Division I · Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green State University Football
Bowling Green, OH · the Falcons · Bowling Green State University overview
108
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 105
$11M
Team budget
53rd percentile in Division I
$101,710
Per roster spot
median $79,762
13
Coaches
1 head · 12 assistant
947
APR
95% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bowling Green State University fields a football team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 108 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 12 assistants. Team expenses were $10,984,685, above the median of $9.1M — $101,710 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 947, about the median of 964, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,020,679 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,640 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#123Team budgetof 261 · Division I#108Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#223Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#203APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster108 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 12 assistant
- Team expenses$10,984,685 for the year
- Operating expenses$261,012 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$101,710 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate947 multi-year; 950 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,020,679 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,640 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$782,806 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie George head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →14,014undergraduates · 17,027 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 18,629 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1230
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Football
Full picture →108on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105108
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate947
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $10,984,685 $101,710 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 12 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,020,679
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $782,806
Cost
Full picture →$20,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,390 in-state · $21,378 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in education · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bowling Green State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Football program108 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,987 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 14,014Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 20 | 122 | $13M | 983 | 95% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 22 | 130 | $2.5M | — | 86% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 30 | 154 | $2.1M | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 30 | 150 | $642k | — | 68% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 151 | $402k | — | 61% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 42 | 177 | $566k | — | 68% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 43 | 126 | $743k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 119 | $11M | 976 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 63 | 139 | $62M | 980 | 18% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 73 | 232 | $812k | — | 85% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 74 | 118 | $2.5M | — | 82% |
Other football programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 13 over cap | 118 | $14M | $119,474 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 6 over cap | 111 | $13M | $120,892 | 938 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 17 over cap | 122 | $13M | $103,477 | 983 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 17 over cap | 122 | $12M | $95,151 | 972 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 8 over cap | 113 | $11M | $100,968 | 948 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 14 over cap | 119 | $11M | $93,106 | 976 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 3 over cap | 108 | $11M | $101,710 | 947 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 50 over cap | 155 | $10M | $65,329 | 959 | vs | |
| Ball State University 15 over cap | 120 | $8M | $66,583 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Akron 5 over cap | 110 | $7.6M | $69,371 | 945 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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