Tarleton State · L 13-20 · FCS
No tackles.
Western Michigan · L 10-23
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 5 below.
Lewis has tackles in 8 of Bowling Green’s 9 games: none against Tarleton State.
Cashmire Lewis
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Two seasons in the Bowling Green linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Ball State — Week 7, 2026.
45 tackles · 4 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 45 | 26 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 26 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-55@ Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-14vs South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20@ Miami (OH) | 7 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10vs Sacramento State | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32vs Ball State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ Buffalo | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-23@ Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 26 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 10-23 at Western Michigan, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 6 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Bowling Green’s defense played that day
Western Michigan’s 12 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
A big game: 7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 sacks, tied for 5th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 10-3.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 4 ended South Florida’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 4. Second quarter, up 3-0. Ended South Florida’s drive (downs).
7 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Third quarter, down 35-7.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
Week 5 · 2026
W 24-20
at Miami (OH)
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%6 TFLSack rate
9%4 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups45 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 sacks.
2 seasons under Eddie George — 6-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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
Team sack rate
6.1%
262 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #61 at the position.
The No. 2,110 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
