College Football
#137

Bowling Green Falcons

Mid-American · 2-5

Doyt L. Perry Stadium · 24,000 seats

Bowling Green Falcons rank #137 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.087 points per play (Elo 1375), a 2-5 record in the Mid-American, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.087
#137 in FBS
Offense
-0.053
higher is better
Defense
+0.034
lower is better
SOS
+0.001
mean opp. rating
Elo
1375
Off EPA/play
-0.067
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.038
lower is better
Off success
-0.008
Def success
+0.023
Off explosive
-0.015
Def explosive
+0.002
Rush EPA
-0.082
offense
Pass EPA
-0.060
offense
Pts / drive
1.81
9.3 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.11
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

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-0.065

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.074

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.009

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining46%

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

Returning production-6%

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

Recruiting talent-0.76σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-8.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

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

0.00-0.09Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsTarleton StateL 13–20———
2@NebraskaL 7–56———
3@Iowa StateL 7–55———
4vsSouth FloridaL 6–14———
5@Miami (OH)W 24–20———
6vsSacramento StateW 38–10———
7vsBall StateL 31–32———
8@BuffaloOct 24———
9@Western MichiganOct 31———
11vsKent StateNov 11———
12@ToledoNov 21———
13vsMassachusettsNov 28———