Wk 7 · 2026
Ball State Cardinals at Bowling Green Falcons — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
Doyt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
MAC · no games yet
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TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential BGSU by 7.8
MAC · no games yet
What is at stake
A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Ball State form
No completed games on record.
Bowling Green form
No completed games on record.
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 at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Ball State | Bowling Green |
|---|---|---|
| Kent State MAC | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Toledo MAC | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Sacramento St MAC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| UMass MAC | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Buffalo MAC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Bowling Green leads 4–1 · Bowling Green has won the last 3
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
12.6 points toward Bowling Green
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-23 | Bowling Green 38 — 13 Ball State | at BALL | Bowling Green |
| 2023 | 2023-11-01 | Ball State 21 — 24 Bowling Green | at BGSU | Bowling Green |
| 2015 | 2015-11-24 | Bowling Green 48 — 10 Ball State | at BALL | Bowling Green |
| 2014 | 2014-11-28 | Ball State 41 — 24 Bowling Green | at BGSU | Ball State |
| 2009 | 2009-10-17 | Bowling Green 31 — 17 Ball State | at BALL | Bowling Green |
Ball State leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Kiael Kelly QB #1 | 154/273, 1583 YDS, 11 TD, 8 INT |
| Ty Robinson WR #10 | 2/3, 77 YDS | |
| Rushing | Kiael Kelly QB #1 | 211 CAR, 600 YDS, 5 TD |
| Qua Ashley RB #9 | 118 CAR, 547 YDS, 4 TD | |
| TJ Horton RB #4 | 60 CAR, 180 YDS | |
| Receiving | Qian Magwood WR #5 | 19 REC, 320 YDS, 1 TD |
| Donovan Hamilton WR #1 | 20 REC, 244 YDS | |
| Eric Weatherly WR #3 | 29 REC, 238 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Koby Gross TE #6 | 10 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Alfred Chea LB #0 | 59 |
| Joey Stemler LB #21 | 54 | |
| Michael Gravely Jr. DB #2 | 53 | |
| Sacks | Nathan Voorhis EDGE #44 | 12 |
| DeJuan Echoles Jr. DE #31 | 3 | |
| Drew Hughes DT #47 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Joedrick Lewis DB #1 | 3 |
| Eric McClain CB #9 | 2 | |
| Muheem McCargo DB #16 | 1 |
Bowling Green leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Drew Pyne QB #9 | 94/151, 882 YDS, 4 TD, 5 INT |
| Hunter Najm QB #10 | 33/66, 473 YDS, 5 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Austyn Dendy RB #1 | 108 CAR, 493 YDS, 5 TD |
| Cameron Pettaway RB #0 | 72 CAR, 365 YDS | |
| Chris McMillian RB #4 | 84 CAR, 342 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Jyrin Johnson TE #7 | 37 REC, 466 YDS, 2 TD |
| RJ Garcia II WR #6 | 27 REC, 283 YDS | |
| Finn Hogan WR #11 | 13 REC, 183 YDS | |
| Jacob Harris TE #89 | 19 REC, 182 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Gideon Lampron LB #44 | 119 |
| Kal-El Pascal S #0 | 80 | |
| MJ Cannon DB #2 | 57 | |
| Sacks | Myles Bradley DE #23 | 5 |
| Eriq George DE #5 | 4 | |
| Gideon Lampron LB #44 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | MJ Cannon DB #2 | 2 |
| JoJo Johnson CB #2 | 1 | |
| Dorian Pringle LB #3 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.