2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Eriq George
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Came to Bowling Green by way of Tennessee State. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Buffalo — Week 8, 2026.
42 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 42 | 16 | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 26 | 10 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Career | 68 | 26 | 12.5 | 7.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles, 1 hurry.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-55@ Iowa State | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-14vs South Florida | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20@ Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10vs Sacramento State | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32vs Ball State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ Buffalo | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-23@ Western Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 16 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 10-23 at Western Michigan, play by play
6 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
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 — 8 tackles for loss, 3 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. His hurry came with the game tied.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
8 tackles, including 3 sacks, tied for the most sacks in FBS that week. His sack ended Miami (OH)’s drive (end).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Third quarter, up 10-6.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 24-20. Ended Miami (OH)’s drive (end).
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 5 · 2026
W 24-20
at Miami (OH)
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 8 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 +2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%4 sacksTFL rate
19%8 TFLHurry rate
7%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
54%4 of 6 pressures42 tackles · 8 for loss · 3.5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.8 | 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
42 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #81 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #9 of 13 Mid-American DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
The role got bigger.
