Falcons Finish On Short End Of Tight Contest Against Buffalo - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Saturday, October 24

Buffalo, N.Y.

3:30 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

2-6 , 2-2

Buffalo

5-3 , 3-1

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Bowling Green	7	7	7	3	24
Buffalo	7	7	7	10	31

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Bradley Moves Up To Ninth For Single-Season And Career Sack Totals

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Bowling Green State University football team went back and forth with the Buffalo Bulls Saturday (Oct. 24) on the road. The Falcons and Bulls ended each of the first three quarters with a tied score with each team scoring a touchdown each quarter. In the fourth quarter, Buffalo was able to create separation, leading to a 31-24 final score. The Falcons will now shift to facing Western Michigan on the road next weekend.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Bowling Green won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Buffalo elected to receive and will defend the north end.
The Bowling Green defense started strong, forcing a three-and-out on Buffalo's first drive. On BGSU's first drive, Austyn Dendy started with a five-yard carry and a four-yard reception to Nakai Amachree bringing the Falcons a yard short of a first down.
Buffalo tallied the first points of the game, scoring a touchdown at the nine-minute mark of the first quarter for a 1-0 lead.
The Falcons found their answer on the next drive. Bowling Green started the drive with seven straight rushing plays totaling 34 yards. From there, a mix of run and pass plays moved the Falcons downfield. A five-yard rush by Brennan Ridley on an end around pushed Bowling Green into scoring position. Jay Kastantin capped off the 13-play drive with an 18-yard completion to Isaiah Dawson to tie the game.
On their next drive, Bowling Green added another score. A 17-yard pass to Eli Jacon-Duffy moved the Falcons to near midfield. Kastantin stayed hot, later connecting with Trey Johnson for a 40-yard pass down the sideline, the longest reception of Johnson's career. After a review, it was overturned to a touchdown with Johnson passing the pylon for his first BGSU touchdown and a 14-7 BGSU lead.
Buffalo managed to add a touchdown before halftime to tie the game, 14-14.
The Falcons were moving the ball downfield to start the second half, but a tipped ball at the line of scrimmage resulted in a jump ball snagged by Buffalo to change possession.
Myles Bradley soon got the ball back for the Falcons with a strip sack that was recovered by Eriq George and returned to the Buffalo 30 to start the next BGSU drive.
Just four plays later, Kastantin hit Amachree on a wheel route to the end zone for a 13-yard score to reclaim the lead, 21-14.
Buffalo answered on their next drive to knot the score back up, this time at 21-21. The Bulls later added a 31-yard field goal, doinking in off the upright, to move in front 24-21 within the first 10 seconds of the fourth quarter. Another touchdown pushed the Buffalo lead to 31-21 with just over 12 minutes remaining.
After a missed field goal by Buffalo, the Falcons began driving. A 23-yard reception by Jacon-Duffy followed by a 21-yard pass to Leo Kemp moved BGSU down into the red zone. The drive ended with a 26-yard field goal by Travis Kenner to close the gap to 31-24 with 3:33 left, but the score held for the final.

GAME NOTES

Logging a strip sack in the third quarter, Bradley maintained his average of a sack per game, now with eight on the season, tied for ninth in program history for single-season sacks. Bradley is now up to 14 career sacks, currently holding sole possession of ninth in program history.
Jay Kastantin tallied three passing touchdowns for the Falcons, a new season-high for him and the first three-touchdown game for a Falcon since Hunter Najm had three against UMass in the 2025 season finale.
Isaiah Dawson hauled in Bowling Green's first touchdown of the game, marking not only his first score for the Orange and Brown, but his first reception of the season.
Trey Johnson's touchdown in the second quarter marked his first touchdown with the Falcons and the longest reception of his career, going 40 yards.
Kore Thomas finished the game with six tackles, registering a new career-high after previously setting the mark at two earlier this season against Nebraska.
Winn Sharp led the team in receiving with five catches for 50 yards, matching his season-high for receptions after posting five against both South Florida and Miami (OH).

STAT LEADERS

Jay Kastantin: 19-for-27 passing, 217 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 14 carries, 34 rushing yards
Austyn Dendy: 10 carries, 39 rushing yards
Winn Sharp: 5 receptions, 50 receiving yards
Kal-El Pascal: 8 tackles
Dorian Pringle: 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup
Eriq George: 7 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 fumble recovery

UP NEXT

The Falcons will remain on the road for their next game, closing out the month of October against Western Michigan. BGSU and WMU are set for a 12 p.m. kick on Oct. 31 in Kalamazoo.
Bowling Green will return home to Doyt Perry Stadium November 10 for their first MACtion game of the season, hosting Kent State for a 7 p.m. kick.