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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

MAC · 2-5 · 2-1 CONF · ATS 3-4 · O/U 5-2

Bowling Green Falcons

HC Eddie George (2nd yr) · OC Greg Nosal · DC Joe Bowden

STARTS IN 12 PERSONNEL (5 OF 7) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 74%

Power rating−12.8131st
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins3.7of 12
Fan pulse—4 of 30 scored

MAC · 2-5 · 2-1 CONF · ATS 3-4 · O/U 5-2

Bowling Green

Falcons · HC Eddie George (2nd yr) · starts in 12 (5 of 7) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating−12.8131st
CFP odds · outlook0%—NEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins3.7of 12
Fan pulse—4 of 30 scored

Bowling Green

2-5 · 2-1 MAC

POWER RATING−12.8131st in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS3.7of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→OUT

5 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 3% · title 1%

FAN PULSE—4 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

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Bowling Green schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1Tarleton StateTarleton StateL13–20−2−2L−0.2137%40%35%6531.4
2at Nebraskaat NebraskaL7–56+30.5+30.5L−1.2624%60%1%4833.2
3at Iowa Stateat Iowa StateL7–55+23+23L−0.7932%59%0%5134.4
4South FloridaSouth FloridaL6–14+18+18W−0.1633%49%28%6131.8
5at Miami (OH)at Miami (OH)W24–20+11.5+11.5W+0.2450%37%59%5828.6
6Sacramento StateSacramento StateW38–10−9.5−9.5W+0.4348%40%94%5834.3
7Ball StateBall StateL31–32−6−6L−0.0545%55%52%5832.6
8at Buffaloat BuffaloNEXTSAT 3:30 ESPN+SAT 3:30+3+3————39%131—
9at Western Michiganat Western MichiganOCT 31OCT 31+13.8 proj+13.820%
10BYE
11Kent StateKent StateNOV 10NOV 10−2.2 proj−2.255%
12at Toledoat ToledoNOV 20NOV 20+17.8 proj+17.814%
13MassachusettsMassachusettsNOV 28NOV 28+2.9 proj+2.943%

Success rate by down & distance

1st100%n 133%n 342%n 14320%n 5
2nd73%n 1550%n 3026%n 5325%n 16
3rd63%n 1656%n 1830%n 2013%n 16
4th40%n 5—n 0—n 00%n 1

Formation & personnelFormation

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Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun74%74%59%−0.1039%
Under center26%26%18%−0.0144%
No-huddle11%11%44%−0.3533%
Huddle89%89%49%−0.0441%
StartersSTARTERS
125 of 7 games131 of 7BASE D4-2-55 of 7
125 of 74-2-5base D · 5 of 7

In shotgun on 74 % of tagged snaps, passing 59 % of the time (−0.10 EPA a play; −0.01 under center). No-huddle on 11 %. Starts in 12 personnel in 5 of 7 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (5 of 7).

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Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
MAC crews−0.5 to +0.4 · 40 games−0.1−0.5 to +0.440NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 4 games−1.5—4NOISE
ACC crews— · 2 games+4.2—2NOISE
C-USA crews— · 2 games+0.7—2NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 2 games+0.9—2NOISE
SEC crews— · 2 games+0.1—2NOISE
Sun Belt crews— · 2 games+0.1—2NOISE
American crews— · 1 game+0.8—1NOISE
Big 12 crews— · 1 game−2.2—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTWilliam Williams−1.2 / g · 4 games · noise−1.2 / g · 4 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTMatt Packowski+0.9 / g · 6 games · noise+0.9 / g · 6 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Bowling Green than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 7 of 8 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 7 of 8 games · + = more on Bowling Green than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Bowling Green offense statistics
MetricStat
Bowling GreenBGSU
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play−0.10130th+0.06
Success rate38.7%114th42.3%
Explosiveness1.19135th1.30
Rush EPA / play−0.09137th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.04103rd+0.11
Passing downs SR27.6%121st31.1%
Line yards2.63132nd3.21
Sack rate allowed4.8%61st5.3%
3rd-down conversion40%71st41%
Points / opportunity3.11128th4.27
Red zone TD rate57%97th63%
Seconds / play31.8131st28.0