2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2025 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTravis Partridge (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Fisher (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–3–5
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
2025 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Western Michigan y$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Miami (OH) y   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Ohio   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Toledo   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Akron*   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Buffalo   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UMass   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Western Michigan 23, Miami (OH) 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ineligible for postseason play due to low APR score
As of December 22, 2025

The 2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by Eddie George in his first year as the head coach. The Falcons played home games at Doyt Perry Stadium, located in Bowling Green, Ohio.[1]

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Camden Orth QB Chattanooga
Dominic Grguric WR Davenport
Rahkeem Smith WR Georgia Tech
Joseph Sipp Jr. LB Kansas
Rico Steele OL Kent State
Alex Wollschlaeger OL Kentucky
Joe Shimko DL Lafayette
Tracy Revels DB Michigan State
Jordan Dunbar DB Missouri State
Justin Lamson QB Montana State
Edward Rhambo DB Nevada
Justin Pegues RB North Alabama
Marcus Moore Jr. DL Purdue
CJ Brown DB Sam Houston
Davonte Miles DL South Carolina
JT Kitna QB Stephen F. Austin
Jonny Sorensen QB St. Francis (IL)
Jaylon Tillman WR UT Permian Basin
Terion Stewart RB Virginia Tech
Jalen Burton DB West Georgia
Alan Anaya K West Texas A&M
Nick Reimer OL Western Kentucky
Sefa Saipaia LB Western Michigan
Alijah Williams DE Wofford
Chris Edmonds RB Unknown
Dillon Robinson OL Unknown
Isaac Hill TE Unknown
Elias Owens DE Unknown
Shawn Thigpen WR Unknown
Kal-El Pascal CB Withdrawn
Dierre Kelly DL Withdrawn

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Marcus Moore Jr. DL Akron
Gideon Lampron LB Dayton
Sefa Saipaia LB Ferris State
Arlis Boardingham TE Florida
Brennan Ridley WR Hampton
Mark Cannon Jr. DB Illinois State
JoJo Johnson DB Indiana
Jordan Dunbar DB Kansas State
AJ Odom DE Memphis
Isaiah Thomison LB Memphis
Austin Clay WR Michigan State
Austyn Dendy RB Missouri
Drew Pyne QB Missouri
Mayes Doggan DB Northwest Missouri State
Reis Stocksdale WR Ohio State
Allen Middleton WR Southern Illinois
Justin Lamson QB Stanford
Alexis Sanchez OL Tennessee State
Eriq George DL Tennessee State
Jalen McClendon DB Tennessee State
Kaderris Roberts RB Tennessee State
Caden Marshall LB Tennessee State
Jyrin Johnson TE Texas Southern
Jay'Quan Bostic DB Toledo
Collins Acheampong DE UCLA
Andrew Kilfoyl OL USF
Andrew Hines III LB Wake Forest
Hunter Najm QB Washington State
Key'on Washington DB West Virginia
Mateo Sudipo DB Western Carolina

[2][3][4]

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.[5]

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.[6]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 135 (7)
2 Miami 131 (3)
3 Ohio 123 (3)
4 Buffalo 115
5 Northern Illinois 94
6 Bowling Green 81
7 Western Michigan 71
8 Eastern Michigan 68
9 Central Michigan 65
10 Ball State 41
T11 Akron 39
T11 Massachusetts 39
13 Kent State 12
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Toledo 6
2 Miami 4
3 Ohio 3

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:00 p.m.Lafayette*
ESPN+W 26–719,328
September 63:30 p.m.at Cincinnati*
ESPN+L 20–3435,421
September 135:00 p.m.Liberty*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN+W 23–1323,159
September 2012:00 p.m.at Louisville*
ACCNL 17–4049,482
September 2712:00 p.m.at Ohio
CBSSNL 20–3520,027
October 1112:00 p.m.Toledo
ESPNUW 28–2324,000
October 1812:00 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
CBSSNL 6–2723,105
October 2512:00 p.m.at Kent State
ESPN+L 21–249,260
November 112:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN+L 3–2811,876
November 81:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPN+L 21–2711,889
November 187:00 p.m.Akron
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPNUL 16–199,867
November 254:30 p.m.at UMass
ESPNUW 45–146,043

[7][8]

Roster

2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Allen Middleton  So
WR 2 RJ Garcia II Sr
QB 3 Lucian Anderson III  So
RB 4 Chris McMillian Jr
WR 5 Brennan Ridley So
WR 6 Reis Stocksdale GS
TE 7 Jyrin Johnson  Sr
QB 8 Baron May GS
QB 9 Drew Pyne GS
QB 10 Hunter Najm  Fr
WR 11 Finn Hogan Sr
WR 12 DeShaun Lanier Fr
WR 13 Cynceir McNeal  So
RB 14 Austyn Dendy  Fr
WR 15 Caleb Goodloe  Fr
WR 16 Austin Clay  Fr
WR 17 Trey Johnson Jr
WR 18 Winn Sharp So
QB 19 Carsen Melvin Fr
RB 20 Kaderris Roberts Sr
RB 22 Nakai Amachree  Fr
RB 23 Chris Edmonds  So
RB 24 Bryce DeFalco  So
RB 25 Mar'Kel Porter  Fr
RB 26 Cameron Pettaway  Fr
RB 30 PaSean Wimberly (C) GS
FB 44 Leo Kemp Jr
OT 50 Vincent Giordano Fr
G 53 Masyn Zahursky Fr
C 54 Brody Bolyn  So
OT 55 Tunde Fatukasi GS
C 57 Alex Padgett Sr
OT 58 Ethan Kraatz Fr
C 65 Jake Burns GS
OT 66 Zane Panchula Fr
G 69 Andrew Kilfoyl  Sr
OT 70 Alex Harris  Fr
G 72 Cade Zimmerly GS
G 73 Caden Campbell  Fr
OT 75 Nate Pabst Sr
G 77 James Thomas Jr.  So
G 78 Alexis Sanchez Jr
TE 80 Ocean Brabbs  Fr
TE 81 Arlis Boardingham Jr
TE 82 Eli Jacon-Duffy  Fr
WR 83 Pierce St Geme  Fr
WR 85 Reece Little Fr
TE 86 Jeremiah Scoby Fr
WR 87 Jared Merk  So
TE 88 Jacob Harris  So
TE 89 Blane Cleaver GS
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 0 Kal-El Pascal So
LB 3 Dorian Pringle So
LB 4 Gideon Lampron  Jr
DE 5 Eriq George Jr
S 6 Victor Vazquez GS
LB 7 David Afogho  So
CB 8 Jalen McClendon Sr
S 9 Darius Lorfils Sr
CB 10 JoJo Johnson Sr
DE 11 Collins Acheampong  So
LB 12 Caden Marshall  Fr
S 13 Mateo Sudipo GS
CB 14 Keyon Washington  Fr
S 15 Preston EstoEsta Fr
S 16 Jay'Quan Bostic  Fr
LB 17 Isaiah Thomison So
LB 18 Andrew Hines III  Fr
S 19 Jahai Johnson Fr
LB 20 TJ Nelson  Fr
CB 21 Gavin Harris Fr
CB 22 MJ Cannon Jr
DE 23 Myles Bradley Jr
LB 24 Justin Eklund Jr
CB 25 Jace Henry  So
CB 26 Josira Andrews  Fr
S 27 Coleman Teasdale  So
S 31 D'kyah Banks  Fr
CB 32 Rico Garcia Fr
DE 33 Jaimion Olverson Fr
CB 34 Tyron Steed Fr
LB 35 Cashmire Lewis Fr
LB 36 Jabari Mitchell  So
CB 37 Garrison Blair  Fr
DT 38 Dierre Kelly Sr
ILB 39 Henry Reifschneider  Fr
S 40 DeVenchi Arnold II Fr
CB 41 Jahvion Jarmon Fr
LB 42 Chris Williams Sr
DT 43 Martreece Dillard  Fr
LB 44 AJ Odom Jr
DE 45 Bam Booker Sr
DE 48 Quentin Lewis Fr
DT 54 Dior Garner Fr
DT 55 Evan Branch-Haynes GS
DT 56 Ian van der Merwe Jr
DT 57 Dayln White  So
DT 58 Ashton Yeager Fr
DT 98 Malik Moses  Fr
DT 99 Brendon Rice Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 Jackson Kleather Jr
P 19 John Henderson Sr
K 27 Treyton McKee Fr
PK 40 Ethan Warner Jr
LS 41 Quillan Jimenez  So
K 46 Zach Long GS
LS 47 George Carlson Sr
PK 85 Travis Kenner  So


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brandon Fisher – Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator
  • Travis Partridge – Co-Offensive Coordinator / Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks
  • Greg Nosal – Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line
  • Alex Bayer – Special Teams Coordinator
  • Dewayne Alexander – Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends
  • Joe Bowden – Assistant Coach / Linebackers
  • Josh Crawford – Assistant Coach / Running Backs
  • Derrick Jackson – Assistant Coach / Defensive Backs
  • Bruce Johnson – Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers
  • Richard McNutt – Assistant Coach / Secondary
  • Clyde Simmons – Assistant Coach / Defensive Line
  • Brian White – Senior Analyst / Running Backs
  • Chris Fenelon – Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • C. J. McFarland – Associate Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • Ed Sykes – Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • Levi Gazarek – Offensive Quality Control
  • Jack McCarthy – Offensive Quality Control
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 17, 2025

Game summaries

Lafayette (FCS)

See also: 2025 Lafayette Leopards football team
Lafayette Leopards (FCS) (0–0) at Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Leopards (FCS) 0 0 707
Falcons 7 10 6326

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 19,328
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Evan Stockton (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • BGSU – Cameron Pettaway 98-yard kickoff return (Jackson Kleather kick), 14:49. Falcons 7–0.
Second quarter
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 30-yard field goal, 14:15. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 17 plays, 51 yards, 9:08.
  • BGSU – Mar'Kel Porter 4-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick), 0:20. Falcons 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:37.
Third quarter
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 56-yard field goal, 10:11. Falcons 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:19.
  • LAF – Elijah Steward 5-yard pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta kick), 3:39. Falcons 20–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:32.
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 39-yard field goal, 1:10. Falcons 23–7. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:20.
Fourth quarter
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 35-yard field goal, 4:47. Falcons 26–7. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 2:00.
Statistics LAF BGSU
First downs 11 17
Plays–yards 56–184 61–267
Rushes–yards 28–66 43–158
Passing yards 118 109
Passing: comp–att–int 15–28–0 12–18–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:40 32:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Lafayette Passing Dean DeNobile 13/26, 112 yards, TD
Rushing Kente Edwards 10 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Ethan Hosak 2 receptions, 30 yards
Bowling Green Passing Drew Pyne 12/18, 109 yards
Rushing Kaderris Roberts 12 carries, 66 yards
Receiving RJ Garcia II 2 receptions, 32 yards

at Cincinnati

See also: 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Bowling Green Falcons (1–0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 3 71020
Bearcats 7 14 10334

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,421
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst), and Shane Sparks (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • CIN – Cyrus Allen 44-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby (Stephen Rusnak kick), 7:23. Bearcats 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:00.
Second quarter
  • CIN – Cyrus Allen 2-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby (Stephen Rusnak kick), 13:17. Bearcats 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:55.
  • CIN – Jeff Caldwell 9-yard from Brendan Sorsby (Stephen Rusnak kick), 6:11. Bearcats 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:08.
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 25-yard field goal, 0:23. Bearcats 21–3. Drive: 18 plays, 68 yards, 5:48.
Third quarter
  • CIN – Stephen Rusnak 40-yard field goal, 12:58. Bearcats 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:58.
  • BGSU – Jyrin Johnson 31-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Jackson Kleather kick), 4:03. Bearcats 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:47.
  • CIN – Brendan Sorsby 9-yard run (Stephen Rusnak kick), 0:24. Bearcats 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.
Fourth quarter
  • BGSU – Mar'Kel Porter 1-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick), 10:35. Bearcats 31–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:49.
  • CIN – Stephen Rusnak 23-yard field goal, 6:12. Bearcats 34–17. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:23.
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 30-yard field goal, 1:55. Bearcats 34–20. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:17.
Statistics BGSU CIN
First downs 21 18
Total yards 372 439
Rushes–yards 34–98 29–106
Passing yards 274 333
Passing: comp–att–int 29–37–0 17–24–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 37:11 22:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Drew Pyne 29–36, 274 yards, TD
Rushing Cameron Pettaway 13 carries, 72 yards
Receiving Jyrin Johnson 7 receptions, 80 yards, TD
Cincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 17–24, 333 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Brendan Sorsby 7 carries, 40 yards, TD
Receiving Jeff Caldwell 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD

Liberty

See also: 2025 Liberty Flames football team
Liberty Flames (1–1) at Bowling Green Falcons (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flames 0 0 7613
Falcons 3 7 31023

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 5:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,159
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:44) BGSU – Jackson Kleather 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 4:52; Bowling Green 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (0:08) BGSU – Jacob Harris 12-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 0:21; Bowling Green 10–0)
Third Quarter
  • (7:10) LIB – Donte Lee Jr. 44-yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Brayden Beck kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:17; Bowling Green 10–7)
  • (1:23) BGSU – Jackson Kleather 26-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:44; Bowling Green 13–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:43) BGSU – Jackson Kleather 50-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:11; Bowling Green 16–7)
  • (11:48) BGSU – Chris McMillian 7-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:29; Bowling Green 23–7)
  • (2:46) LIB – Evan Dickens 12-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:16; Bowling Green 23–13)
Statistics LIB BGSU
First downs 17 17
Total yards 346 304
Rushing yards 152 158
Passing yards 194 146
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–25–2 16–32–0
Time of possession 28:51 31:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Ethan Vasko 13/24, 194 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Evan Dickens 15 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Donte Lee Jr. 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Bowling Green Passing Drew Pyne 16/31, 146 yards, TD
Rushing Kaderris Roberts 10 carries, 59 yards
Receiving RJ Garcia II 3 receptions, 38 yards

at Louisville

See also: 2025 Louisville Cardinals football team
Bowling Green Falcons (2–1) at Louisville Cardinals (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 0 01417
Cardinals 7 14 91040

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 49,482
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst) and Kendra Douglas (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:44) BGSU – Jackson Kleather 49-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:07; Bowling Green 3–0)
  • (2:03) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 2-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 4:41; Louisville 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (10:27) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 1-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:20; Louisville 14–3)
  • (8:13) LOU – Caullin Lacy 75-yard punt return (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Louisville 21–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:34) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 24-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:26; Louisville 24–3)
  • (7:21) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 40-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:07; Louisville 27–3)
  • (2:24) LOU – Nick Keller 57-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:10; Louisville 30–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:53) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 48-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:57; Louisville 33–3)
  • (12:37) BGSU – Lucien Anderson III 75-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:16; Louisville 33–10)
  • (6:50) LOU – Braxton Jennings 3-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Louisville 40–10)
  • (4:16) BGSU – Jacob Harris 38-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Jackson Kleather kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; Louisville 40–17)
Statistics BGSU LOU
First downs 14 21
Total yards 326 468
Rushes–yards 29–195 29–155
Passing yards 131 313
Passing: comp–att–int 11–21–2 24–32–0
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 25:45 34:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Drew Pyne 11–21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Lucien Anderson III 4 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Jacob Harris 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD
Louisville Passing Miller Moss 23–31, 316 yards
Rushing Keyjuan Brown 11 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caullin Lacy 8 receptions, 96 yards

at Ohio

See also: 2025 Ohio Bobcats football team
Bowling Green Falcons (2–2) at Ohio Bobcats (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 3 0720
Bobcats 14 7 7735

at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny Temperature 77 °F (25 °C), Wind NE 5mph
  • Game attendance: 20,027
  • Referee: William Williams
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Adam Breneman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:59) OHIO – Cameron Hollobaugh 71 Yd Interception Return (Brack Peacock kick); OHIO 7–0
  • (10:02) BGSU – Kaderris Roberts 27-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Jackson Kleather kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:57; Tied 7–7
  • (05:35) OHIO – Mason Williams 19-yard pass from Parker Navarro (Brack Peacock kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:27; OHIO 14–7
  • (03:24) BGSU – Jackson Kleather 26-yard field goal, 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:57; OHIO 14–10
Second quarter
  • (05:35) OHIO – Chase Hendricks 25-yard pass from Parker Navarro (Brack Peacock kick), 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:23; OHIO 21–10
  • (03:24) BGSU – Jackson Kleather 33-yard field goal, 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:43; OHIO 21–13
Third quarter
  • (05:42) OHIO – Parker Navarro 5-yard run (Brack Peacock kick), 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:27; OHIO 28–13
Fourth quarter
  • (09:41) BGSU – Chris McMillian 15-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick), 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:48; OHIO 28–20
  • (06:20) OHIO – Parker Navarro 34-yard run (Brack Peacock kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; OHIO 35–20
Statistics BGSU OHIO
First downs 21 24
Total yards 65–350 64–439
Rushing yards 36–180 39–231
Passing yards 170 208
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–29–3 17–25–1
Time of possession 30:31 29:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Drew Pyne 19/29, 170 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Chris McMillian 11 rushes, 89 yards
Receiving Finn Hogan 3 receptions, 51 yards
Ohio Passing Parker Navarro 7/25, 208 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Sieh Bangura 18 rushes, 115 yards
Receiving Mason Williams 8 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

Toledo (Battle of I-75)

See also: 2025 Toledo Rockets football team and Battle of I-75
Toledo Rockets (3–2) at Bowling Green Falcons (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rockets 14 7 0223
Falcons 0 7 71428

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: N at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,000
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:03) TOL – Chip Trayanum 14-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:57; Toledo 7–0)
  • (3:39) TOL – Tucker Gleason 12-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:05; Toledo 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (1:29) TOL – Jacob Petersen 17-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:55; Toledo 21–0)
  • (0:13) BGSU – Cameron Pettaway 45-yard pass from Lucian Anderson III, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:13; Toledo 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (1:52) BGSU – Jacob Harris 8-yard pass from Lucian Anderson III, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:20; Toledo 21–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:03) BGSU – Cameron Pettaway 73-yard pass from RJ Garcia II, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:49; Tied 21–21)
  • (6:07) BGSU – Chris McMillian 1-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:06; Bowling Green 28–21)
  • (0:00) TOL – 0-yard safety (Bowling Green 28–23)
Statistics TOL BGSU
First downs 23 10
Total yards 429 226
Rushing yards 165 61
Passing yards 264 165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–30–1 10–17–1
Time of possession 31:50 25:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 19/30, 264 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Chip Trayanum 27 carries, 125 yards, TD
Receiving Junior Vandeross III 6 receptions, 100 yards
Bowling Green Passing Lucian Anderson III 9/16, 92 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Lucian Anderson III 10 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Cameron Pettaway 2 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

Central Michigan

See also: 2025 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Central Michigan Chippewas (3–3) at Bowling Green Falcons (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chippewas 0 17 10027
Falcons 3 3 006

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,105
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst) and Patrick Peterson (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:43) BGSU – Jackson Kleather 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:17; Bowling Green 3-0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:39) CMU – Angel Flores 1-yard run, Cade Graham kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:02; Central Michigan 7-3)
  • (8:04) CMU – Angel Flores 6-yard run, Cade Graham kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:13; Central Michigan 14-3)
  • (3:48) CMU – Cade Graham 38-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:11; Central Michigan 17-3)
  • (0:53) BGSU – Jackson Kleather 49-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:50; Central Michigan 17-6)
Third Quarter
  • (11:06) CMU – Angel Flores 3-yard run, Cade Graham kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; Central Michigan 24-6)
  • (7:09) CMU – Cade Graham 47-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:52; Central Michigan 27-6)
Fourth Quarter

'No scoring plays

Statistics CMU BGSU
First downs 14 14
Total yards 276 310
Rushing yards 203 157
Passing yards 73 153
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 3-5-0 17-25-2
Time of possession 31:20 28:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing Joe Labas 2/4, 72 yards
Rushing Angel Flores 18 carries, 72 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Collin Payne 1 reception, 63 yards
Bowling Green Passing Lucian Anderson III 17/25, 153 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Lucian Anderson III 11 carries, 53 yards
Receiving RJ Garcia II 3 receptions, 60 yards

at Kent State (Anniversary Award)

See also: 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and Anniversary Award
Bowling Green Falcons (3–4) at Kent State Golden Flashes (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 7 7021
Golden Flashes 0 3 14724

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: E at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,260
  • Referee: William Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Doc Holliday (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:36) BGU - Jacob Harris 13-yard pass from Baron May, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:41; BGU 7-0)
Second Quarter
  • (6:12) KSU - Will Hryszko 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:23; BGU 7-3)
  • (0:33) BGU - Austin Dendy 1-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:39; BGU 14-3)
Third Quarter
  • (8:47) BGU - Baron May 1-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; BGU 21-3)
  • (6:24) KSU - Cade Wolford 29-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:18; BGU 21-10)
  • (4:23) KSU - Gavin Garcia 45-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:10; BGU 21-17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (3:15) KSU - Wayne Harris 12-yard pass from Da'Realyst Clark, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:34; KSU 24-21)
Statistics BGSU KENT
First downs 22 14
Total yards 379 294
Rushing yards 207 122
Passing yards 172 172
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–28–0 14–23–0
Time of possession 36:52 23:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Baron May 12/22, 142 yards, TD
Rushing Austyn Dendy 20 carries, 93 yards, TD
Receiving Jyrin Johnson 3 receptions, 53 yards
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 13/22, 160 yards, TD
Rushing Gavin Garcia 6 carries, 55 yards, TD
Receiving Cade Wolford 2 receptions, 66 yards, TD

Buffalo

See also: 2025 Buffalo Bulls football team
Buffalo Bulls (4–4) at Bowling Green Falcons (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 7 14 7028
Falcons 0 0 033

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: W at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,876
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BUFF BGSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Eastern Michigan

See also: 2025 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Bowling Green Falcons (3–6) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (2–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 7 0721
Eagles 10 0 71027

at Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Wind: N at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,889
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:12) EMU – Tavierre Dunlap 1-yard run, Rudy Kessinger kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:23; Eastern Michigan 7-0)
  • (8:36) BGSU – Austyn Dendy 19-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:24; 7-7)
  • (3:13) EMU – Rudy Kessinger 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:17; Eastern Michigan 10-7)
Second Quarter
  • (3:00) BGSU – Austyn Dendy 16-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:43; Bowling Green 14-10)
Third Quarter
  • (5:57) EMU – Nick Devereaux 12-yard pass from Noah Kim, Rudy Kessinger kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 4:01; Eastern Michigan 17-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:18) EMU – Dontae McMillan 8-yard run, Rudy Kessinger kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:13; Eastern Michigan 24-14)
  • (4:36) BGSU – Jyrin Johnson 2-yard pass from Hunter Najm, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:35; Bowling Green 14-10)
  • (0:57) EMU – Rudy Kessinger 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 3:39; Eastern Michigan 27-21)
Statistics BGSU EMU
First downs 14 25
Total yards 259 385
Rushing yards 130 175
Passing yards 129 210
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11-16-1 22-40-0
Time of possession 26:15 33:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Hunter Najm 11/15, 129 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Austyn Dendy 21 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jyrin Johnson 4 receptions, 36 yards, TD
Eastern Michigan Passing Noah Kim 22/39, 210 yards, TD
Rushing Dontae McMillan 19 carries, 100 yards, TD
Receiving Nick Devereaux 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

Akron

See also: 2025 Akron Zips football team
Akron Zips (4–7) at Bowling Green Falcons (3–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Zips 3 3 10319
Falcons 3 3 7316

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: Overcast • Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: ENE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,867
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 28-yard field goal, 8:45. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:15.
  • AKR – Matthew Schramm 39-yard field goal, 5:14. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:24.
Second quarter
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 28-yard field goal, 12:00. Falcons 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:42.
  • AKR – Matthew Scrhamm 37-yard field goal, 1:47. Tied 6–6. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:08.
Third quarter
  • AKR – Matthew Schramm 48-yard field goal, 12:42. Zips 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:09.
  • BGSU – Jacob Harris 21-yard pass from Hunter Najm (Jackson Kleather kick), 3:53. Falcons 13–9. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:12.
  • AKR – Israel Polk 75-yard pass from Ben Finley (Matthew Schramm kick), 3:42. Zips 16–13. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:11.
Fourth quarter
  • AKR – Matthew Schramm 30-yard field goal, 11:43. Zips 19–13. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:49.
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 31-yard field goal, 3:20. Zips 19–16. Drive: 16 plays, 44 yards, 8:19.
Statistics AKR BGSU
First downs 20 15
Total yards 319 272
Rushes–yards 37–143 45–134
Passing yards 176 138
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–28–1 9–26–2
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 25:48 34:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Akron Passing Ben Finley 9/26, 176 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jordan Gant 22 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Israel Polk 2 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Bowling Green Passing Hunter Najm 9/26, 138 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Austyn Dendy 27 carries, 110 yards
Receiving Jyrin Johnson 3 receptions, 63 yards

at UMass

See also: 2025 UMass Minutemen football team
Bowling Green Falcons (3–8) at UMass Minutemen (0–11) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 14 14 71045
Minutemen 0 14 0014

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,043
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Bill Spaulding (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • BGSU – Austyn Dendy 11-yard pass from Hunter Najm (Jackson Kleather kick), 10:18. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:36.
  • BGSU – Brennan Ridley 87-yard pass from Hunter Najm (Jackson Kleather kick), 8:18. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:42.
Second quarter
  • BGSU – Austyn Dendy 8-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick), 13:43. Falcons 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:37.
  • BGSU – Blane Cleaver 4-yard pass from Hunter Najm (Jackson Kleather kick), 9:44. Falcons 28–0. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:27.
  • MASS – Reece Adkins 20-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Derek Morris kick), 3:30. Falcons 28–7. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:08.
  • MASS – Max Dowling 2-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Derek Morris kick), 0:29. Falcons 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:11.
Third quarter
  • BGSU – Austyn Dendy 24-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick), 0:41. Falcons 35–14. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 2:08.
Fourth quarter
  • BGSU – Jackson Kleather 42-yard field goal, 7:38. Falcons 38–14. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 5:11.
  • BGSU – PaSean Wimberly 1-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick), 1:56. Falcons 45–14. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 4:38.
Statistics BGSU MASS
First downs 19 16
Total yards 406 292
Rushing yards 278 69
Passing yards 128 223
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–9–0 22–35–0
Time of possession 32:35 27:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Hunter Najm 7/9, 128 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Austyn Dendy 22 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brennan Ridley 1 reception, 87 yards, TD
UMass Passing Grant Jordan 22/35, 223 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Elijah Faulkner 8 rushes, 36 yards
Receiving Jacquon Wilson 10 receptions, 138 yards

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