Sacramento State at Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Interstat) — Sacramento State and Bowling Green will meet Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Doyt L. Perry Stadium, with both teams trying to build momentum from matching 1-4 starts.
The Hornets are the visiting team, and the Falcons are the home team. Both teams enter with 1-4 records and are seeking their second win of the season. The forecast for game time calls for 49-degree temperatures.
Sacramento State enters after a 35-6 loss to Massachusetts. Quarterback Jackson Sharman, a player to watch for the Hornets, completed 24 of 43 passes for 221 yards in that game. In his previous outing, he was 25-of-41 for 238 yards and added a 5-yard rushing touchdown against North Dakota State. Daniel Swinney had nine carries for 35 yards, and Cincere Rhaney had 10 carries for 34 yards and one reception for 3 yards in the Massachusetts loss. Sacramento State’s lone win this season was a 52-0 victory over Mississippi Valley State. The Hornets also lost 31-10 to North Dakota State, 49-3 at Fresno State and 28-17 at Eastern Michigan.
Bowling Green is coming off a 24-20 win at Miami (Ohio). Jay Kastantin, a player to watch for the Falcons, completed 25 of 37 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns and rushed five times for 13 yards in that victory. In earlier games, he went 16-of-28 for 122 yards against South Florida and 8-of-17 for 97 yards and one touchdown at Iowa State. Leo Kemp had three carries for 25 yards and a touchdown, and Nakai Amachree had four carries for 12 yards, three receptions for 71 yards and a 17-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the Miami win. Bowling Green’s only victory is that Miami result. The Falcons also lost 20-13 to Tarleton State, 56-7 at Nebraska, 55-7 at Iowa State and 14-6 to South Florida.
Doyt L. Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, will host the game. After Saturday, Sacramento State is scheduled to host Ohio, visit Ball State, host Kent State, host Toledo, visit Central Michigan and visit Hawaii. Bowling Green is scheduled to host Ball State, visit Buffalo, visit Western Michigan, host Kent State, visit Toledo and host Massachusetts.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Bowling Green 31, Sacramento State 21. Sacramento State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +7.5, and the over/under is 43.5.