2002 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2002 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	9–3 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Urban Meyer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gregg Brandon (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Beckman (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2					7	–	5
Miami (OH)		5	–	3					7	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Western Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Urban Meyer and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the 84th season of play for the Falcons. Despite finishing 9-3, the Falcons were not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	Tennessee Tech *		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 41–7	15,696
September 14	6:00 pm	Missouri *		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 51–28	21,969
September 21	7:00 pm	at Kansas *		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 39–16	37,000
October 5	4:00 pm	Ohio		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ONN	W 72–21	20,069
October 12	1:00 pm	at Central Michigan		Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 45–35	24,127
October 19	6:00 pm	Western Michigan	No. 25	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 48–45 OT	15,169
October 26	4:00 pm	Ball State	No. 24	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 38–20	21,039
November 2	2:00 pm	at Kent State	No. 21	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		W 45–14	7,165
November 9	2:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	No. 20	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	FSN	L 17–26	25,822
November 16	7:00 pm	at South Florida *		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		L 7–29	28,098
November 23	6:00 pm	Eastern Michigan		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 63–21	12,974
November 30	7:00 pm	at Toledo		Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Peace Pipe Trophy)		L 24–42	25,331
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Bowling Green State University".