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Bowling Green

Falcons · Mid-American

Head coach Eddie George Year 2 with Bowling Green

Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs. preseason expectation

Season Projection · 2026 W2

10,000 sims
4.4
Expected wins
4-7
Proj record
2 to 7
Win range (90%)
#115 (96–130)
Final rank (90%)
0%
Make playoff
0%
Win conference

Path to Glory

Their playoff probability after a win or a loss in each pivotal game. (Interactive toggles coming once the scenario sim finishes for this team.)

  • vs Sacramento State
    at home · Oct 10
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp
  • vs Sacramento State
    at home · Oct 10
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp
  • vs Sacramento State
    at home · Oct 10
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp
  • vs Kent State
    at home · Nov 11
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp
  • vs Kent State
    at home · Nov 11
    Win
    0%
    Loss
    0%
    +0pp

Returning production · 2026

34 score
  • Quarterback 26% (2/5 )
  • Offensive line 60% (9/15 players)
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 22% (12/31 )
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 35% (13/28 )
  • Secondary 46% (9/21 )
  • Special teams 0% (4/8 )

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

-0.9 rating

17 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

  • Isaiah Dawson WR ← Richmond 65 impact
  • Armhan Hale DB ← New Mexico State 64 impact
  • Ke'Marion Baldwin RB ← Charleston Southern 57 impact
  • Nick Sowell WR ← South Carolina State 23 impact
  • Sanders Ellis LB ← Purdue 14 impact
  • Nick Sawyer CB ← Charleston Southern 14 impact

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

If QB1 is out (Drew Pyne)

GIE projects a 4.3 rating drop and a 17.0pp shift in playoff probability if Bowling Green loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=6 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 34.7% 35th — below avg
  • Red-zone TD rate 12.3% 28th — below avg
  • 4th-down aggression 31.0% 25th — below avg
  • Late & close 4.0 yds/play 22th — bottom tier

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

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