Falcons Fall To Western Michigan Saturday In Kalamazoo - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Saturday, October 31

Kalamazoo, Mich.

12 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

2-7 , 2-3

Western Michigan

6-3 , 4-1

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Bowling Green	7	3	0	0	10
Western Michigan	7	7	3	6	23

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Kentrell White Touchdown vs. Western Michigan -- Oct. 31, 2026

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Myles Bradley Increases Sack Total With MAC-Leading Ninth

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University football team struck first against the Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday (Oct. 31) in Kalamazoo. On the first BGSU offensive drive, Jay Kastantin found Kentrell White for a seven-yard score and a Bowling Green lead. From there, the game became a defensive battle with a 14-10 score at the half, favoring WMU, including a career-long 48-yard field goal from Travis Kenner. The Broncos added a trio of field goals in the third and fourth quarters, the only points of the half, to push the score to the 23-10 final against the Broncos. The Falcons will shift to an abbreviated bye week with 10 days between games, moving to MACtion with Kent State visiting the Doyt on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half. Western Michigan opted to receive the opening kick with Bowling Green defending the south end zone.
On the first drive of the game, Bowling Green's defense produced a three-and-out, holding the Broncos to just seven yards on their first drive.
For the Orange and Brown, the Falcons moved the ball down field with multiple first downs on their opening offensive drive, including a 19-yard completion from Jay Kastantin to Eli Jacon-Duffy. The drive was capped off with a seven-yard reception by Kentrell White in the end zone for a 7-0 Bowling Green lead.
After a punt from each team, Western Michigan answered with an 82-yard rushing touchdown to tie the game at 7-7 with the score holding to the end of the first quarter.
The Broncos added a score in the second quarter to push their lead to 14-7.
With just under five minutes remaining in the half, Pringle registered a strip sack with Kade Kostus recovering to give the Falcons possession in plus territory.
Later in the half, the Falcons got the ball with 1:04 remaining. Kastantin started off with an 11-yard pass to Brennan Ridley then a 17-yard pass to Jacon-Duffy. A 20-yard scramble for Kastantin later in the drive moved the Falcons into field goal range. Travis Kenner ended the half with a career-long 48-yard field goal to narrow the gap to 14-10 at the midway point.
Western Michigan tallied the first score of the second half with a 32-yard field goal to push the score to 17-10.
Bowling Green worked their way downfield on the following drive. Chunk plays from Kastantin on a 22-yard rush and Ridley on a 24-yard catch moved the Falcons into plus-territory. However, a missed field goal kept the score at 17-10, holding to the end of the third.
A 50-yard field goal for Western Michigan in the early fourth quarter extended their score lead to 20-10.
With nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, D'kyah Banks forced a fumble that was recovered by Andrew Hines III to grant Bowling Green possession.
With 15 seconds remaining in the game, Western Michigan added a 46-yard field goal for a 23-10 final score.

GAME NOTES

Myles Bradley tallied a sack in the game, continuing his stretch of averaging a sack per game with nine this season. Bradley's total is now tied for sixth in program history for a single season. As for his career, Bradley is up to 15 sacks, tied for eighth in program history.
Scoring on the first BGSU drive of the game, Kentrell White logged his first career touchdown with the Falcons. White's first quarter score marked the first time this season BGSU has scored on their opening drive.
Dorian Pringle forced a fumble for the Falcons late in the first half, his first forced fumble of the season and second of his career while also marking his first career full sack. Kade Kostus recovered, his first of the season.
Pringle finished the game with a team-leading 12 tackles, including seven solo, while adding 1.5 tackles for loss on top of the strip sack.
Josira Andrews registered seven tackles for the Falcons, matching his career-high for the second time this season after posting seven against Ball State as well. Andrews added a tackle for loss, his first full TFL of his career.
In the second half, D'kyah Banks logged the first forced fumble of his career with Andrew Hines III recovery, his second career recovery and first of the season.
Jaimion Olverson added a sack in the game for the Falcons as well, the first of his Bowling Green career.
Before halftime, Travis Kenner drilled a 48-yard field goal for the Falcons, the longest of his career, surpassing a 40-yarder against Tarleton State in the season opener.
Dior Garner recorded a season-high six tackles in the game for the Falcons, bettering his previous high of three against Sacramento State earlier this season.

STAT LEADERS

Jay Kastantin: 20-for-31 passing, 149 passing yards, 10 carries, 41 rushing yards, 1 touchdown
Nakai Amachree: 11 carries, 61 rushing yards, 3 receptions, 17 receiving yards
Eli Jacon-Duffy: 4 receptions, 41 receiving yards
Dorian Pringle: 12 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Josira Andrews: 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
Myles Bradley: 4 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack