2004 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2004 Bowling Green Falcons football
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 52–35 vs. Memphis
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	9–3 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Gregg Brandon (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Studrawa (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Beckman (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2004 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2004 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 86th season of play for the Falcons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	12:00 pm	at No. 2 Oklahoma *	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 24–40	84,319
September 11	6:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State *	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 49–10	23,088
September 24	7:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 17–34	25,819
October 2	2:00 pm	at Temple *	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 70–16	12,316
October 9	1:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN Plus	W 38–14	17,413	[1]
October 16	4:00 pm	Ball State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 51–13	16,669
October 23	2:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 41–16	16,348
October 30	6:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 41–20	10,731
November 6	1:00 pm	Western Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN Plus	W 52–0	18,439
November 13	12:00 pm	Marshall	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	FSN	W 56–35	18,187
November 23	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 41–49	31,981
December 22	8:00 pm	vs. Memphis *	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN	W 52–35	29,500
*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. Jim Spadafore (October 10, 2004). "Bowling Green pounds Central". Detroit Free Press. p. 14D – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bowling Green State University".