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at Miami (OH)24–20+4 margin
Pregame 19–29
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Mid-American · 2026 · Week 8
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Saturday, October 31 · 12:00 PM EDT
The season, taking shape
Final scores show Bowling Green first. Oldest to newest.
at Miami (OH)Pregame 19–29
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vs. Sacramento StatePregame 24–25
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vs. Ball StatePregame
Original full-season forecast
This forecast retains the original probabilities for the full schedule. It does not update with completed results or this week’s forecast.
2026 results
Current record, team efficiency, player production, and verified results from completed games.
Current record
2-62 wins · 6 lossesThrough 8 completed gamesLoading player usage…
Original season forecast
The original Mid-American forecast, retained alongside current results.
Mid-American projected standing
#7
4-4 projected · 4.2 expected conference wins · #7 of 13.
Preseason baseline
2025 percentiles retained as preseason context; current results and player production lead this page.
2025 FBS percentile scale · 50 is average
Incoming class
National and conference recruiting ranks, confirmed commitments, and the highest-ranked recruits in this class.
Top committed recruits
Bowling Green2026 transfer movement
Incoming and outgoing transfer activity, with rated FBS-to-FBS moves below.
Incoming Transfers
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Bowling GreenSeason schedule
Completed games show final results. Upcoming games use this week’s forecast where available; later games retain their published season outlook.
Detailed football intelligence
The full team identity, offense, defense, and supporting evidence.
Team identity
Last season, Bowling Green tried to lean on the running game; it rarely provided an easy foundation.
Why it matters
The run game was Bowling Green's less difficult offensive option, but it did not reliably keep the offense on schedule; the offense must prove it can create movement before opponents have to commit extra help.
at BuffaloPregame 23–25
Game detailsPregame comparisons use preserved published forecasts. Results include wins and losses.
At a glance
Current form leads the outlook.
2026 rates aggregate verified completed-game box scores. EPA is expected points added per play.
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Kastantin | 130/194 | 1439 | 10 | 6 |
| Austin Novosad | 3/7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austyn Dendy | 104 | 371 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Nakai Amachree | 54 | 198 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Jay Kastantin | 55 | 125 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winn Sharp | 25 | 325 | 13.0 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Scoby | 27 | 283 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Brennan Ridley | 24 | 267 | 11.1 | 1 |
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Pringle | 75 | 36 | 6 | 0 |
| Kal-El Pascal | 59 | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| Cashmire Lewis | 43 | 24 | 6 | 4 |
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Profile high point
Pressure held the profile's highest percentile position.Profile low point
Passing held the lowest percentile position among the profile's strength measures.
Front-seven disruption is what Bowling Green can trust most.
Why it matters
The defense has its best route to changing protection rules before coverage must hold; offensive efficiency remains the first counter an opponent should test.
The offense's down-to-down consistency is Bowling Green's biggest concern, and opponents can test it immediately.
Why it matters
Opponents can demand long drives and make the offense recover from every empty possession; front-seven disruption has to keep that stress from setting the game plan.
For Bowling Green, the cleanest script is to use the running game to control early downs and finish drives; an average pace puts more weight on winning ordinary downs.
What matters
Bowling Green's run-first structure played at a balanced pace. The run game finished weak, while the pass game finished bottom-tier.
Inside the team
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The down-to-down question that determines whether the offense can keep both the run and pass available.
Before defenses have to commit extra help, Bowling Green must prove the run can create manageable second downs.
What matters
Last season's rushing results did not establish dependable movement or a steady play-action foundation.
The pace, play selection, and methods this offense uses to stay on schedule.
Bowling Green played at a balanced pace in 2025.
Why it matters
At that pace, Bowling Green cannot count on extra possessions or expect to shorten the game.
Bowling Green's prior passing record was bottom-tier.
Why it matters
Bowling Green's offense needs protection, field position, or explosive variance when ordinary dropbacks do not create enough value.
Bowling Green's prior rushing record was weak.
Why it matters
When Bowling Green's run game cannot stay on schedule, protection and passing-down execution carry more of the offense.
Bowling Green's explosive-play results were mixed rather than a defining edge.
Why it matters
A big play can still flip a possession, but last season's results do not make explosiveness something this team can rely on.
How consistently the offense creates manageable situations and the defense prevents them.
Bowling Green's defense was more consistent down to down than its offense.
Why it matters
Bowling Green's success rate shows whether it can sustain drives and get stops without relying on sacks, turnovers, or isolated big plays.
Opponent-adjusted EPA identifies the run game as Bowling Green's stronger offensive unit.
Why it matters
Forcing longer passing situations is the clearest way to move the offense away from its stronger adjusted unit.
Where the defense can create pressure, control the run, and end drives.
Bowling Green's prior defense was strong overall and strongest in disruption.
What matters
Disruption finished top-tier, while pass defense finished middle-of-the-pack; the latter is the first place to test, not an automatic answer.
Bowling Green's available disruption measures ranked among the best in the country last season; a charted pressure rate is not available.
Why it matters
Sustained disruption can create negative plays and give Bowling Green a better chance to end drives before third down.
Bowling Green created disruption more consistently than it finished sacks.
Why it matters
Bowling Green's disruption can hurry an offense; sacks do more by erasing field position and ending passing downs.
Bowling Green's prior run-defense results were strong.
Why it matters
A dependable run front can let Bowling Green create obvious passing downs without committing extra bodies to the box.
