2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by second-year head coach Mike Jinks and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

2017 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017 record2–10 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorKevin Kilmer (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorAndy Padron (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPerry Eliano (2nd season)
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
(Capacity: 23,724)
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Akron xy  6 2     7 7  
Ohio  5 3     9 4  
Miami  4 4     5 7  
Buffalo  4 4     6 6  
Bowling Green  2 6     2 10  
Kent State  1 7     2 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$  7 1     11 3  
Central Michigan  6 2     8 5  
Northern Illinois  6 2     8 5  
Western Michigan  4 4     6 6  
Eastern Michigan  3 5     5 7  
Ball State  0 8     2 10  
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2016 season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Preseason

In a preseason poll of league media, Bowling Green was picked to finish in third place in the East Division.[1]

Coaching staff

Name Title Years at BGSU
Mike JinksHead Coach2
Perry ElianoAssociate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator2
Kevin KilmerCo-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach2
Andy PadronCo-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach2
Matt BrockSpecial Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach2
Marcus WhiteDefensive Line Coach2
Stephen HambyOffensive Line Coach2
Mike MickensCornerbacks Coach4
Seth DoegeReceivers Coach2
Ryan DownardSafeties Coach2

Source:[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2Noonat Michigan State*ESPNUL 10–3571,202
September 96:00 p.m.South Dakota*ESPN3L 27–3517,912
September 167:30 p.m.at Northwestern*BTNL 7–4933,706
September 237:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*ESPN3L 13-2416,523
September 306:00 p.m.Akron
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 23–3415,111
October 72:30 p.m.at Miami (OH)ESPN3W 37–2922,428
October 143:30 p.m.Ohio
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 30–4817,641
October 212:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 17–4812,092
October 318:00 p.m.at Kent StateESPNUW 44–167,140
November 77:30 p.m.at BuffaloESPNUL 28–3812,205
November 158:00 p.m.Toledo
ESPNUL 37–6616,649
November 217:00 p.m.at Eastern MichiganESPN3L 31–348,413

[3]

Game summaries

at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 0 0 7 10
Spartans 0 14 21 0 35

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 21 0 7 7 35
Falcons 3 6 7 11 27

at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 0 0 0 7
Wildcats 14 21 0 14 49

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 3 0 13
Blue Raiders 7 14 0 3 24

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 13 7 7 7 34
Falcons 6 7 10 0 23

at Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 14 7 13 37
RedHawks 6 13 10 0 29

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 21 6 21 48
Falcons 6 10 7 7 30

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 17 10 7 48
Falcons 7 0 3 7 17

at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 17 3 14 10 44
Golden Flashes 0 9 0 7 16

at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 7 7 7 28
Bulls 21 0 7 10 38

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 14 10 28 14 66
Falcons 7 14 7 9 37

at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 10 7 14 0 31
Eagles 13 7 14 0 34

References

  1. "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. 2017 Football Coaching Staff. Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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