2017 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
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
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Akron xy  6 –2   7 –7  
Ohio  5 –3   9 –4  
Miami (OH)  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

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.

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.Ohiodagger
  • 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 State
ESPNUW 44–167,140
November 77:30 p.m.at Buffalo
ESPNUL 28–3812,205
November 158:00 p.m.Toledo
ESPNUL 37–6616,649
November 217:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPN3L 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 September 6, 2017.
  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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