2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2016 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East Division
2016 record 4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach Mike Jinks (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Kevin Kilmer (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Andy Padron (1 season)
Co-defensive coordinator Perry Eliano (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Marcus White (1st season)
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
(Capacity: 23,724)
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 –2     8 –6  
Miami 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:00 PM at No. 6 Ohio State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN L 10–77   107,193
September 10 3:30 PM No. 25 (FCS) North Dakota* Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ASN W 27–26   15,318
September 17 12:00 PM Middle Tennessee* Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ASN L 21–41   16,384
September 24 8:00 PM at Memphis* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNews L 3–77   38,713
October 1 3:00 PM Eastern Michigandagger Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 L 25–28   19,382
October 8 2:00 PM at Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 L 24–30   23,077
October 15 3:30 PM at Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) ASN L 35–42   30,147
October 22 12:00 PM Miami (OH) Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 L 26–40   16,121
November 1 8:00 PM at Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNU L 20–45   4,790
November 9 8:00 PM at Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPNU W 38–28   6,605
November 15 7:00 PM Kent State Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) ESPNU W 42–7   13,612
November 25 2:30 PM Buffalo Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 27–19   10,021
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 0 0 10
#6 Buckeyes 21 14 21 21 77
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2006 OSU, 35–7

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 (FCS) Fighting Hawks 0 10 10 6 26
Falcons 14 7 6 0 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 14 7 6 41
Falcons 14 7 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 0 0 0 3
Tigers 35 21 14 7 77
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 MEM, 44–41

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 14 7 28
Falcons 7 0 3 15 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–11–1 2013 BGSU, 58–7

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 10 7 24
Bobcats 3 20 7 0 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–25–2 2015 BGSU, 62–24

at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 0 7 21 35
Rockets 7 7 13 15 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–37–4 2015 TOL, 44–28

Miami (Ohio)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 12 7 14 40
Falcons 10 7 6 3 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–42–6 2013 BGSU, 45–3

at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 6 7 0 20
Huskies 14 10 14 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–8 2015 BGSU, 34–14

at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 14 7 10 38
Zips 0 10 10 8 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–7 2015 BGSU, 59–10

Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 7 0 0 7
Falcons 7 14 7 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
58–19–6 2015 BGSU, 48–0

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 12 0 7 19
Falcons 7 7 6 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–3 2015 BGSU, 28–22

References

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