Bowling Green
MAC · 0–2 · MRI Classic #137
Power-21.0#132 of 138
Résumé-1.08#209 · wins above average
Movement-4down from #128 last week
Worst lossTarleton State (13–20)
Schedule faced-12.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-8.2 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Tarleton State FCS | L 13–20 | +17.9 | -24.9 |
| 2 | at | Nebraska | L 7–56 | -35.6 | -13.4 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at | Iowa State | -36.7 | 1% |
| 4 | vs | USF | -25.6 | 6% |
| 5 | at | Miami (OH) | -19.4 | 12% |
| 6 | vs | Sacramento State | +0.4 | 51% |
| 7 | vs | Ball State | +3.7 | 59% |
| 8 | at | Buffalo | -7.3 | 33% |
| 9 | at | Western Michigan | -27.8 | 5% |
| 11 | vs | Kent State | +7.9 | 68% |
Season by season
Best finish: #21 in 2015. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 of 136 | 4–8 | -13.50 | Power |
| 2024 | 76 of 134 | 7–6 | -2.31 | Power |
| 2023 | 91 of 133 | 7–6 | -6.04 | Power |
| 2022 | 124 of 131 | 6–7 | -17.34 | Power |
| 2021 | 124 of 130 | 4–8 | -20.89 | Power |
| 2020 | 128 of 128 | 0–5 | -31.78 | Power |
| 2019 | 127 of 130 | 3–9 | -73.61 | MRI |
| 2018 | 122 of 130 | 3–9 | -49.56 | MRI |
| 2017 | 114 of 130 | 2–10 | -31.68 | MRI |
| 2016 | 110 of 128 | 4–8 | -25.41 | MRI |
| 2015 | 21 of 128 | 10–4 | 66.54 | MRI |
| 2014 | 87 of 128 | 8–6 | 2.26 | MRI |
| 2013 | 23 of 126 | 10–4 | 63.34 | MRI |
| 2012 | 55 of 124 | 8–5 | 33.41 | MRI |
| 2011 | 90 of 120 | 5–7 | -3.55 | MRI |
| 2010 | 111 of 120 | 2–10 | -38.63 | MRI |
| 2009 | 48 of 120 | 7–6 | 30.90 | MRI |
| 2008 | 56 of 120 | 6–6 | 27.81 | MRI |
| 2007 | 72 of 120 | 8–5 | 16.66 | MRI |
| 2006 | 84 of 119 | 4–8 | 1.90 | MRI |
| 2005 | 56 of 119 | 6–5 | 32.24 | MRI |
| 2004 | 21 of 117 | 9–3 | 70.14 | MRI |
| 2003 | 25 of 117 | 11–3 | 64.36 | MRI |