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Bowling Green at Cincinnati

Sep 6, 2025 • Completed

Season 2025RegularWeek 2

Away

Bowling Green

Mid-American

Final Score

20 - 34

BGC

Home

Cincinnati

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Cincinnati439
Bowling Green372

Passing Yards

Cincinnati333
Bowling Green274

Rushing Yards

Cincinnati106
Bowling Green98

Turnovers

Cincinnati1
Bowling Green0

Game Conditions

ConditionFair
Temperature71°F
Wind9 mph NW

Venue

Nippert Stadium

Cincinnati, OH

Humidity

42%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Advanced Box Snapshot

Excitement

3.22

Postgame Win Probability

Cincinnati: 96.5%

Bowling Green: 3.5%

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Brendan Sorsby

Cincinnati

YDS: 333

Rushing

Cameron Pettaway

Bowling Green

YDS: 72

Receiving

Jeff Caldwell

Cincinnati

YDS: 109

Tackles

Jake Golday

Cincinnati

TOT: 14

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Cincinnati22:49
Bowling Green37:11

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Cincinnati beats Bowling Green 34-20

Standard

Cincinnati defeated Bowling Green 34-20 in Week 2 of the 2025 regular slate, finishing with a 439-372 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Cincinnati set the terms early in a game that finished 34-20. Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 44 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) came with 7:23 left in the first quarter, giving Cincinnati the first major swing.

Cincinnati's box score carried the story: 439 total yards, 106 rushing yards, and 333 passing yards. Bowling Green finished with 372 total yards, including 98 on the ground and 274 through the air.

Cincinnati converted 2-7 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-0, Cincinnati led 21-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 44 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 44 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) (Cincinnati led 7-0 over Bowling Green).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Jeff Caldwell for 9 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) (Cincinnati led 21-0 over Bowling Green).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 2 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) (Cincinnati led 14-0 over Bowling Green).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jackson Kleather 25 yd FG GOOD (Bowling Green led 3-21 over Cincinnati).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Drew Pyne pass complete to Jyrin Johnson for 31 yds for a TD (Jackson Kleather KICK) (Bowling Green led 10-24 over Cincinnati).

  • Field Goal Good

    Stephen Rusnak 40 yd FG GOOD (Cincinnati led 24-3 over Bowling Green).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    34-20

    Cincinnati defeated Bowling Green.

  • Total yards

    439-372

    Cincinnati held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    106

    Cincinnati averaged 3.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    333

    Cincinnati averaged 13.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    2-7

    Cincinnati's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-16

    Bowling Green's offense struggled to keep drives alive.

  • Turnovers

    1-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticCincinnatiBowling Green
Total Yards439372
Passing Yards333274
Rushing Yards10698
First Downs1821
Third Down Efficiency2-76-16
Fourth Down Efficiency1-11-2
Total Penalties (Yards)5-524-28
Turnovers10
Completions / Attempts17-2429-37
Rushing Attempts2934
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points108
Possession Time22:4937:11
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2025)