Bowling Green, Western Michigan Set For Halloween Clash In Kalamazoo Saturday

Saturday, Oct. 31 \| 12 p.m. \| Waldo Stadium \| Kalamazoo, Mich.

	BOWLING GREEN FALCONS (2-6, 2-2 MAC)	at	WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (5-3, 3-1 MAC)

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University football team will remain on the road to conclude the month of October, taking on the Western Michigan Broncos in Kalamazoo. The Falcons and Broncos are scheduled for a 12 p.m. kickoff on CBS Sports Network on Saturday (Oct. 31) for a Halloween matchup inside Waldo Stadium. The game will mark the final road Saturday game of the season for BGSU with their final road contest after Western Michigan being the Battle of I-75 on Friday, Nov. 20.

Bowling Green vs. Western Michigan

Bowling Green and Western Michigan will be meeting for the 59th time in program history with BGSU holding the all-time advantage, 35-20-3.
The Falcons hold the advantage against WMU no matter the location, being 18-10-2 when hosting Western Michigan and 17-10-1 when visiting Kalamazoo.
Bowling Green has won the last three matchups against Western Michigan, dating back to 2022, including a 34-10 victory during the last trip to Kalamazoo in 2023.

Wrapping Up The Road Trip

Bowling Green State University will play on the road for the second consecutive week, marking the team's final road Saturday game of the season.
With four games left in the season, the Falcons have only one road game remaining after Western Michigan, being a Friday night matchup against Toledo in the Battle of I-75 on Nov. 20.
The Falcons will be seeking their fourth-straight win over Western Michigan, which would mark the longest winning streak for BGSU over WMU since taking five straight from 1982-86.

Five Top Storylines

The Bowling Green defense has registered a forced fumble in three straight games, as well as five over the last five games. As a team, the Falcons have recovered six fumbles this season, ranking second in the MAC and 14th in the nation. Additionally, the Falcons have returned two of the fumbles for touchdowns, tying of the MAC lead and seventh in the nation for defensive touchdowns this year with two.
Jay Kastantin posted a season-high three passing touchdowns against Buffalo while registering his third straight game with a completion percentage north of 70-percent. Kastantin is now second in the MAC and 31st in the nation for completion percentage (67.0-percent).
Myles Bradley added another sack to his season total against Buffalo, giving him eight on the season through eight games. Averaging 1.00 sacks per game, Bradley is ranked fourth in the nation and is tied for the MAC lead. He's also ninth on both the BGSU single-season sack list and the BGSU career sack list (14).
Bowling Green has worked to move the ball around offensively. Against Buffalo, nine different receivers were targeted with all nine hauling in at least once reception. Additionally, the Falcons had six different rushers in the game, including Kastantin's team-leading 14 carries.
The Falcons are allowing just 168.4 passing yards per game this season, ranking 14th in the nation and first in the MAC in passing defense.

Bradley Moving Up Program's All-Time Lists

Against South Florida, Myles Bradley recorded 4.5 sacks for the Falcons, marking what is believed to be a program record and tied for seventh in MAC history.
The total marked the most by a Falcon since Chris Jones had 3.5 against Central Michigan on Oct. 30, 2010.
Bradley's sacks aided in the Falcons registering six over the course of the game, the most for BGSU in a game since logging six against Central Michigan on Oct. 22, 2022.
Entering the game against Bowling Green, South Florida had allowed just one sack through their first three games of the season.
This year, Bradley is averaging 1.00 sacks per game, ranking first in the MAC and fourth in the nation.
For his BGSU career, Bradley now has 14 sacks, holding sole possession of ninth in program history.
As for season totals, Bradley has eight sacks this year, tied for ninth in program history for single-season sacks.

Connecting With Kastantin

In his Bowling Green debut, Jay Kastantin put up impressive numbers in the completion percentage department. Kastantin completed 24 of his 30 passes for an 80-percent mark.
Kastantin targeted eight different players in the game, connecting with five of them for the 24 completions, but none more than Jeremiah Scoby who he hit 10 times on 11 targets.
In the MAC opener against Miami (OH), Kastantin produced the first 300-yard passing game by a Falcon since 2024, throwing for 305 yards against the RedHawks.
Kastantin added a pair of touchdown passes in the game against Miami (OH), his first multi-touchdown game as a Falcon.
Kastantin tallied a three touchdown game against Buffalo, the team's first three-passing touchdown game of the season.
Finding his rhythm, Kastantin has produced three straight games with a passing completion percentage north of 70-percent. He tallied a 73.3-percent mark against Sacramento State before 70.8-percent against Ball State and 70.4-percent at Buffalo.
With a 67.0-percent mark for the season, Kastantin is currently second in the MAC behind only UMass' William Watson III (69.6-percent) while ranking 31st in the country.

A Week Of Firsts In Buffalo

Against Buffalo, the Bowling Green receiver corps saw a slew of firsts for the season, including touchdowns from Isaiah Dawson and Trey Johnson.
Johnson's score marked the first of his BGSU career, coming on a 40-yard reception that counted as a touchdown after a review.
Additionally, Isaiah Dawson hauled in his first reception of the season and his first as a Falcon, taking it 18 yards to the end zone for what counted as BGSU's first score against the Bulls.
In total, nine different Falcons caught passes against Buffalo with each receiver that received at least one target hauling in at least one reception.

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