2003 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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2003 Bowling Green Falcons football
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MAC West Division champion
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 2824 vs. Northwestern
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record113 (71 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator Tim Beckman (6th season)
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) x$  8 0   13 1  
Marshall  6 2   8 4  
Akron  5 3   7 5  
Kent State  4 4   5 7  
UCF  2 6   3 9  
Ohio  1 7   2 10  
Buffalo  1 7   1 11  
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x  7 1   11 3  
Northern Illinois  6 2   10 2  
Toledo  6 2   8 4  
Western Michigan  4 4   5 7  
Ball State  3 5   4 8  
Eastern Michigan  2 6   3 9  
Central Michigan  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Gregg Brandon and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the 85th season of play for the Falcons.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pm Eastern Kentucky *W 63–1315,669
September 61:00 pmat No. 16 Purdue *W 27–2658,225
September 136:00 pm Liberty *
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, Ohio
W 62–313,096
September 2012:00 pmat No. 4 Ohio State * ESPN+ L 17–24104,358
October 44:00 pm Central Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, Ohio
W 23–320,649
October 112:00 pmat Western Michigan W 32–2123,843
October 186:00 pmat Eastern Michigan W 33–206,154
October 254:00 pmNo. 12 Northern Illinois No. 23
ESPN2 W 34–1831,007
November 47:30 pmat Miami (OH) No. 17ESPN2L 10–3328,023
November 156:00 pm Kent State No. 25
W 42–3312,035
November 221:00 pmat Ball State No. 22W 41–148,325
November 2812:00 pm Toledo No. 22
ESPN W 31–2329,724
December 412:00 pmNo. 14 Miami (OH) No. 20
ESPNL 27–4924,833
December 265:00 pmvs. Northwestern *ESPNW 28–2451,286
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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