Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET· Doyt L. Perry Stadium
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 124 mi / 0 miForecast: 50°F · wind 18 mph · Partially cloudy
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2026 · TraditionalBowling Green · 5 of 9
308.0
Yards / game
274.7
1.80
Points / drive
1.62
2.3
TDs / game
1.7
28.9
3rd-down %
35.6
60.0
RZ TD %
53.8
-0.3
Turnover margin
-0.2
1.3
Sacks / game
3.0
4.8
TFL / game
5.7
10.0
Havoc / game
11.3
52.6 / 47.4
Pass / Rush split
43.4 / 56.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When Ball State has the ball
Ball State's early-down offense ranks 89th of 138. Bowling Green's early-down defense ranks 124th of 138.
Ball State's passing-down offense ranks 93rd of 138. Bowling Green's passing-down defense ranks 37th of 138.
Ball State's third-down offense ranks 129th of 138. Bowling Green's third-down defense ranks 11th of 138.
Ball State's red-zone offense ranks 64th of 138. Bowling Green's red-zone defense ranks 44th of 138.
When Bowling Green has the ball
Bowling Green's early-down offense ranks 113th of 138. Ball State's early-down defense ranks 119th of 138.
Bowling Green's passing-down offense ranks 125th of 138. Ball State's passing-down defense ranks 102nd of 138.
Bowling Green's third-down offense ranks 124th of 138. Ball State's third-down defense ranks 130th of 138.
Bowling Green's red-zone offense ranks 38th of 138. Ball State's red-zone defense ranks 136th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(-0.029 last 3 vs -0.030 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.187 last 3 vs 0.141 season)
▲Offense form0.002 last 3 vs -0.185 season (+0.187)
▲Defense form-0.140 last 3 vs 0.022 season (-0.162)
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingKeldric Luster — 871 yd, 6 TD
RushingTJ Horton — 311 yd, 5 TD
ReceivingDonovan Hamilton — 273 yd, 1 TD
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJay Kastantin — 986 yd, 5 TD
RushingAustyn Dendy — 271 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingJeremiah Scoby — 252 yd, 0 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Ball State offense
89thof 138-0.030231 plays
vs
Bowling Green defense · allowed
124thof 1380.095Ball State defense · allowed
119thof 1380.077vs
Bowling Green offense
113thof 138-0.089223 plays
Passing downs
Ball State offense
93rdof 138-0.052144 plays
vs
Bowling Green defense · allowed
37thof 138-0.130107 plays
Ball State defense · allowed
102ndof 1380.124135 plays
vs
Bowling Green offense
125thof 138-0.225120 plays
Third down
Ball State offense
129thof 138-0.27777 plays
vs
Bowling Green defense · allowed
11thof 138-0.29263 plays
Ball State defense · allowed
130thof 1380.35480 plays
vs
Bowling Green offense
124thof 138-0.23572 plays
Red zone
Ball State offense
64thof 1380.04939 plays · small sample
vs
Bowling Green defense · allowed
44thof 138-0.13856 plays · small sample
Ball State defense · allowed
136thof 1380.44963 plays
vs
Bowling Green offense
38thof 1380.15734 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Ball State offense
128thof 13835.9%vs
Bowling Green defense · allowed
124thof 13852.5%Ball State defense · allowed
137thof 13859.4%vs
Bowling Green offense
121stof 13838.5%Away
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Ball State Offense vs Bowling Green DefenseBowling Green · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.21#111
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#106-0.11
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.012#83
303 plays
EPA/Play
#72-0.011
allowed · 280 plays
-0.002#72
161 plays
EPA/Pass
#52-0.084
allowed · 106 plays
-0.024#92
142 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#880.034
allowed · 174 plays
43.6%#112
303 plays
Success Rate
#11648.9%
allowed · 280 plays
42.2%#97
Pass Success Rate
#10746.0%
allowed
45.1%#106
Rush Success Rate
#11150.2%
allowed
35.9%#128
Available Yards %
#12452.5%
allowed
73.6#127
Net Field Position
#10269.8
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.030#89
231 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1240.095
allowed
8.3#136
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#407.6
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Ball State Defense vs Bowling Green OffenseBowling Green · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.35#132
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#121-0.27
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.130#125
allowed · 339 plays
EPA/Play
#123-0.125
286 plays
0.182#124
allowed · 156 plays
EPA/Pass
#680.010
133 plays
0.086#108
allowed · 183 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#136-0.243
153 plays
51.0%#134
allowed · 339 plays
Success Rate
#7646.5%
286 plays
51.4%#134
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#5945.9%
52.6%#131
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#9047.1%
59.4%#137
allowed
Available Yards %
#12138.5%
70.6#87
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#10472.3
0.077#119
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#113-0.089
223 plays
7.0#87
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#897.2
2026 · Situational EPABowling Green · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.016
300 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.133
286 plays
0.153
338 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.013
285 plays
0.049
39 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.157
34 plays · small sample
0.449
63 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.138
56 plays · small sample
-0.277
77 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.235
72 plays
0.354
80 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.292
63 plays