Next game: vs Kent State
Kent State’s best edge on Bowling Green is big plays
Each unit against the one it meets, by national percentile this season. A filled dot is the attack and a ring is the defense it meets; the first name is the attack. Further right is better for both.
Bowling Green offense against Kent State defense
Kent State offense against Bowling Green defense
Percentiles are against all FBS teams this season.
Key stats
Each bar is the team’s national rank as a percentile. A longer bar is better, for defense too.
All 98 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Passer · +0.13 EPA/play | 17 | 9 | 150 / 225 | 66.7 | 1567 #72 FBS | 7.0 | 11 #57 FBS | 8 | 134.2 | 26 | 35.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | |
Yards by week → Pocket passerBalanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile. Starter — 225 pass attempts and 66 carries in 9 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week. This week's matchup — QB Kastantin operates within the system without forcing anything. DeShields is the one who operates within the system without forcing anything. Season receipt Yards / attempt7.1 bottom 28th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts INT rate3.6% bottom 17th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jay Kastantin's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workhorse · -0.19 EPA/play | 1 | 8 | 104 | 371 | 3.6 | 4 | 30 | 19.8 | 6.9 | |
Yards by week → WorkhorseBuilt to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value. Starter — 104 carries and 5 catches in 8 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week. This week's matchup — RB Dendy just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Blakemore is the one who does a little of everything without one standout trait. Season receipt Weight230 lb 96th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Yards / reception2.0 bottom 3th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Austyn Dendy's full player page | ||||||||||
| Satellite Back · -0.08 EPA/play | 2 | 9 | 65 | 259 | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 17.7 | 14.5 | |
Yards by week → Satellite backDeployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles. 65 carries and 20 catches in 9 games. About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week. This week's matchup — RB Amachree wins in space out of the backfield. Blakemore is the one who does a little of everything without one standout trait. Season receipt Receiving share23.5% 99th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Rush TD rate0.0% bottom 5th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Nakai Amachree's full player page | ||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.65 EPA/play | 18 | 8 | 28 | 314 | 11.2 | 1 | 59 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiver· Boom-or-bustReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. his yards come in chunks — feast or famine 28 catches in 8 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week. This week's matchup — WR Sharp moves the chains on third down. Harris is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt Yards / reception9.9 bottom 15th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate3.6% bottom 22th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Winn Sharp's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.23 EPA/play | 5 | 9 | 27 | 305 | 11.3 | 1 | 77 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiver· Boom-or-bustReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. his yards come in chunks — feast or famine 27 catches, 9 carries and 1 pass attempt in 9 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 279 of 467 classified this way. Played in 9 of 10 games this season · freshman View Brennan Ridley's full player page | ||||||||
| Complete TE · +0.19 EPA/play | — | 9 | 29 | 304 | 10.5 | 0 | 23 | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. Impact starter — 29 catches and 1 carry in 9 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week. 126 of 166 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception10.6 bottom 47th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Reception volume29 92th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jeremiah Scoby's full player page | ||||||||
| Complete TE · +0.65 EPA/play | 8 | 8 | 24 | 243 | 10.1 | 2 | 29 | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. 24 catches in 8 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week. 126 of 166 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception10.2 bottom 42th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Reception volume24 80th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Eli Jacon-Duffy's full player page | ||||||||
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versatile End | 5 | 8 | 42 | 16 | 8 #50 FBS | 3.5 | 3 |
Versatile endNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Starter — 42 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. 121 of 180 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate19.0% 50th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Eriq George's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 88 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 23 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 276 of 606 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Selah Brown's full player page | |||||||
| Finisher | 23 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 9.5 #23 FBS | 9 #3 FBS | 4 |
FinisherTurns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. 23 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. 10 of 180 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Pressure-to-sack conversion0.7 88th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Myles Bradley's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 4 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 22 tackles in 9 games. Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 276 of 606 classified this way. Played in 9 of 10 games this season · freshman View Kade Kostus's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 54 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 276 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate0.0% bottom 9th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Dior Garner's full player page | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 58 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Nose anchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 130 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight320 lb 90th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Kore Thomas's full player page | |||||||
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 52 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 96 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 3 | 9 | 87 | 43 | 44 | 7.5 #73 FBS | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. Impact starter — 87 tackles in 9 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week. 330 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume87 100th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles PD rate1.1% bottom 31th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Dorian Pringle's full player page | |||||||||
| Sideline-to-Sideline | 8 | 8 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Sideline-to-sidelineRanges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. 45 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week. 83 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Solo tackle rate0.6 82th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate8.9% 91th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Cashmire Lewis's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 6 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 330 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume22 bottom 19th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate0.0% bottom 23th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Sanders Ellis's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 10 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 330 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume19 bottom 14th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate0.0% bottom 23th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Andrew Hines III's full player page | |||||||||
| 44 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Safety | — | 9 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Box safetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. Impact starter — 62 tackles in 9 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week. 150 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume62 99th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Kal-El Pascal's full player page | |||||||
| Perimeter Tackler | 26 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 |
Perimeter tacklerTargeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter. 33 tackles in 9 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 36 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume33 92th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Josira Andrews's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 1 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 33 tackles in 9 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 358 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate12.1% 71th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Tomondrey Braxton's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 15 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 30 tackles in 7 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 358 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 15th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View D'kyah Banks's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 18 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cover cornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The most common profile in its group this season — 138 of 244 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman View Nick Sawyer's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 9 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 4 of 10 games this season · freshman · 3-star, 2025 class View Preston EstoEsta's full player page | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 12 | 9 | 9/11 | 81.8 | 19/19 | 46 | 49 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 30 | 9 | 44 | 1775 | 40.3 | 62 | 12 | 2 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Back · -0.08 EPA/play | 2 | 9 | 10 | 195 | 19.5 | 0 | 27 |
| +3.08 EPA/play | 6 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 23 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.23 EPA/play | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 |
Biggest plays from Bowling Green’s games
Official highlights with our numbers: the plays that moved the chance to win most in Bowling Green’s games this season, whoever made them.
Q1, 3:12 · Western Michigan down 7, ties itCole Cabana runs 82 yards for a touchdownBowling Green at Western Michigan, week 9Q1, 3:12 · Western Michigan 7, Bowling Green 78282-yard touchdown run8282-yard touchdown run82-yard touchdown runC.Cabana rush middle for 82 yards gain to the BGS00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
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Q1, 7:00 · Bowling Green tiedJay Kastantin finds Kentrell White for a 7-yard touchdownBowling Green at Western Michigan, week 9Q1, 7:00 · Bowling Green 7, Western Michigan 0Bowling Green opened the scoringBowling Green opened the scoringJ.Kastantin pass complete short right to K.White caught at WMU00, for 7 yards to the WMU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football
Q1, 3:45 · Iowa State breaks the tieCameron Pettaway returns the kickoff 100 yards for a touchdownBowling Green at Iowa State, week 3Q1, 3:45 · Iowa State 14, Bowling Green 7100Kickoff return touchdown100Kickoff return touchdownKickoff return touchdownCameron Pettaway 100 yd Kickoff Return (Kyle Konrardy Kick)▶Watch from this play
- Q2, 6:36 · Western Michigan breaks the tieBroc Lowry finds Ryan Brotherton for a 6-yard touchdownBowling Green at Western Michigan, week 9Q2, 6:36 · Western Michigan 14, Bowling Green 7Western Michigan took the lead in the second quarterWestern Michigan took the lead in the second quarterB.Lowry pass complete short middle to R.Brotherton caught at BGS00, for 6 yards to the BGS00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football
- Q4, 1:58 · Bowling Green down 10Amarian Louis intercepts Jay KastantinBowling Green at Western Michigan, week 9Q4, 1:58 · Bowling Green 10, Western Michigan 20Bowling Green turned it over with 1:58 left, trailing by 10Bowling Green turned it over with 1:58 left, trailing by 10J.Kastantin pass intercepted by A.Louis at BGS22 A.Louis return 0 yards to the BGS22 (W.Sharp)▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football
- Q4, 6:29 · Bowling Green down 10Justyce Betts intercepts Brennan RidleyBowling Green at Western Michigan, week 9Q4, 6:29 · Bowling Green 10, Western Michigan 20Bowling Green turned it over in the red zoneBowling Green turned it over in the red zoneB.Ridley pass intercepted by J.Betts at WMU07, End Of Play▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football
How scary each game got
Bowling Green lost to Ball State after being 96% to win; the closest win was at Miami (OH), down to 15%
Tap a game for its score and win chances.
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest chance our model gave Bowling Green during that game; the thick mark is where it started. Numbers are the game week.
Stat leaders
2026 stat leaders · Bowling Green
through 9 games
2026 stat leaders · Bowling GreenDorian Pringle leads Bowling Green with 87 tackles through 9 games.
Roster
Roster
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How they play
Bowling Green fields a struggling offense behind a porous defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Player percentiles
Bowling Green reads strongest in passing EPA allowed (top 54%) and explosive plays allowed (top 55%); the crux lives in rushing EPA, where Bowling Green sits at the 11th percentile.
Offense · strengths lead
Defense · higher bar = harder to play against
Hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Bowling Green is worth +2.4 points more at home than on the road.
Bottom third of FBS, 20th percentile of 133 programs
33% at home, 33% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (13-26 home, 17-34 away). Interval ±4.4.
The stadium and how the home edge is measured
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge. The books use about 3. Per-team versions were tested and did not hold up (why). Against the closing line, Bowling Green has beaten the number by −3.2 more at home than away over 98 games. That is inside the ±6.7 that many games can resolve, so the results cannot tell this stadium from the flat number. That is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Doyt L. Perry Stadium seats 24,000 and has averaged 60% full (14,427, 27 games reported). Visitors get here easily: a median 163 miles trip since 2018, the 2nd-shortest of 135 FBS venues. There is no travel penalty on visitors here either way. 19% of the 2026 roster (19 of 102 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 47 home games since 2018.
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How they play
Position battles
RB room
The carries are split. The job isn’t.
Austyn Dendy and Nakai Amachree split the carries (99/159 vs 60/159) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Nakai Amachree owns the receiving work.
WR/TE room
The targets are split. The job isn’t.
Winn Sharp (WR) and Jeremiah Scoby (TE) split the targets (37/82 vs 45/82) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Winn Sharp produces in bigger chunks.
Scheme claims
Bowling Green’s 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 20th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it drops to the 17th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Bowling Green hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
43rd percentile success on standard downs, 21st on passing downs — a 22-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 98th | 23rd |
| Akron | 58th | 34th |
| Alabama | 77th | 57th |
| App State | 33rd | 49th |
| Arizona | 76th | 94th |
| Arizona State | 38th | 61st |
| Arkansas | 71st | 24th |
| Arkansas State | 85th | 59th |
| Army | 93rd | 58th |
| Auburn | 14th | 69th |
| BYU | 86th | 35th |
| Ball State | 31st | 52nd |
| Baylor | 15th | 46th |
| Boise State | 77th | 92nd |
| Boston College | 63rd | 28th |
| Bowling Green | 43rd | 21st |
| Buffalo | 9th | 11th |
| California | 11th | 20th |
| Central Michigan | 36th | 9th |
| Charlotte | 18th | 41st |
| Cincinnati | 68th | 83rd |
| Clemson | 7th | 39th |
| Coastal Carolina | 23rd | 64th |
| Colorado | 16th | 65th |
| Colorado State | 66th | 95th |
| Delaware | 59th | 64th |
| Duke | 21st | 67th |
| East Carolina | 37th | 19th |
| Eastern Michigan | 16th | 30th |
| Florida | 61st | 70th |
| Florida Atlantic | 67th | 87th |
| Florida International | 20th | 53rd |
| Florida State | 30th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 25th | 84th |
| Gardner-Webb | 5th | 23rd |
| Georgia | 98th | 89th |
| Georgia Southern | 60th | 71st |
| Georgia State | 68th | 66th |
| Georgia Tech | 53rd | 40th |
| Hawai'i | 48th | 29th |
| Houston | 87th | 99th |
| Illinois | 73rd | 91st |
| Indiana | 55th | 44th |
| Iowa | 79th | 13th |
| Iowa State | 18th | 31st |
| Jacksonville State | 82nd | 80th |
| James Madison | 45th | 77th |
| Kansas | 52nd | 18th |
| Kansas State | 64th | 68th |
| Kennesaw State | 61st | 16th |
| Kent State | 5th | 21st |
| Kentucky | 90th | 51st |
| LSU | 86th | 98th |
| Liberty | 93rd | 78th |
| Louisiana | 36th | 66th |
| Louisiana Tech | 26th | 79th |
| Louisville | 95th | 72nd |
| Maine | 0th | 86th |
| Marshall | 69th | 32nd |
| Maryland | 34th | 26th |
| Massachusetts | 35th | 38th |
| Memphis | 92nd | 93rd |
| Mercyhurst | 2nd | 34th |
| Miami | 99th | 95th |
| Miami (OH) | 50th | 43rd |
| Michigan | 10th | 89th |
| Michigan State | 23rd | 55th |
| Middle Tennessee | 27th | 64th |
| Minnesota | 32nd | 4th |
| Mississippi State | 66th | 59th |
| Missouri | 34th | 41st |
| Missouri State | 52nd | 30th |
| NC State | 62nd | 77th |
| Navy | 89th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 46th | 85th |
| Nevada | 28th | 27th |
| New Mexico | 55th | 48th |
| New Mexico State | 14th | 36th |
| Norfolk State | 7th | 0th |
| North Carolina | 89th | 73rd |
| North Dakota State | 30th | 45th |
| North Texas | 95th | 84th |
| Northern Illinois | 51st | 14th |
| Northwestern | 88th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 100th | 43rd |
| Ohio | 82nd | 42nd |
| Ohio State | 84th | 80th |
| Oklahoma | 4th | 50th |
| Oklahoma State | 96th | 86th |
| Old Dominion | 1st | 36th |
| Ole Miss | 81st | 94th |
| Oregon | 39th | 26th |
| Oregon State | 97th | 70th |
| Penn State | 20th | 47th |
| Pittsburgh | 65th | 50th |
| Purdue | 57th | 82nd |
| Rice | 59th | 14th |
| Robert Morris | 2nd | 5th |
| Rutgers | 42nd | 81st |
| SMU | 91st | 82nd |
| Sacramento State | 13th | 6th |
| Sam Houston | 11th | 37th |
| San Diego State | 8th | 54th |
| San José State | 17th | 2nd |
| South Alabama | 44th | 74th |
| South Carolina | 70th | 56th |
| South Florida | 84th | 57th |
| Southern Miss | 48th | 7th |
| Stanford | 40th | 9th |
| Syracuse | 57th | 39th |
| TCU | 70th | 10th |
| Temple | 50th | 68th |
| Tennessee | 75th | 12th |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 46th | 55th |
| Texas State | 74th | 100th |
| Texas Tech | 64th | 76th |
| Toledo | 73rd | 52nd |
| Troy | 39th | 15th |
| Tulane | 12th | 8th |
| Tulsa | 49th | 7th |
| UAB | 24th | 62nd |
| UCF | 29th | 45th |
| UCLA | 80th | 60th |
| UConn | 72nd | 73rd |
| UL Monroe | 47th | 11th |
| UNLV | 41st | 19th |
| USC | 79th | 97th |
| UT Martin | 6th | 3rd |
| UTEP | 9th | 1st |
| UTSA | 91st | 33rd |
| Utah | 94th | 98th |
| Utah State | 3rd | 76th |
| Vanderbilt | 41st | 32nd |
| Virginia | 83rd | 2nd |
| Virginia Tech | 43rd | 91st |
| Wake Forest | 75th | 96th |
| Washington | 56th | 16th |
| Washington State | 19th | 5th |
| West Virginia | 54th | 75th |
| Western Kentucky | 22nd | 25th |
| Western Michigan | 32nd | 27th |
| Wisconsin | 25th | 22nd |
| Wyoming | 78th | 48th |
Bowling Green by half
1st-half offense ranks 7th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 10th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
How much of Bowling Green’s number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 10 is 0.01; 16th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's -0.00. The widest gap came in week 5: -0.08 raw vs. -0.03 adjusted.
Pass defense by zone
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Bowling Green’s passing game completes a completion rate above the FBS mean (68.2% vs 67.0% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 219-play sample) — mid-pack, 88 of 136 qualifying offenses.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Bowling Green’s defense allows a completion rate above the FBS mean (67.6% vs 66.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 149-play sample) — mid-pack, 99 of 137 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Havoc & trenches
Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.
Turnover luck
89% recovery rate on the fumbles they've forced — well above the ~48% league baseline.
8 of 9 forced fumbles recovered; 5 of 9 own fumbles recovered themselves, 2026 only.
Takeaways
11% of tipped/broken-up passes have turned into picks — below the ~18% league average, and due for more.
2 interceptions of 19 disrupted passes (17 deflected, 2 intercepted), 2026 only.
Penalties
48 penalties committed, 51 drawn on opponents — netting a 53-yard field-position edge.
429 penalty yards committed vs. 482 drawn on opponents, 2026 season total.
Ratings and comparisons
Ratings
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Weather
Doyt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH
Usual during the game around Nov 10: 46°, between 37° and 55° in about 7 in 10 games (29 games since 2016).
Road games since 2016: the middle game was 62°, and 8 in 10 ran between 34° and 85° (57 of 59 road games, at stadiums we cover).
What a usual Saturday feels like here, by kickoff time
Airport readings near each stadium during the game, not on the field. How we measure
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Rain: NOAA MRMS radar and CoCoRaHS volunteer gauges (CC BY 4.0). Game data: CollegeFootballData.com.