Austin Novosad is a quarterback at Bowling Green who has played in 2 of Bowling Green's 9 games this season, most recently Oct 10.
Bowling Green is 2-7.
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dan Lanning and Eddie George.
20 passing yards · 0 passing TD
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2025 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 218.0 |
| 2024 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 129.4 |
| 2023 | Oregon | 9 | 11 | 81.8% | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 121.5 |
| Career | 15 | 22 | 68.2% | 119 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 113.6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 7-55@ Iowa State | 1/5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | 8.1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10vs Sacramento State | 2/2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | -- | Season-high 21 yds |
| Total | 3/7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | — |
Week 6 · 2026
W 38-10
21 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Dominant 28-point win at home against Sacramento State.
With J. Kastantin — 116 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 54.8 · 50 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · N. Amachree — 32 rush yds (9 car)
| Stat | His | Nation | Mid-American |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 20 | T-307th of 370 | 30th of 34 |
| Yards an attempt | 2.9 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 66.9 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 42.9 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 0 | — | — |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 7 attempts of the 90 needed after 9 games, so the rates are not ranked.
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Alan Richter | 2,244 | 17 | 2 | 259 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Noah Kim | 1,678 | 11 | 4 | 285 | 5.9 |
| 3 | Dru DeShields | 1,624 | 9 | 7 | 251 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Jay Kastantin | 1,567 | 11 | 8 | 225 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Broc Lowry | 1,397 | 11 | 3 | 194 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Jason Wright | 1,345 | 9 | 6 | 231 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Brayden Roggow | 1,343 | 7 | 10 | 192 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Keldric Luster | 1,300 | 9 | 6 | 211 | 6.2 |
| 9 | David McComb | 1,120 | 7 | 1 | 103 | 10.9 |
| 10 | William Watson III | 1,025 | 8 | 2 | 138 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Nick Poulos | 966 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Caleb Heavner | 769 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 6.2 |
| 13 | Cibastian Broughton | 612 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 6.1 |
| 14 | Angel H Flores | 475 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 5.2 |
| 15 | Jadyn Glasser | 463 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 6.3 |
| 16 | Logan Inagawa | 296 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Tyler Mizzell | 260 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6.8 |
| 18 | Elijah Holmes | 253 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 4.1 |
| 19 | Carson Conklin | 222 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 4.8 |
| 20 | Brogan McCaughey | 215 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Levi Davis | 203 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Aedan McCarthy | 182 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5.5 |
| 23 | Brian Salazar | 99 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9.9 |
| 24 | Trey Petty | 59 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7.4 |
| 25 | Marcus Beamon | 40 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Walter Moses | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 |
| 27 | Jace Stuckey | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 28 | Nolan Good | 24 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.7 |
| 29 | Khamoni Robinson | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.5 |
| 30 | Austin Novosad | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.9 |
| 31 | Ethan Thanthanavong | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 |
| 32 | Mason Atkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 33 | Semaj Beals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Deante Ruffin | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.3 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Saffold and White saw 2 of the 7 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Saffold | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kentrell White | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Nakai Amachree | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Eli Jacon-Duffy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | — | |
| Jeremiah Scoby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | — | |
| Winn Sharp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | — | |
| No receiver charted | 1 | |||||
Play by play: 7 passes, 3 caught, 20 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 10.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 5.2 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Pass share
44.1%
233 pass / 295 run
Plays / game
58.7
9 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
| Austin Novosad | Threw in 2 of 9 games · 3 of 7, 20 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 2.9 yards an attempt on 7 attempts |
| Jay Kastantin | Threw in all 9 games · 150 of 225, 1,567 yds, 11 TD, 8 INT · 7.0 yards an attempt on 225 attempts · ran for 167 yds, 1 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Austin Novosad. Gray: Jay Kastantin. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dan Lanning and Eddie George.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Bowling Green
