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2025 Bowling Green

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Eddie George.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2025, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 26–7; lost at Cincinnati 20–34; won vs. Liberty 23–13; lost at Louisville 17–40; lost at Ohio 20–35; won vs. Toledo 28–23; lost vs. Central Michigan 6–27; lost at Kent State 21–24; lost vs. Buffalo 3–28; lost at Eastern Michigan 21–27; lost vs. Akron 16–19; won at Massachusetts 45–14+31−25Won 26–7 vs. Lafayette+19LafayetteLost 20–34 at Cincinnati-14CincinnatiWon 23–13 vs. Liberty+10LibertyLost 17–40 at Louisville-23LouisvilleLost 20–35 at Ohio-15OhioWon 28–23 vs. Toledo+5ToledoLost 6–27 vs. Central Michigan-21Central MichiganLost 21–24 at Kent State-3Kent StateLost 3–28 vs. Buffalo-25BuffaloLost 21–27 at Eastern Michigan-6Eastern MichiganLost 16–19 vs. Akron-3AkronWon 45–14 at Massachusetts+31Massachusetts
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsLafayetteW 26–⁠783%
Sep 6atCincinnatiL 20–⁠3449%
Sep 13vsLibertyW 23–⁠1351%
Sep 20atLouisvilleL 17–⁠4026%
Sep 27atOhioL 20–⁠3529%
Oct 11vsToledoW 28–⁠2350%
Oct 18vsCentral MichiganL 6–⁠2772%
Oct 25atKent StateL 21–⁠2465%
Nov 1vsBuffaloL 3–⁠2854%
Nov 8atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠2748%
Nov 18vsAkronL 16–⁠1961%
Nov 25atMassachusettsW 45–⁠1468%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Massachusetts 45–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
246–⁠291
Coach
Eddie George
Elo
1381 −125 this season
SP+ rating
-12.6 No. 113 of 136; offense No. 128, defense No. 83, special teams No. 41
SRS
−14.4 No. 121 of 136 in FBS
Returning
8% of last season’s EPA, No. 129 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 94 roster talent No. 107 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Travis Partridge and Greg Nosal
Defensive coordinator
Brandon Fisher
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense128th of 136
  • Defense67th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted133rd of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted88th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0636%1.31128th of 136
Defense0.1042%1.2767th of 136
Opponent-adjusted-0.07 off
0.13 def		33% off
44% def		—133rd off
88th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense39%7.9 yds11%3.0016%
Defense45%10.6 yds17%2.9022%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.2own 3116% allowed
Defense3.4own 2919% caused

CORE rating -17.0, 120th of 136 (offense -14.9, defense 2.1).

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 yardsDrew Pyne QB882 yds
Passing touchdownsHunter Najm QB5 TD
Rushing yardsAustyn Dendy RB493 yds
Rushing touchdownsAustyn Dendy RB5 TD
Receiving yardsJyrin Johnson TE466 yds
Receiving touchdownsJacob Harris TE5 TD
TacklesGideon Lampron LB119 tkl
SacksMyles Bradley DE5 sacks
InterceptionsMark Cannon Jr. S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

J.T. Kitna QB★★★No. 1486
DeShaun Lanier WR★★★No. 1507
Dilon Tallie WR★★★No. 1711
Jeremiah Scoby TE★★★No. 1915
Tyron Steed S★★★No. 1945

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.846
Receivers33.00.852
Offensive line43.00.822
Defensive line43.00.830
Linebackers13.00.840
Defensive backs63.00.830
Whole class203.00.834

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.

Roster 108

The 2025 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 21

The 2025 portal
Arlis Boardingham TE★★★from Florida
Collins Acheampong DE★★★from UCLA
Brennan Ridley WR★★★from Hampton
Gideon Lampron LB★★★from Dayton
Jalen McClendon CB★★★from Tennessee State
Mark Cannon Jr. CB★★★from Illinois State
Mateo Sudipo S★★★from Western Carolina
Andrew Hines III LB★★★from Wake Forest
Austin Clay WR★★★from Michigan State
Austyn Dendy RB★★★from Missouri
Jay’Quan Bostic S★★★from Toledo
Key’on Washington CB★★★from West Virginia

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 29

Alex Wollschlaeger OT★★★★to Kentucky
Terion Stewart RB★★★to Virginia Tech
Davonte Miles DL★★★to South Carolina
C.J. Brown S★★★to Sam Houston
Joseph Sipp Jr. LB★★★to Kansas
Marcus Moore Jr. DL★★★to Purdue
Rahkeem Smith WR★★★to Georgia Tech
Tracy Revels S★★★to Michigan State
J.T. Kitna QB★★★to Stephen F. Austin
Jordan Dunbar CB★★★to Missouri State
Nick Reimer OT★★★to Western Kentucky
Rico Steele OL★★★to Kent State

And 17 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Michigan7–⁠110–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠29–⁠4
Toledo6–⁠28–⁠5
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠7
Central Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Akron4–⁠45–⁠7
Buffalo4–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Bowling Green2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Massachusetts0–⁠80–⁠12

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