2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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2016 Bowling Green Falcons football
Bowling Green Falcons wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorKevin Kilmer (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorAndy Padron (1 season)
Co-defensive coordinator Perry Eliano (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarcus White (1st season)
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 2   8 6  
Miami (OH) 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

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 pmat No. 6 Ohio State * BTN L 10–77107,193
September 103:30 pmNo. 25 (FCS) North Dakota * ASN W 27–2615,318
September 1712:00 pm Middle Tennessee *
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ASNL 21–4116,384
September 248:00 pmat Memphis * ESPNews L 3–7738,713
October 13:00 pm Eastern Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3 L 25–2819,382
October 82:00 pmat Ohio ESPN3L 24–3023,077
October 153:30 pmat Toledo ASNL 35–4230,147
October 2212:00 pm Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 26–4016,121
November 18:00 pmat Northern Illinois ESPNU L 20–454,790
November 98:00 pmat Akron ESPNUW 38–286,605
November 157:00 pm Kent State
ESPNUW 42–713,612
November 252:30 pm Buffalo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3W 27–1910,021
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [1]

Game summaries

At Ohio State

1234Total
Falcons730010
#6 Buckeyes2114212177

North Dakota

1234Total
#25 (FCS) Fighting Hawks01010626
Falcons1476027

Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Raiders14147641
Falcons1470021

At Memphis

1234Total
Falcons30003
Tigers352114777

Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Eagles7014728
Falcons7031525

At Ohio

1234Total
Falcons0710724
Bobcats3207030

At Toledo

1234Total
Falcons7072135
Rockets77131542

Miami (Ohio)

1234Total
RedHawks71271440
Falcons1076326

At Northern Illinois

1234Total
Falcons767020
Huskies141014745

At Akron

1234Total
Falcons71471038
Zips01010828

Kent State

1234Total
Golden Flashes07007
Falcons71471442

Buffalo

1234Total
Bulls0120719
Falcons776727

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References

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