2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2015 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East Division
2015 record 10–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach Dino Babers (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Lynch (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Sean Lewis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Brian Ward (1st season)
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
(Capacity: 23,724)
2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Bowling Green x$  7 –1     10 –4  
Ohio  5 –3     8 –5  
Akron  5 –3     8 –5  
Buffalo  3 –5     5 –7  
Kent State  2 –6     3 –9  
Miami  2 –6     3 –9  
UMass  2 –6     3 –9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy  6 –2     8 –6  
Western Michigan x  6 –2     8 –5  
Toledo x  6 –2     10 –2  
Central Michigan x  6 –2     7 –6  
Ball State  2 –6     3 –9  
Eastern Michigan  0 –8     1 –11  
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They were led by second-year head coach Dino Babers and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in MAC play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the MAC Championship where they defeated Northern Illinois to become MAC champions. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Georgia Southern.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 4:00 p.m. vs. No. 25 Tennessee* Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN L 30–59   61,323
September 12 Noon at Maryland* Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 48–27   36,332
September 19 3:00 p.m. Memphis* Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ASN L 41–44   21,178
September 26 Noon at Purdue* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 35–28   33,162
October 3 3:30 p.m. at Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY BCSN/ESPN3 W 28–22   20,843
October 10 2:00 p.m. Massachusetts Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 62–38   17,118
October 17 3:00 p.m. Akrondagger Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 59–10   20,021
October 24 1:00 p.m. at Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Anniversary Award) ESPN3 W 48–0   14,739
November 4 8:00 p.m. Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN2 W 62–24   16,233
November 11 8:00 p.m. at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN2 W 41–27   14,436
November 17 6:00 p.m. Toledo Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) ESPN2 L 28–44   23,492
November 24 7:00 p.m. at Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 48–10   5,201
December 4 8:00 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) ESPN2 W 34–14   16,425
December 23 8:00 p.m. vs. Georgia Southern* Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GoDaddy Bowl) ESPN L 27–58   28,656
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

vs Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Volunteers 21 14 14 10 59
Falcons 10 10 10 0 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 6 14 28 48
Terrapins 10 3 7 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 7 17 10 44
Falcons 14 13 7 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2004 BGSU, 52–35

at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 14 0 14 35
Boilermakers 7 7 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2003 BGSU, 27–26

at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 14 0 7 28
Bulls 3 3 3 13 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2014 BGSU, 36–35

Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 10 7 14 7 38
Falcons 14 14 24 10 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2014 BGSU, 47–42

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 3 0 0 10
Falcons 7 21 21 10 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–7 2014 BGSU, 27–10

at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 14 17 10 7 48
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
57–19–6 2014 BGSU, 30–20

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 7 3 7 24
Falcons 14 13 21 14 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–25–2 2014 BGSU, 31–13

at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 14 13 14 0 41
Broncos 10 10 7 0 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–18–3 2014 WMU, 26–14

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 17 13 7 7 44
Falcons 0 14 14 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–36–4 2014 TOL, 27–20

at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 13 14 7 14 48
Cardinals 0 0 7 3 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–9–1 2014 BALL, 41–24

Northern Illinois–MAC Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 14 7 6 34
Huskies 0 0 14 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–8 2014 NIU, 51–17

Georgia Southern–GoDaddy Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 9 14 21 14 58
Falcons 13 14 0 0 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Bowling Green Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
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