2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2025 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Eddie George (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Travis Partridge (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Fisher (1st season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Bowling Green		0	–	0					1	–	1
Buffalo		0	–	0					1	–	1
Central Michigan		0	–	0					1	–	1
Kent State		0	–	0					1	–	1
Northern Illinois		0	–	0					1	–	1
Ohio		0	–	0					1	–	1
Toledo		0	–	0					1	–	1
Akron*		0	–	0					0	–	2
Ball State		0	–	0					0	–	2
Eastern Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	2
Miami (OH)		0	–	0					0	–	2
UMass		0	–	0					0	–	2
Western Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	2
Championship: December 6, 2025
* Ineligible for postseason play due to low APR score As of September 7, 2025

The 2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team will represent Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons will be led by Eddie George in his first year as the head coach. The Falcons will play 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
Chace Davis	DL	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Kal-El Pascal	CB	Withdrawn
Dierre Kelly	DL	Withdrawn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

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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Lafayette *	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 26–7	19,328
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	L 20–34	35,421
September 13	5:00 p.m.	Liberty *	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+
September 20		at Louisville *	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY
September 27		at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH
October 11		Toledo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)
October 18		Central Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH
October 25		at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)
November 1		Buffalo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH
November 8		at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI
November 18	7:00 p.m.	Akron	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 25		at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN2/ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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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 Eddie George 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) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards (FCS)	0	0	7	0	7
Falcons	7	10	6	3	26

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 19,328
• Referee: Rich Edwards
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Evan Stockton, Marcus Ray

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) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0
Bearcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

Statistics	BGSU	CIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Liberty

See also: 2025 Liberty Flames football team

Liberty Flames (0–0) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	-	-	-	-	0
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 5:00 PM EDT

Statistics	LIB	BGSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Louisville

See also: 2025 Louisville Cardinals football team

Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) vs. Louisville Cardinals (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

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

• Date: September 20

Statistics	BGSU	LOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Ohio

See also: 2025 Ohio Bobcats football team

Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio

• Date: September 27

Statistics	BGSU	OHIO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Toledo (Battle of I-75)

See also: 2025 Toledo Rockets football team and Battle of I-75

Toledo Rockets (0–0) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

• Date: October 11

Statistics	TOL	BGSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Central Michigan

See also: 2025 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	-	-	-	-	0
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

• Date: October 18

Statistics	CMU	BGSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kent State (Anniversary Award)

See also: 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and Anniversary Award

Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0
Golden Flashes	-	-	-	-	0

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

• Date: October 25

Statistics	BGSU	KENT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kent State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Buffalo

See also: 2025 Buffalo Bulls football team

Buffalo Bulls (0–0) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

• Date: November 1

Statistics	UB	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 (0–0) vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan

• Date: November 8

Statistics	BGSU	EMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Akron

See also: 2025 Akron Zips football team

Akron Zips (0–0) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	-	-	-	-	0
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 7:00 PM EST

Statistics	AKR	BGSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UMass

See also: 2025 UMass Minutemen football team

Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) vs. UMass Minutemen (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0
Minutemen	-	-	-	-	0

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

• Date: November 25

Statistics	BGSU	MASS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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