★★★no new school on file
Joey Carroll OT★★★no new school on file
Rico Frye RB★★★no new school on file
Fortune Woods LB★★no new school on file
Kody Sparks QB★★no new school on file

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio7–⁠110–⁠4
Eastern Michigan5–⁠39–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠39–⁠5
Buffalo5–⁠37–⁠6
Bowling Green5–⁠36–⁠7
Miami (OH)4–⁠46–⁠7
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠55–⁠7
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.