#125

Bowling Green Falcons

Mid-American · 4-8

Doyt L. Perry Stadium · 24,000 seats

Bowling Green Falcons rank #125 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.061 points per play (Elo 1354), a 4-8 record in the Mid-American, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 5-7 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.061
#125 of 136
Elo
1354
Off EPA/play
-0.084
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.011
lower is better
Off success
-0.034
Def success
-0.010
Off explosive
-0.006
Def explosive
-0.001
Rush EPA
-0.062
offense
Pass EPA
-0.053
offense
Pts / drive
1.80
11.1 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.66
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Bowling Green's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.039

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production8%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.81σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-6.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Drew Pyne5 startsLast game: Lucian Anderson III

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

0.00-0.07Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsLafayetteW 267-29.4-21.2L
2@CincinnatiL 2034-7.5-22.0W
3vsLibertyW 2313-3.4+6.0W
4@LouisvilleL 1740-17.5-26.5W
5@OhioL 2035-11.0-7.5L
7vsToledoW 2823+13.1+10.5W
8vsCentral MichiganL 627-7.4-3.0L
9@Kent StateL 2124+13.0+7.5L
10vsBuffaloL 328+0.5-2.5L
11@Eastern MichiganL 2127-3.8-3.0L
13vsAkronL 1619-4.8-2.5L
14@MassachusettsW 4514+12.4+14.0W

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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