Bowling Green State University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
vs
Tarleton State
Sep 5 (Sat)
12 p.m.
Jersey Number 1
Austyn Dendy
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pine Bluff, Ark.
- High School:
- Pine Bluff HS
- Prev School:
- Missouri
 |
Bowling Green |
Career Highlights
- 2026 Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team
2025 | Redshirt Freshman
- Joined BGSU in Summer 2025
- Appeared in five games, starting in four of them
- Rushed for 493 for five touchdowns, averaging 98.6 yards per game
- Also caught four passes for 64 yards and a touchdown
- Rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown in his first career game at Kent State
- Ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns at Eastern Michigan, averaging 5.38 yards per carry
- Rushed for 110 yards on 27 attempts against Akron
- Rushed for 115 yards and two scores at UMass, including a 24-yard scamper and an 11-yard touchdown reception
 |
Missouri |
Columbia, Mo. |
- Did not appear in any games for the Tigers in 2024
- Redshirted season
Pine Bluff High School |
Pine Bluff, Ark. |
- Lettered four years at Pine Bluff High School under head coach Michael Williams
- Consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com, and Rivals.com
- Charted as the No. 8, No. 10 and No. 10 prospect from the state of Arkansas according to 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com, respectively
- Listed as the No. 35 athlete nationally according to Rivals.com
- Helped the Zebras to 21 victories
- Registered 83 rushes for 343 yards (4.13) with seven TDs, while adding 64 receptions for 937 yards (14.64) with 10 scores
- Also chipped in 279 kickoff and 43 punt return yards during senior season
- On defense, finished with 30 tackles, 2.0 TFL, five INTs and one caused fumble in 20 games
- Also lettered in basketball and track & field
Personal |
- Son of Nicole Dendy
- Was high school teammates with BGSU linebacker Jonathan Goins, who joined the Falcons in 2026
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