Wk 9 · 2026
Bowling Green Falcons at Western Michigan Broncos — Sat, Oct 31
Sat, Oct 31 ·
Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
· CBSSN
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 61 days away. 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
at
12:00pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential WMU by 12.0
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.
Bowling Green form
No completed games on record.
W Michigan form
No completed games on record.
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.
W Michigan 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 · 4
| Opponent | Bowling Green | W Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Miami OH MAC | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Buffalo MAC | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Kent State MAC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Toledo MAC | at Wk 12 · 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, W Michigan leads 5–4 · Bowling Green has won the last 3
9 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.2 points toward W Michigan
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-12 | W Michigan 13 — 31 Bowling Green | at BGSU | Bowling Green |
| 2023 | 2023-11-21 | Bowling Green 34 — 10 W Michigan | at WMU | Bowling Green |
| 2022 | 2022-11-02 | W Michigan 9 — 13 Bowling Green | at BGSU | Bowling Green |
| 2019 | 2019-10-26 | Bowling Green 10 — 49 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2018 | 2018-10-13 | W Michigan 42 — 35 Bowling Green | at BGSU | W Michigan |
| 2015 | 2015-11-11 | Bowling Green 41 — 27 W Michigan | at WMU | Bowling Green |
| 2014 | 2014-10-18 | W Michigan 26 — 14 Bowling Green | at BGSU | W Michigan |
| 2011 | 2011-10-08 | Bowling Green 21 — 45 W Michigan | at WMU | W Michigan |
| 2010 | 2010-11-26 | W Michigan 41 — 7 Bowling Green | at BGSU | W Michigan |
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 |
W Michigan leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Broc Lowry QB #12 | 154/243, 1683 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT |
| Brady Jones QB #10 | 19/40, 136 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Broc Lowry QB #12 | 197 CAR, 940 YDS, 14 TD |
| Jalen Buckley RB #6 | 171 CAR, 829 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Devin Miles RB #5 | 80 CAR, 357 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Talique Williams WR #0 | 35 REC, 478 YDS, 2 TD |
| Baylin Brooks WR #7 | 25 REC, 356 YDS | |
| Aveion Chenault WR #2 | 22 REC, 271 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Blake Bosma TE #86 | 21 REC, 201 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | James Camden LB #9 | 74 |
| Sefa Saipaia Jr. LB #10 | 70 | |
| Tate Hallock S #3 | 59 | |
| Sacks | Nadame Tucker EDGE #11 | 14.5 |
| Rodney McGraw DL #99 | 4.5 | |
| Kershawn Fisher DE #20 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Tate Hallock S #3 | 2 |
| Joey Pope S #6 | 2 | |
| Aaron Wofford S #5 | 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.