2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2025 Bowling Green Falcons football
2025 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	0–0 (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

2025 Mid-American Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Akron*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ball State	0	–	0	0	–	0
	0	–	0	0	–	0
Buffalo	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kent State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ohio	0	–	0	0	–	0
Toledo	0	–	0	0	–	0
UMass	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
* Ineligible for postseason play due to low APR score As of August 17, 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Kal-El Pascal	CB	Withdrawn
Dierre Kelly	DL	Withdrawn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]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
MAC Coaches poll
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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
1	Toledo	6
2	Miami	4
3	Ohio	3

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Lafayette*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+
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)

Lafayette Leopards (FCS) (0–0) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards (FCS)	-	-	-	-	0
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

Date: August 29
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT

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

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

at Cincinnati

Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) – 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

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

Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) vs. Louisville Cardinals (0–0) – 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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

References

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^ "Bowling Green Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
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^ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
^ "2025 Division I FBS Media Days". www.sportswriters.net. FWAA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
^ "Toledo Selected as Favorite in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
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^ "2025 Football Schedule". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

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Venues	Doyt Perry Stadium (1966–present)
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