CFB Schedule college football
Wk 7 · 2026

Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons — Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 · Doyt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling Green
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What is at stake

A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

-13.5#130
Efficiency margin
-7.9#111
17.0
Offense (pts/100)
20.0
30.5
Defense (pts/100)
28.0
62.7
Pace (plays/g)
64.8
4.19
Yards / play
4.90
6.15
Yards / play allowed
5.85
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

15.8
Points / game
20.5
29.8
Points allowed
24.2
272
Yards / game
307
406
Yards allowed
343
227
Pass yds allowed
202
179
Rush yds allowed
141
1.33
Turnovers / game
1.17
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Ball State form

L 24-45at M-OHL 9-38at TOLL 9-24vs EMUW 17-13vs KENTL 7-21at NIU
2025 season

Bowling Green form

W 45-14at MASSL 16-19vs AKRL 21-27at EMUL 3-28vs BUFL 21-24at KENT
2025 season

Ball State this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Bowling Green this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 5

OpponentBall StateBowling Green
Kent State
MAC
at Wk 4 · scheduled previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Toledo
MAC
vs Wk 5 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Sacramento St
MAC
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewvs Wk 6 · scheduled preview
UMass
MAC
at Wk 10 · scheduled previewvs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Buffalo
MAC
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Bowling Green leads the series 4–1 · Bowling Green has won the last 3
5 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 12.6 points toward Bowling Green
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-11-23Bowling Green 3813 Ball Stateat BALLBowling Green
20232023-11-01Ball State 2124 Bowling Greenat BGSUBowling Green
20152015-11-24Bowling Green 4810 Ball Stateat BALLBowling Green
20142014-11-28Ball State 4124 Bowling Greenat BGSUBall State
20092009-10-17Bowling Green 3117 Ball Stateat BALLBowling Green

Ball State leaders 2025 season

PassingKiael Kelly QB #1154/273, 1583 YDS, 11 TD, 8 INT
Ty Robinson WR #102/3, 77 YDS
RushingKiael Kelly QB #1211 CAR, 600 YDS, 5 TD
Qua Ashley RB #9118 CAR, 547 YDS, 4 TD
TJ Horton RB #460 CAR, 180 YDS
ReceivingQian Magwood WR #519 REC, 320 YDS, 1 TD
Donovan Hamilton WR #120 REC, 244 YDS
Eric Weatherly WR #329 REC, 238 YDS, 1 TD
Koby Gross TE #610 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesAlfred Chea LB #059
Joey Stemler LB #2154
Michael Gravely Jr. DB #253
SacksNathan Voorhis EDGE #4412
DeJuan Echoles Jr. DE #313
Drew Hughes DT #472
InterceptionsJoedrick Lewis DB #13
Eric McClain CB #92
Muheem McCargo DB #161

Bowling Green leaders 2025 season

PassingDrew Pyne QB #994/151, 882 YDS, 4 TD, 5 INT
Hunter Najm QB #1033/66, 473 YDS, 5 TD, 4 INT
RushingAustyn Dendy RB #1108 CAR, 493 YDS, 5 TD
Cameron Pettaway RB #072 CAR, 365 YDS
Chris McMillian RB #484 CAR, 342 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingJyrin Johnson TE #737 REC, 466 YDS, 2 TD
RJ Garcia II WR #627 REC, 283 YDS
Finn Hogan WR #1113 REC, 183 YDS
Jacob Harris TE #8919 REC, 182 YDS, 5 TD
Defense
TacklesGideon ESPN Lampron LB #44119
Kal-El Pascal S #080
MJ Cannon DB #257
SacksMyles Bradley DE #235
Eriq George DE #54
Gideon ESPN Lampron LB #442.5
InterceptionsMJ Cannon DB #22
JoJo Johnson CB #21
Dorian Pringle LB #31
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.