2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Jinks, and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

2016 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016 record4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorKevin Kilmer (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorAndy Padron (1 season)
Co-defensive coordinatorPerry Eliano (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarcus White (1st season)
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
(Capacity: 23,724)
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 2     8 6  
Miami x  6 2     6 7  
Akron  3 5     5 7  
Bowling Green  3 5     4 8  
Kent State  2 6     3 9  
Buffalo  1 7     2 10  
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$  8 0     13 1  
Toledo  6 2     9 4  
Northern Illinois  5 3     5 7  
Eastern Michigan  4 4     7 6  
Central Michigan  3 5     6 7  
Ball State  1 7     4 8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 pmat No. 6 Ohio State*BTNL 10–77107,193
September 103:30 pmNo. 25 (FCS) North Dakota*ASNW 27–2615,318
September 1712:00 pmMiddle Tennessee*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ASNL 21–4116,384
September 248:00 pmat Memphis*ESPNewsL 3–7738,713
October 13:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 25–2819,382
October 82:00 pmat OhioESPN3L 24–3023,077
October 153:30 pmat ToledoASNL 35–4230,147
October 2212:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 26–4016,121
November 18:00 pmat Northern IllinoisESPNUL 20–454,790
November 98:00 pmat AkronESPNUW 38–286,605
November 157:00 pmKent State
ESPNUW 42–713,612
November 252:30 pmBuffalo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3W 27–1910,021
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 0 0 10
#6 Buckeyes 21 14 21 21 77

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 (FCS) Fighting Hawks 0 10 10 6 26
Falcons 14 7 6 0 27

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 14 7 6 41
Falcons 14 7 0 0 21

at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 0 0 0 3
Tigers 35 21 14 7 77

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 14 7 28
Falcons 7 0 3 15 25

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 10 7 24
Bobcats 3 20 7 0 30

at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 0 7 21 35
Rockets 7 7 13 15 42

Miami (Ohio)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 12 7 14 40
Falcons 10 7 6 3 26

at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 6 7 0 20
Huskies 14 10 14 7 45

at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 14 7 10 38
Zips 0 10 10 8 28

Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 7 0 0 7
Falcons 7 14 7 14 42

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 12 0 7 19
Falcons 7 7 6 7 27

References

  1. "2016 Bowling Green Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
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