Bowling Green Falcons
Mid-American
4-8 (2-6 conf)
SP+ #113
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- -12.6 (#113)
- SP+ Offense
- 15.4
- SP+ Defense
- 28.8
- SRS
- -14.4
- FPI
- -11.8
- Elo
- 1260
- Talent
- 527
- Recruiting
- 155 (#94)
Schedule
record 4–8
Schedule
126th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
128th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
94th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsLafayette | FCS | 26-7 | +19 | W |
| 2 | @Cincinnati | +4.5 | 20-34 | -14 | L |
| 3 | vsLiberty | -9 | 23-13 | +10 | W |
| 4 | @Louisville | +12.4 | 17-40 | -23 | L |
| 5 | @Ohio | -4 | 20-35 | -15 | L |
| 7 | vsToledo | +6 | 28-23 | +5 | W |
| 8 | vsCentral Michigan | -8.8 | 6-27 | -21 | L |
| 9 | @Kent State | -19.3 | 21-24 | -3 | L |
| 10 | vsBuffalo | -7.5 | 3-28 | -25 | L |
| 11 | @Eastern Michigan | -14.7 | 21-27 | -6 | L |
| 13 | vsAkron | -13.9 | 16-19 | -3 | L |
| 14 | @Massachusetts | -36.6 | 45-14 | +31 | W |
Quarterbacks · 5
2025 · 108
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Drew Pyne | SR | 6'0" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Hunter Najm | FR | 5'11" | 190 | — |
| QB | 3rd | Lucian Anderson III | SO | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| QB | 4th | Baron May | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Carsen Melvin | FR | 6'3" | 210 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Leo Kemp | JR | 5'11" | 245 | — |
| RB | 1st | Cameron Pettaway | FR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Kaderris Roberts | SR | 5'8" | 170 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Austyn Dendy | FR | 6'0" | 225 | — |
| RB | 4th | Chris McMillian | JR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| RB | 5th | Mar'Kel Porter | FR | 6'1" | 220 | ★★★ |
| RB | 6th | PaSean Wimberly | SR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| RB | 7th | Chris Edmonds | SO | 5'10" | 210 | — |
| RB | 8th | Nakai Amachree | FR | 5'10" | 195 | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Bryce DeFalco | SO | 5'10" | 190 | — |
Wide Receivers · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | RJ Garcia II | SR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Allen Middleton | SO | 5'11" | 190 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Brennan Ridley | SO | 5'11" | 175 | — |
| WR | 4th | Finn Hogan | SR | 6'5" | 220 | — |
| WR | 5th | Winn Sharp | SO | 6'5" | 205 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Trey Johnson | JR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Pierce St Geme | FR | 5'11" | 180 | — |
| WR | 8th | Reis Stocksdale | SR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| WR | 9th | Jared Merk | SO | 6'2" | 190 | — |
| WR | 10th | Austin Clay | FR | 6'0" | 175 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | DeShaun Lanier | FR | 5'11" | 175 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Cynceir McNeal | SO | 6'4" | 210 | — |
| WR | — | Caleb Goodloe | FR | 6'1" | 200 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Reece Little | FR | 6'3" | 230 | — |
Tight Ends · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Jyrin Johnson | SR | 6'4" | 235 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Jacob Harris | SO | 6'4" | 255 | — |
| TE | 3rd | Jeremiah Scoby | FR | 6'3" | 210 | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Eli Jacon-Duffy | FR | 6'4" | 245 | ★★★ |
| TE | 5th | Blane Cleaver | SR | 6'2" | 235 | — |
| TE | — | Ocean Brabbs | FR | 6'3" | 205 | — |
| TE | — | Arlis Boardingham | JR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | — | Brody Bolyn | SO | 6'3" | 310 | ★★★ |
| C | — | Alex Padgett | SR | 6'6" | 330 | ★★★ |
| C | — | Jake Burns | SR | 6'2" | 320 | — |
| G | — | Masyn Zahursky | FR | 6'4" | 285 | ★★★ |
| G | — | Andrew Kilfoyl | SR | 6'5" | 315 | ★★★ |
| G | — | Cade Zimmerly | SR | 6'1" | 300 | ★★ |
| G | — | Caden Campbell | FR | 6'4" | 275 | ★★ |
| G | — | James Thomas Jr. | SO | 6'5" | 295 | ★★★ |
| G | — | Alexis Sanchez | JR | 6'3" | 335 | — |
| OL | — | Vincent Giordano | FR | 6'5" | 300 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Tunde Fatukasi | SR | 6'5" | 310 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Ethan Kraatz | FR | 6'4" | 285 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Zane Panchula | FR | 6'5" | 275 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Alex Harris | FR | 6'5" | 320 | ★★ |
| OT | — | Nate Pabst | SR | 6'5" | 315 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Eriq George | JR | 6'3" | 285 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Bam Booker | SR | 6'3" | 280 | — |
| DE | 3rd | Collins Acheampong | SO | 6'7" | 270 | ★★★★ |
| DE | 4th | Jaimion Olverson | FR | 6'3" | 275 | ★★★ |
| DT | 1st | Evan Branch-Haynes | SR | 6'2" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DT | 2nd | Dierre Kelly | SR | 6'2" | 285 | ★★★ |
| DT | 3rd | Dayln White | SO | 6'4" | 300 | ★★★ |
| DT | 4th | Dior Garner | FR | 6'3" | 305 | ★★★ |
| DT | — | Martreece Dillard | FR | 6'5" | 270 | ★★★ |
| DT | — | Ian van der Merwe | JR | 6'1" | 260 | — |
| DT | — | Ashton Yeager | FR | 6'3" | 280 | — |
| DT | — | Malik Moses | FR | 6'4" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DT | — | Brendon Rice | FR | 6'2" | 300 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Gideon Lampron | JR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
| LB | 2nd | David Afogho | SO | 6'3" | 245 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Caden Marshall | FR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
| LB | 4th | Dorian Pringle | SO | 6'0" | 220 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Myles Bradley | JR | 6'0" | 225 | — |
| LB | 6th | Andrew Hines III | FR | 6'0" | 230 | — |
| LB | 7th | Isaiah Thomison | SO | 6'3" | 280 | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | AJ Odom | JR | 6'3" | 240 | — |
| LB | 9th | Justin Eklund | JR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | 10th | Chris Williams | SR | 6'2" | 235 | — |
| LB | 11th | Jabari Mitchell | SO | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 12th | TJ Nelson | FR | 6'0" | 215 | ★★★ |
| LB | 13th | Quentin Lewis | FR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
| LB | 14th | Cashmire Lewis | FR | 6'4" | 225 | — |
| LB | — | Henry Reifschneider | FR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
Defensive Backs · 21
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | MJ Cannon | JR | 6'3" | 205 | — |
| CB | 2nd | Jalen McClendon | SR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| CB | 3rd | Keyon Washington | FR | 6'1" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | JoJo Johnson | SR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| CB | 5th | Josira Andrews | FR | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| CB | 6th | Jace Henry | SO | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| CB | — | Gavin Harris | FR | 6'1" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Rico Garcia | FR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Tyron Steed | FR | 6'1" | 160 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Garrison Blair | FR | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| CB | — | Jahvion Jarmon | FR | 5'11" | 170 | — |
| S | 1st | Kal-El Pascal | SO | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Darius Lorfils | SR | 6'2" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Preston EstoEsta | FR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Victor Vazquez | SR | 5'10" | 195 | — |
| S | — | Mateo Sudipo | SR | 6'1" | 200 | ★★ |
| S | — | Jay'Quan Bostic | FR | 6'2" | 190 | — |
| S | — | Jahai Johnson | FR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| S | — | Coleman Teasdale | SO | 6'1" | 190 | — |
| S | — | D'kyah Banks | FR | 6'5" | 180 | ★★★ |
| S | — | DeVenchi Arnold II | FR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
Special Teams · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | — | Quillan Jimenez | SO | 6'2" | 215 | — |
| LS | — | George Carlson | SR | 6'1" | 225 | — |
| P | 1st | John Henderson | SR | 6'1" | 180 | — |
| PK | 1st | Jackson Kleather | JR | 5'10" | 185 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Treyton McKee | FR | 5'11" | 170 | — |
| PK | — | Ethan Warner | JR | 5'9" | 195 | — |
| PK | — | Zach Long | SR | 6'3" | 190 | — |
| PK | — | Travis Kenner | SO | 5'10" | 180 | — |
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
15.47
Off PPA
+0.037
Pass PPA
+0.057
Rush PPA
+0.0527
Success
36%7
Explosive
1.2451
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.03 | +0.15 |
| Passing | +0.05 | +0.27 |
| Rushing | +0.05 | +0.06 |
| 1st Down | -0.17 | +0.02 |
| 2nd Down | +0.01 | +0.14 |
| 3rd Down | +0.43 | +0.44 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
20.5
PPG Against
24.3
Differential
-3.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 4-8
- Home
- 3-3
- Away
- 1-5
- Conference
- 2-6
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-3
- Avg Margin
- -3.8
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-3 | 17.0 | 19.5 |
| Away | 1-5 | 24.0 | 29.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 17.0 | 40.0 |
| Conference | 2-6 | 20.0 | 24.6 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 21.5 | 23.5 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 5 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #113 | — | — |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 6-2 | #77 | — | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #94 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 6-6 | 5-3 | #122 | — | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #111 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-5 | 0-5 | #128 | — | — |
| 2019 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #128 | — | — |
| 2018 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #126 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2-10 | 2-6 | #101 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #93 | — | — |
| 2015 | 10-3 | 8-1 | #51 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 7-6 | 5-4 | #89 | — | 1-0 |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 1-4 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 4-8 |
| ATS | 5-742% |
| Over / Under | 5-7 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-5 |
| As underdog | 4-2 |
| Home | 2-4 |
| Away | 3-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #103 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★126 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #94 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | #100 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | #119 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | #109 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | #103 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 | #85 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2019 | #129 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | #91 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2017 | #81 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | #111 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #107
Returning prod 8%Departed 92%
Portal in 21net -8Out 29
Talent composite527.3 #107 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 2.9
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)3 / 7 / 7
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Arlis Boardingham | TE | 3★ | ← Florida |
| ▲ | Collins Acheampong | EDGE | 3★ | ← UCLA |
| ▲ | MJ Cannon | CB | 3★ | ← Illinois State |
| ▲ | Mateo Sudipo | S | 3★ | ← Western Carolina |
| ▼ | Alex Wollschlaeger | OT | 4★ | → Kentucky |
| ▼ | Terion Stewart | RB | 3★ | → Virginia Tech |
| ▼ | Davonte Miles | DL | 3★ | → South Carolina |
| ▼ | Tracy Revels | S | 3★ | → Michigan State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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