2026 Bowling Green

2–⁠5 (2–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Eddie George. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠4, over six games to the seven on file here. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Sacramento State 38–⁠10Oct 10
By 28 points, its widest win.
Most excitingLost to Ball State 31–⁠32Oct 17
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 5	vsTarleton State	L 13–⁠20	52%
Sep 12	atNebraska	L 7–⁠56	24%
Sep 19	atIowa State	L 7–⁠55	20%
Sep 26	vsSouth Florida	L 6–⁠14	26%
Oct 3	atMiami (OH)	W 24–⁠20	25%
Oct 10	vsSacramento State	W 38–⁠10	71%
Oct 17	vsBall State	L 31–⁠32	68%
Oct 24	atBuffalo	Preview	31%
Oct 31	atWestern Michigan	Preview	19%
Nov 10	vsKent State	Preview	61%
Nov 20	atToledo	Preview	22%
Nov 28	vsMassachusetts	Preview	65%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record: 2–⁠5
Conference: 2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP now: Unranked
Points: 126–⁠207
Coach: Eddie George
Elo: 1392 −29 this season
SP+ rating: -17.9 No. 127 of 138; offense No. 132, defense No. 113, special teams No. 70
SRS: −12.8 No. 115 of 138 in FBS
Returning: -6% of last season’s EPA, No. 135 of 136
Recruiting class: No. 75 roster talent No. 111 in FBS

Offensive coordinator: Greg Nosal
Defensive coordinator: Joe Bowden
Offense: Power spread
Defense: Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

Offense106th of 138
Defense93rd of 138
Offense, opponent-adjusted113th of 138
Defense, opponent-adjusted87th of 138

	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense	0.01	39%	1.11	106th of 138
Defense	0.16	48%	1.19	93rd of 138
Opponent-adjusted	0.03 off 0.13 def	39% off 46% def	—	113th off 87th def

Passing and running

	Pass success	Depth of target	Deep throws	Line yards	Stuffed
Offense		45%	6.4 yds	8%	2.50	20%
Defense		49%	7.9 yds	14%	3.50	14%

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 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		2.3	own 28	18% allowed
Defense		3.9	own 29	13% caused

CORE rating -11.7, 110th of 138 (offense -7.3, defense 4.3).

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 yards	Jay Kastantin QB	1,201 yds
Passing touchdowns	Jay Kastantin QB	7 TD
Rushing yards	Austyn Dendy RB	332 yds
Rushing touchdowns	Austyn Dendy RB	4 TD
Receiving yards	Jeremiah Scoby TE	269 yds
Receiving touchdowns	Eli Jacon-Duffy TE	2 TD
Tackles	Dorian Pringle LB	67 tkl
Sacks	Myles Bradley DE	7 sacks
Interceptions	JoJo Johnson CB	1 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Kentrell White TE	★★★	No. 774
Elijah Durham-Smith DE	★★★	No. 1030
Travis Robertson OT	★★★	No. 1174
Jarin Mock QB	★★★	No. 1211
Maddox Hunstad TE	★★★	No. 1336

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

The 2026 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	2	3.0	0.849
Running backs	1	3.0	0.844
Receivers	8	3.0	0.849
Offensive line	3	3.0	0.855
Defensive line	7	3.0	0.848
Linebackers	2	3.0	0.857
Defensive backs	3	3.0	0.850
Athletes and specialists	1	3.0	0.845
Whole class	27	3.0	0.850

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 106

The 2026 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 53 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 17

The 2026 portal

Austin Novosad QB	★★★	from Oregon
Armahn Hale S	★★★	from New Mexico State
John Baker IV DE	★★★	from Toledo
Ke’Marion Baldwin RB	★★★	from Charleston Southern
Michael Wright S	★★★	from Florida Atlantic
Nicholas Sowell WR	★★★	from South Carolina State
Selah Brown DL	★★★	from Louisville
Ryan Kingston P	★★★	from Southeast Missouri State
Tomondrey Braxton CB	★★★	from North Carolina Central
Jonathan Goins LB	★★★	from Alabama A&M
Timothy Taylor Jr. DL	★★★	from Jacksonville State
Kade Kostus DL	★★★	from Central Michigan

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 27

Jacob Harris TE	★★★	to Wisconsin
Mark Cannon Jr. CB	★★★	to Cincinnati
Arlis Boardingham TE	★★★	to Auburn
Caden Marshall LB	★★★	to SMU
Isaiah Thomison DL	★★★	to Illinois
Kaderris Roberts RB	★★★	to Delaware
Nate Pabst OT	★★★	to Florida State
Cameron Pettaway RB	★★★	to Iowa State
Collins Acheampong DE	★★★	to UTSA
David Afogho DE	★★★	to West Virginia
DeShaun Lanier WR	★★★	to Grand Valley State
Gideon Lampron LB	★★★	to Colorado

And 15 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page

Team	Conf.	Overall
Ohio	3–⁠0	5–⁠2
Western Michigan	3–⁠0	5–⁠2
Eastern Michigan	3–⁠1	4–⁠4
Toledo	2–⁠1	5–⁠2
Buffalo	2–⁠1	4–⁠3
Miami (OH)	2–⁠1	4–⁠3
Bowling Green	2–⁠1	2–⁠5
Central Michigan	1–⁠2	3–⁠4
Ball State	1–⁠2	2–⁠5
Kent State	1–⁠2	2–⁠5
Massachusetts	1–⁠3	4–⁠3
Sacramento State	0–⁠4	1–⁠6
Akron	0–⁠3	1–⁠6

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