The 2023 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by fifth-year head coach Scot Loeffler and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Bowling Green Falcons football team drew an average home attendance of 13,462 in 2023.

The Bowling Green Falcons competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the regular season 7–5 and 5–3 in conference play securing their first winning season since 2015. They played Minnesota in the Quick Lane Bowl, where they lost 24–30.

Preseason Preseason coaches poll On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish fourth in the East.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

At Liberty

Eastern Illinois

At Michigan

Ohio

At Georgia Tech

At Miami (OH)

At Buffalo

Akron

Ball State

At Kent State

Toledo

At Western Michigan

vs Minnesota

Statistics Final Statistics through December 26, 2023 Individual Leaders

Passing Passing statistics NAME GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Connor Bazelak 11 11 6–5 168 278 60.3 1,935 12 7 128.1 Camden Orth 12 2 1–1 39 68 57.4 486 5 5 126.9 Hayden Timosciek 2 0 0–0 6 10 60.0 33 0 2 47.7 Totals 13 13 7–6 213 357 59.7 2,454 17 14 125.3

Rushing Rushing statistics NAME GP Att Yds Avg Lng TD Terion Stewart 9 125 762 6.1 54 8 Camden Orth 12 67 208 3.1 18 5 Taron Keith 12 66 390 5.9 40 4 Connor Bazelak 11 44 -82 -1.9 17 2 Jaison Patterson 13 35 128 3.7 20 1 Pasean Wimberly 13 22 124 5.6 42 1 Jamal Johnson 11 15 96 6.4 32 0 Harold Fannin Jr. 11 14 41 2.9 15 0 Nick Mosley 4 8 56 7.0 23 0 Lucian Anderson III 3 8 28 3.5 9 1 Hayden Timosciek 2 4 2 0.5 2 0 Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim 13 3 6 2.0 5 0 Trimaine Brown Jr. 4 2 6 3.0 4 0 Jhaylin Embry 13 2 5 2.5 5 0 Jackson Kleather 10 1 17 17.0 17 0 Odieu Hiliare 13 1 12 12.0 12 0 Chris Edmonds 2 1 5 5.0 5 0 Totals 13 429 1,788 4.2 54 22

Receiving Receiving statistics NAME GP Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Odieu Hiliare 13 45 532 11.8 46 4 Harold Fannin Jr. 11 44 623 14.2 56 6 Taron Keith 12 44 457 10.4 58 3 Austin Osborne 13 29 302 10.4 42 0 Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim 13 20 220 11.0 33 2 Finn Hogan 10 11 163 14.8 50 1 Levi Gazarek 13 6 35 5.8 15 0 Jaison Patterson 13 4 23 5.8 17 0 Andrew Bench 13 3 20 6.7 10 0 Jamal Johnson 11 3 13 4.3 8 0 Jaylon Tillman 13 2 37 18.5 35 1 Terion Stewart 9 1 27 27.0 27 0 Jhaylin Embry 13 1 2 2.0 2 0 Totals 13 213 2,454 11.5 58 17

Special teams Kicking statistics NAME GP FGM FGA Pct 0–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ Lng XPM XPA Pct Pts Alan Anaya 13 13 18 72.2 0–0 4–4 6–8 3–5 0–1 42 43 43 100.0 82 Totals 13 13 18 72.2 0–0 4–4 6–8 3–5 0–1 42 43 43 100.0 82

Kickoff statistics NAME GP Num Yds Avg Lng TB OB Jack Sauder 13 62 3,626 58.5 65 10 2 Jackson Kleather 10 3 127 42.3 57 0 0 Alan Anaya 13 2 125 62.5 65 0 0 Totals 13 67 3,878 57.9 65 10 2

Punting statistics NAME GP Punts Yds Avg Lng TB I–20 50+ FC Blk Jackson Kleather 10 33 1,296 39.3 63 2 13 1 11 0 Sami Sir 4 17 659 38.8 50 1 3 2 6 0 Totals 13 50 1,955 39.1 63 3 16 3 17 0

Returns Punt return statistics NAME Ret Yds Avg Lng FC TD Jhaylin Embry 17 110 6.5 40 11 0 Pasean Wimberly 0 18 0.0 0 0 1 Totals 17 128 7.5 40 11 1

Kick return statistics NAME Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Jhaylin Embry 12 249 20.8 58 0 Taron Keith 7 154 22.0 47 0 Jaison Patterson 2 42 21.0 25 0 Jaylon Tillman 1 14 14.0 14 0 Charles Rosser 1 3 3.0 3 0 Totals 23 462 20.1 58 0

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