Week 3: Bowling Green vs Iowa State
Game Information
StageWeek 3
Season2026
KickoffSat, Sep 19, 12:00 pm
VenueJack Trice Stadium
LocationAmes, IA
SurfaceGrass
BroadcastESPNU
Temperature75°F
High / Low75°F / 75°F
Wind Gust12 mph
Precipitation34%
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/12/26 | @  Nebraska | L7-56 | College Football Wk 2 |
| 9/5/26 | vs  Tarleton State | L13-20 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/25/25 | @  Massachusetts | W45-14 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/18/25 | vs  Akron | L16-19 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/8/25 | @  Eastern Michigan | L21-27 | College Football Wk 11 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/12/26 | @  Iowa | L13-16 | College Football Wk 2 |
| 9/5/26 | vs  Southeast Missouri State | W38-10 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | @  Oklahoma State | W20-13 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs  Kansas | W38-14 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/8/25 | @  TCU | W20-17 | College Football Wk 11 |
Division Standings
FBS — Mid-American Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 56 | 79 | 1-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 74 | 31 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
| Akron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 61 | 48 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 44 | 73 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 41 | 50 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 20 | 48 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 36 | 72 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 59 | 66 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 50 | 76 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 83 | 40 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 61 | 27 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Bowling Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 20 | 76 | 0-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
 Sacramento State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 72 | 77 | 1-0 | 0-2 | L1 |
FBS — Big 12 Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 96 | 60 | 2-0 | 1-0 | W3 |
 BYU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 91 | 24 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 96 | 25 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 66 | 34 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
 Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 105 | 10 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 Utah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 109 | 24 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 83 | 31 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 90 | 55 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 60 | 20 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 51 | 26 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
| Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 72 | 44 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 49 | 55 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
| TCU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 73 | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | W1 |
 UCF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 80 | 18 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Houston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 136 | 54 | 2-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 52 | 35 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
About the Game
Bowling Green vs Iowa State is scheduled on September 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, IA. The matchup is part of the 2026 college football regular season.
Coming into the game, Bowling Green is 0-2 and Iowa State is 1-1. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. Live scoring, key plays and team statistics are covered here from kickoff through the final result.
Keep up with Bowling Green vs Iowa State from the scheduled kickoff through the final result. College Football scores and schedule page covers the rest of the league schedule and recent results.
Bowling Green
2nd in MAC
VS
Iowa State
2nd in Big 12
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#15
Dylan Dreasky
#52
Quinn Forsythe
#91
Alex Jenkins
#56
Quillan Jimenez
#17
Jay Kastantin
#30
Ryan Kingston
#12
Jarin Mock
#13
Caleb Moyer
#10
Hunter Najm
#16
Austin Novosad
Offensive Line
#76
Theo Andall
#54
Brody Bolyn
#73
Caden Campbell
#64
MJ Dillard
#65
Gabe Funk
#50
Vincent Giordano
#70
Alex Harris
#59
John Kolarchick
#58
Ethan Kraatz
#75
Maddux Murphy
#66
Zane Panchula
#61
Pete Pendergest
#71
Travis Robertson
#78
Alexis Sanchez
#77
James Thomas Jr.
#53
Masyn Zahursky
Receivers & Backs
#2
Nakai Amachree
#4
Ke'Marion Baldwin
#33
Tristin Blackmon
#80
Ocean Brabbs
#25
Cade Brooks
#20
Marceles Carey
#11
Austin Clay
#89
Blane Cleaver
#6
Isaiah Dawson
#1
Austyn Dendy
#86
Derron Gray Jr.
#82
Maddox Hunstad
#8
Eli Jacon-Duffy
#3
Trey Johnson
#44
Leo Kemp
#85
Reece Little
#21
Carson Lovett
#88
Carsen Melvin
#87
Reddik Pillarelli
#5
Brennan Ridley
#14
Pauly Sadler
#19
Joseph Saffold
Jeremiah Scoby
#18
Winn Sharp
#9
Nick Sowell
#83
Pierce St Geme
#84
Trent Taylor
#47
Kentrell White
#23
Dom Woods
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#56
John Baker IV
#23
Myles Bradley
#90
Bryce Brewster
#88
Selah Brown
#30
Caden Carter
#28
Samuel Dossous
#52
Elijah Durham-Smith
#6
Sanders Ellis
#54
Dior Garner
#5
Eriq George
#50
Jonathan Goins
#20
Darian Hawkins
#95
Jonathan Hendrix
#10
Andrew Hines III
#4
Kade Kostus
#8
Cashmire Lewis
#48
Quentin Lewis
#93
Trent Merrell
#36
Jabari Mitchell
#44
AJ Odom
#17
Jaimion Olverson
#3
Dorian Pringle
#39
Henry Reifschneider
#99
Brendon Rice
#45
Kingston Seals
#96
Cameron Simmons
#55
Timothy Taylor Jr.
#58
Kore Thomas
#57
Dayln White
Defensive Backs
#26
Josira Andrews
#24
DeVenchi Arnold II
#15
D'kyah Banks
#37
Garrison Blair
#1
Drey Braxton
#21
Cedarius Christian
#9
Preston EstoEsta
#32
Rico Garcia
#11
Armhan Hale
#22
Julian Holt
#14
JayT Jackson
#19
Jahai Johnson
#2
JoJo Johnson
#13
Chris Newell Jr.
Kal-El Pascal
#18
Nick Sawyer
#7
Mike Wright III
Other
#95
Carlos Guerra
#12
Travis Kenner
#27
Treyton McKee
#97
Drew Rosick
#40
Ethan Warner
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#16
Wyatt Bohm
#99
Jonah DuPont
#6
Zane Flores
#95
Ethan Gurney
#18
Hudson Kurland
#60
Jacob Lyftogt
#5
Connor Moberly
#1
Jaylen Raynor
#57
Gavin Schieler
#56
Caleb Schmidt
Offensive Line
#56
Colin Amick
#72
Austin Barrett
#55
Trevor Bindel
#74
Gavin Broscious
#78
DeAndre Carter
#52
Kingston Fotualii
#71
Gabriel Greenlee
#64
Brady Harr
#69
Dontrell Holt
#51
Maasai King
#77
Caden Maas
#61
Benji Makelela
#54
Cade Myer
#70
Gavin Proudfoot
#65
Garret Rutledge
#68
Makai Sat
#62
Braden Simonsen
#63
Braden Smith
#79
Jake Taylor
#66
Derek Worden
Receivers & Backs
#7
Salahadin Allah
#44
Wyatt Archer
#17
Jordyn Bailey
#41
Rylan Barnes
#3
Arnold Barnes III
#37
Vince Benetti
#48
Jack Bjorn
#8
Evan Boyd
#84
Drew Byrd
#89
Ty Claiborne
#86
Ray Coffey
#14
Drake DeBaun
#40
Carson Edney
#33
Zach Eskildsen
#21
Aiden Flora
#82
Trevor Fortenberry
#19
Tyler Fortenberry
#20
Caleb Francois
#81
Luke Galer
#12
Braden Goellner
#88
Christian Greenlaw
#10
Cash Hayden
#9
Omari Hayes
#2
Cody Jackson
#25
Easton Miller
#11
Dominic Overby
#4
Carter Pabst
#22
Ryver Peppers
#39
AJ Petersen
Cameron Pettaway
#13
Jamal Polite Jr.
#23
Carson Robbins
#34
Jeffrey Roberts
#85
Keaton Roskop
#87
Jordan Vyborny
#80
Malcolm Watkins
#27
Gabriel Wilson
#83
Sam Zelenovich
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#57
Ajibola Afuye
#96
Chet Andrews
#97
Max Baloun
#13
Kaleb Bilal-Jones
#11
Willie Breland III
#47
Tyler Burnstein
#92
Caden Crawford
#36
Bradley Esser
#8
Tristan Exline
#89
Donovan Fitzmaurice
#55
Jace Gilbert
#34
Beau Goodwin
Zaimir Hawk
#91
Blake Hawkins
#59
Daniel Howard
#93
Jack Janikowski
#94
Jake Jones
#16
Malcolm Jones
#40
Landon Kalsbeck
#99
Bryson Lamb
#50
Jack Limbaugh
#95
Ka'Mori Moore
#90
Jareb Ramos
#7
Sullivan Schlimgen
#31
Montreze Smith Jr.
#12
Ethan Stecker
#98
Malaki Ta'ase
#88
Isaac Terrell
#44
Trey Verdon
#53
Jaden Weaver
#17
Connor Welsch
#10
Carson Willich
Defensive Backs
#2
Braden Awls
#38
Amiri Barnes
#18
David Coffey
#26
Tyrone Cotton III
#35
Tayten Duncan
#21
Duhron Goodman
#4
Micah Harper
#33
Brady Hummel
#32
Angelo Jackson
#3
Seth Johnson
#19
Eddie Lemos
#22
Xavier Martinez
#43
Caden Matson
#42
Matthew McClain
#24
Brody Miller
#5
Beni Ngoyi
#14
Damarius Russell
#29
Toe Sanders
#9
Jaheim Singletary
#20
Trillion Sorrell
#6
Drew Surges
#1
Keyon Washington
Other
#93
Greg Hubbard
#97
Kyle Konrardy
#98
Adlai Lounsbury
#94
Chase Smith
Bowling Green
2nd in MAC
VS
Iowa State
2nd in Big 12
Passing
73.9
Completion Percentage
52.8
34
Completions
19
2.20
Interception Percentage
0.00
1
Interceptions
0
29
Longest Pass
45
346
Net Passing Yards
312
173.0
Net Passing Yards Per Game
156.0
46
Passing Attempts
36
2.20
Passing Touchdown %
8.30
1
Passing Touchdowns
3
139.7
Passer Rating
153.4
2
Total Sacks
1
12
Sack Yards Lost
2
7.5
Yards Per Pass Attempt
8.7
346
Passing Yards
312
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
2
Team Games Played
2
267.5
Yards Per Game
279.0
10.0
Total Points Per Game
25.5
20
Total Points
51
2
Total Touchdowns
6
173.0
Passing Yards Per Game
156.0
34-46
Comp-Att
19-36
2-12
Sacks-Yards Lost
1-2
Rushing
69
Rushing Attempts
65
189
Rushing Yards
246
2.7
Yards Per Rush Attempt
3.8
17
Long Rushing
34
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
1
Rushing Touchdowns
3
94.5
Rushing Yards Per Game
123.0
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
9
Rushing 1st downs
10
2
Team Games Played
2
535
Total Yards
558
117
Total Offensive Plays
102
10.0
Total Points Per Game
25.5
20
Total Points
51
2
Total Touchdowns
6
Receiving
34
Receptions
19
0
Receiving Targets
0
346
Receiving Yards
312
346
Receiving Yards
312
1
Receiving Touchdowns
3
29
Long Reception
45
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
173.0
Receiving Yards Per Game
156.0
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
177
Receiving Yards After Catch
108
19
Receiving First Downs
11
2
Team Games Played
2
10.2
Yards Per Reception
16.4
10.0
Total Points Per Game
25.5
20
Total Points
51
2
Total Touchdowns
6
Miscellaneous
30
Total 1st downs
24
9
Rushing 1st downs
10
19
Passing 1st downs
11
2
1st downs by penalty
3
8
Third Down Conversions
8
25
Third Down Attempts
23
32.00
3rd down %
34.78
2
Fourth Down Conversions
0
3
First Downs Attempts
0
66.67
4th down %
0.00
15
Total Penalties
10
114
Total Penalty Yards
85
1904
Possession Time Seconds
1605
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
2
Total Takeaways
2
4
Total Giveaways
1
-2
Turnover Ratio
1
8-25
3rd down efficiency
8-23
2-3
4th down efficiency
0-0
15-114
Total-Yards
10-85
Defense
62
Solo Tackles
77
70
Assist Tackles
62
132
Total Tackles
139
2
Sacks
6
3
Sack Yards
62
13
Stuffs
17
0
Passes Defended
0
0.0
Average Interception Yards
0.0
0
Long Interception
0
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
4
Tackles For Loss
11
2
Team Games Played
2
Defensive Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
0
Interception Yards
0
0
Interception Touchdowns
0
1-0
INT: Total
1-0
General
4
Fumbles
1
1
Forced Fumbles
2
0
Fumbles Recovered
0
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
2
Games Played
2
4-3
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
Returning
6
Kick Returns
1
88
Kick Return Yards
26
14.7
Yards Per Kick Return
26.0
20
Long Kick Return
26
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Returns
3
0
Punt Return Yards
33
0.0
Yards Per Punt Return
11.0
0
Long Punt Return
36
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
2
Team Games Played
2
0-0
Punt: Total
3-33
Kicking
2
Field Goal Made
3
2
Field Goal Attempts
3
100.0
Field Goal Percentage
100.0
40
Long Field Goal Made
51
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
1
1
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
1
1
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
1
2
Extra Points Made
6
2
Extra Point Attempts
6
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
1
1
Field Goals Made 30-39
1
1
Field Goals Made 40-49
0
0
Field Goals Made 50+
1
8
Total Kicking Points
15
2
Team Games Played
2
0
Touchback Percentage
100
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
2-2
FG: Good-Attempts
3-3
Punting
10
Punts
12
402
Punt Yards
496
54
Long Punt
58
40.2
Gross Average Punt Yards
41.3
40.2
Net Average Punt Yards
41.3
0
Punts Blocked
0
2
Punts Inside 20
4
1
Touchbacks
0
2
Fair Catches
6
6
Punt Returns
3
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
2
Team Games Played
2
10-402
Punt: Total Yards
12-496
Scoring
1
Rushing Touchdowns
3
1
Receiving Touchdowns
3
0
Return Touchdowns
0
2
Total Touchdowns
6
2
Field Goals
3
2
Kick Extra Points
6
0
Total Two Point Conversions
0
20
Total Points
51
10.0
Total Points Per Game
25.5