2024 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2024 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMax Warner (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGreg Nosal (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorSteve Morrison (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorSammy Lawanson (2nd season)
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Akron   0 0     0 0  
Ball State   0 0     0 0  
Bowling Green   0 0     0 0  
Buffalo   0 0     0 0  
Central Michigan   0 0     0 0  
Eastern Michigan   0 0     0 0  
Kent State   0 0     0 0  
Miami (OH)   0 0     0 0  
Northern Illinois   0 0     0 0  
Ohio   0 0     0 0  
Toledo   0 0     0 0  
Western Michigan   0 0     0 0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of August 26, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Bowling Green Falcons football team will represent Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons are led by Scot Loeffler in his sixth year as the head coach. The Falcons will play home games at Doyt Perry Stadium, located in Bowling Green, Ohio.[1]

Preseason

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Preseason polls

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Coaches Poll

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On July 19, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish tied for third in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.[2][3]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Miami 119 (9)
2 Toledo 109 (3)
T3 Bowling Green 92
T3 Northern Illinois 92
5 Ohio 81
6 Eastern Michigan 64
7 Western Michigan 60
8 Central Michigan 59
9 Ball State 42
10 Buffalo 37
11 Akron 24
12 Kent State 13
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Miami 10
2 Toledo 2

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 297:00 p.m.Fordham*ESPN+
September 712:00 p.m.at Penn State*BTN
September 217:30 p.m.at Texas A&M*SECN+/ESPN+
September 285:00 p.m.Old Dominiondagger*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
October 5at Akron
October 12Northern Illinois
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
October 19Kent State
October 26at Toledo
November 57:30 p.m./8:00 p.m.at Central MichiganESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
November 127:00 p.m.Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 23at Ball State
November 2912:00 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPNU/CBSSN

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Offseason

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Transfers

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Source:[5][6][7]

Outgoing
Player Position Destination
Andrew Bench TE South Alabama
Davion Daniels DB Slippery Rock
Cashius Howell EDGE Texas A&M
Jalen Huskey CB Maryland
Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim WR LA Tech
Ta'ron Keith RB Western Kentucky
Incoming
Player Position Transferred From
Ja'Corey Benjamin DB Texas Southern
CJ Brown DB Northern Illinois
Justin Eklund LB San Jose State
RJ Garcia II WR Kansas State
Malcom Johnson Jr. WR Auburn
Zach Long K Troy
Nick Reimer OL Merrimack
Edward Rhambo DB Northern Arizona

Roster

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2024 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 0 Harold Fannin Jr. Jr
WR 1 Malcom Johnson Jr. Sr
WR 2 RJ Garcia II Jr
QB 3 Lucian Anderson III  Fr
RB 4 Terion Stewart Jr
WR 5 Jaylon Tillman Sr
RB 6 Jamal Johnson Sr
QB 7 Connor Bazelak Sr
QB 8 Baron May Jr
TE 9 Isaac Hill Fr
TE 10 Levi Gazarek Sr
WR 11 Finn Hogan Jr
QB 12 Camden Orth Sr
WR 13 Cynceir McNeal  Fr
QB 14 Jonny Sorensen Fr
WR 15 Caleb Goodloe Fr
WR 16 Rahkeem Smith Jr
WR 17 Trey Johnson So
WR 18 Winn Sharp Fr
WR 19 Shawn Thigpen  Fr
RB 20 Justin Pegues Jr
RB 21 Chris Edmonds  Fr
RB 22 Nakai Amachree Fr
RB 23 Jaden Copening Fr
RB 24 Bryce DeFalco  Fr
RB 25 Mar'Kel Porter  Fr
RB 26 Cameron Pettaway Fr
RB 28 Jaison Patterson Sr
RB 30 PaSean Wimberly Sr
OT 50 Alex Wollschlaeger Sr
OT 51 Dillon Robinson Fr
OT 52 Nick Reimer Sr
OT 53 Billie Roberts Sr
C 54 Brody Bolyn  Fr
OT 55 Tunde Fatukasi Sr
G 57 Alex Padgett Jr
C 65 Jake Burns Sr
OT 70 Alex Harris Fr
OT 71 Rico Steele Fr
C/OG 72 Cade Zimmerly Jr
OT 75 Nate Pabst Jr
G 77 James Thomas Jr.  Fr
TE 80 Ocean Brabbs Fr
TE 81 Eliijah Boyd Jr
TE 82 Eli Jacon-Duffy Fr
WR 83 Pierce St Geme Fr
WR 84 Dom Grguric Jr
TE 85 Caden Campbell Fr
TE 86 Ian Drummond Sr
WR 87 Jared Merk  Fr
TE 88 Jacob Harris  Fr
TE 89 Blane Cleaver Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 0 Darius McClendon Sr
CB 1 Jordan Oladokun Sr
ILB 2 Brock Horne Sr
ILB 4 Joseph Sipp Jr. Jr
CB 4 Edward Rhambo So
DL 5 Anthony Hawkins Sr
S 6 CJ Brown Jr
CB 7 Jacorey Benjamin Sr
S 8 Trent Simms Sr
S 9 Darius Lorfils Jr
ILB 10 Donny Stephens Jr
OLB 11 Demetrius Hardamon Sr
S 12 Tracy Revels  Jr
OLB 13 Charles Rosser Sr
OLB 15 Avi McGary Sr
DL 16 Chace Davis Sr
DL 17 Bam Booker So
CB 18 Jalen Burton Sr
OLB 19 Alijah Williams  Fr
S 20 TJ Nelson Fr
CB 21 Todd Bumphis Sr
CB 22 Kal-El Pascal Fr
OLB 23 Myles Bradley So
OLB 24 Justin Eklund So
OLB 27 Coleman Teasdale  Fr
S 28 Victor Vazquez Jr
ILB 30 Dorian Pringle Fr
S 31 D'kyah Banks Fr
S 32 Patrick Day Sr
DL 33 Jordan Porter Sr
OLB 34 Elias Owens Fr
ILB 36 Jabari Mitchell  Fr
DL 38 Dierre Kelly Sr
ILB 39 Henry Reifschneider Fr
S 41 Josira Andrews Fr
ILB 42 Chris Williams Sr
DL 43 Martreece Dillard Fr
ILB 44 David Afogho  Fr
ILB 46 Devin Taborn Fr
DL 55 Evan Branch-Haynes Jr
DL 56 Ian van der Merwe So
DL 57 Dayln White  Fr
DL 60 Dontrez Brown Sr
DL 90 Davonte Miles So
DL 95 Joe Shimko Fr
DL 98 Malik Moses Fr
DL 99 Ali Saad Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 Jackson Kleather So
P 19 John Henderson Jr
PK 40 Ethan Warner So
LS 41 Quillan Jimenez  Fr
K 46 Zach Long Jr
LS 47 George Carlson Jr
PK 85 Travis Kenner  Fr
K 98 Alan Anaya Jr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve MorrisonCo-Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers
  • Sammy Lawanson – Co-Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers
  • Greg Nosal – Co-Offensive Coordinator / Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line
  • Max Warner – Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
  • Alex BayerSpecial Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends
  • Erik CampbellPassing Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers
  • Derrick Jackson – Defensive Pass Game Coordinator / Secondary
  • Robert Armand – Assistant Coach / Cornerbacks
  • Cornell Brown Assistant Coach / Defensive Line
  • Brian White – Assistant Coach / Running Backs
  • Kevin Tolbert – Head Football Sports Performance Coach
  • Brandon Palidar – Associate Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • Grant Strock – Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Brady Thomas – Defensive Quality Control
  • Johnny Caughman – Defensive Quality Control
  • Jack McCarthy – Offensive Quality Control

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 20,2024

Game summaries

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vs Fordham Rams

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Fordham Rams (0–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: August 29, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Fordham Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Fordham Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Penn State Nittany Lions

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Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 000
Nittany Lions 0 0 000

at Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Bowling Green Penn State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Penn State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Texas A&M Aggies

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Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 000
Aggies 0 0 000

at Kyle FieldCollege Station, Texas

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Bowling Green Texas A&M
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Old Dominion Monarchs

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Old Dominion Monarchs (0–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Monarchs 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: September 28, 2024
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Old Dominion Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Akron Zips

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Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Akron Zips (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 000
Zips 0 0 000

at InfoCision StadiumAkron, Ohio

  • Date: October 5, 2024
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Bowling Green Akron
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Akron Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Northern Illinois Huskies

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Northern Illinois Huskies (0–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: October 12, 2024
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Northern Illinois Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Kent State Golden Flashes

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Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: October 19, 2024
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Kent State Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Toledo Rockets

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Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Toledo Rockets (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 000
Rockets 0 0 000

at Glass BowlToledo, Ohio

  • Date: October 26, 2024
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Bowling Green Toledo
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Toledo Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Central Michigan Chippewas

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Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 000
Chippewas 0 0 000

at Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, Michigan

  • Date: November 5, 2024
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Bowling Green Central Michigan
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Central Michigan Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Western Michigan Broncos

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Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: November 12, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Western Michigan Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Michigan Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Ball State Cardinals

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Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Ball State Cardinals (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 000
Cardinals 0 0 000

at Scheumann StadiumMuncie, Indiana

  • Date: November 23, 2024
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Bowling Green Ball State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ball State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Miami RedHawks

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Miami RedHawks (0–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
RedHawks 0 0 000
Falcons 0 0 000

at Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, Ohio

  • Date: November 29, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Miami (OH) Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (OH) Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Football Coaching Staff". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Miami Selected as Favorites in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked 2nd, BGSU 3rd". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Bowling Green Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons 2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Bowling Green Football Transfer Portal". on3.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Transfer Tracker". rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2024.