Bowling Green State University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 3
Chris Bacon
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Westlake HS
- Prev School:
- Georgia State
2022
• Started all 13 of BGSU's games
• Made four stops at UCLA
• Led BGSU with a career-high 10 tackles against Eastern Kentucky
• Led BGSU with seven stops in the win against Marshall
• Made six stops at Mississippi State
• Recorded seven tackles at Akron
• Led BGSU with eight stops against Buffalo
• Made three stops and broke up a pass against Miami (OH)
• Notched five tackles at Central Michigan
• Made five stops and recorded an interception against Western Michigan
• Returned the interception against th Broncos 39 yards
• Made four stops against Kent State
• Tied for team lead with eight tackles and forced a fumble in win at Toledo
• Made 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Ohio
• Made seven tackles and notched an interception he returned 17 yards against New Mexico State in the Quick Lane Bowl
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
• Spent four years at Georgia State
• Totaled 105 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, three passes defended and one forced fumble during his career
• Played in 38 career games for Georgia State
• Notched a pick-6 against No. 24 Appalachian State in 2019, returning for 34 yards
• Also had an interception against ULM in 2018
• Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2019-20
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2019; Spring 2020
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
• Played defensive back at Westlake High School for head coach Bobby May
• Three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports
• First-team All-Region 2-AAAAAAA
• Helped Westlake High School reach the state semifinals in Class AAAAAAA, Georgia’s largest classification
• Son of Cynthia Taylor
• Major is Pre-Liberal Studies
• Started all 13 of BGSU's games
• Made four stops at UCLA
• Led BGSU with a career-high 10 tackles against Eastern Kentucky
• Led BGSU with seven stops in the win against Marshall
• Made six stops at Mississippi State
• Recorded seven tackles at Akron
• Led BGSU with eight stops against Buffalo
• Made three stops and broke up a pass against Miami (OH)
• Notched five tackles at Central Michigan
• Made five stops and recorded an interception against Western Michigan
• Returned the interception against th Broncos 39 yards
• Made four stops against Kent State
• Tied for team lead with eight tackles and forced a fumble in win at Toledo
• Made 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Ohio
• Made seven tackles and notched an interception he returned 17 yards against New Mexico State in the Quick Lane Bowl
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
• Spent four years at Georgia State
• Totaled 105 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, three passes defended and one forced fumble during his career
• Played in 38 career games for Georgia State
• Notched a pick-6 against No. 24 Appalachian State in 2019, returning for 34 yards
• Also had an interception against ULM in 2018
• Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2019-20
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2019; Spring 2020
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
• Played defensive back at Westlake High School for head coach Bobby May
• Three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports
• First-team All-Region 2-AAAAAAA
• Helped Westlake High School reach the state semifinals in Class AAAAAAA, Georgia’s largest classification
• Son of Cynthia Taylor
• Major is Pre-Liberal Studies
BG Football Press Conference vs UMass 11.20
Thursday, November 20
BG Football Postgame vs Akron 11.18
Wednesday, November 19
BG Football Press Conference vs Akron 11.13
Thursday, November 13
BG Football Postgame 11.8 vs EMU
Sunday, November 09
