Wk 2 · 2026
Bowling Green Falcons at Nebraska Cornhuskers — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE), Lincoln, NE
· FS1 FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:00pET
NEB -30.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings opened -25.5 · 5 toward NEB
Ratings differential NEB by 32.2
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Bowling Green form
W 38-10vs SACW 24-20at M-OHL 6-14vs USFL 7-55at ISUL 7-56at NEB
2026 season
Nebraska form
L 17-20vs IUW 48-23vs MDW 31-13at MSUW 34-7vs UNDW 56-7vs BGSU
2026 season
Bowling Green this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Nebraska this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Nebraska leads 1–0 · Nebraska won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
49.0 points toward Nebraska
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-12 | Bowling Green 7 — 56 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
Bowling Green leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jay Kastantin QB #17 | 83/128, 870 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Austin Novosad QB #16 | 1/5, -1 YDS | |
| Rushing | Austyn Dendy RB #1 | 62 CAR, 185 YDS, 1 TD |
| Nakai Amachree RB #2 | 33 CAR, 113 YDS | |
| Ke'Marion Baldwin RB #4 | 12 CAR, 50 YDS | |
| Receiving | Winn Sharp WR #18 | 15 REC, 217 YDS, 1 TD |
| Jeremiah Scoby TE #0 | 18 REC, 182 YDS | |
| Brennan Ridley WR #5 | 19 REC, 167 YDS | |
| Eli Jacon-Duffy TE #8 | 14 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Dorian Pringle LB #3 | 49 |
| Kal-El Pascal S #0 | 38 | |
| Preston EstoEsta S #9 | 29 | |
| Sacks | Myles Bradley DE #23 | 6.5 |
| Eriq George DE #5 | 3 | |
| Cashmire Lewis LB #8 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | JoJo Johnson CB #2 | 1 |
| Drey Braxton DB #1 | 1 |
Nebraska leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 94/143, 1142 YDS, 13 TD, 2 INT |
| TJ Lateef QB #14 | 8/11, 82 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jamal Rule RB #25 | 42 CAR, 333 YDS, 5 TD |
| Mekhi Nelson RB #35 | 56 CAR, 266 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 38 CAR, 249 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Kwazi Gilmer WR #11 | 29 REC, 387 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jacory Barney Jr. WR #2 | 18 REC, 233 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Mekhi Nelson RB #35 | 8 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Luke Lindenmeyer TE #44 | 12 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Owen Chambliss LB #33 | 26 |
| Dwayne McDougle III S #26 | 24 | |
| Jamir Conn DB #13 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Jahsear Whittington DL #44 | 2.5 |
| Riley Van Poppel DL #5 | 2 | |
| Williams Nwaneri EDGE #96 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Owen Chambliss LB #33 | 1 |
| Dwayne McDougle III S #26 | 1 | |
| Donovan Jones DB #37 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.