Bowling Green Football Team History
Bowling Green Falcons
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1910 Stadium: Doyt Perry Stadium Capacity: 30,599 Colors: Orange & Brown Coach: Mike Jinks Conference: Mid-American-East
2017 Season Highlights
Mike Jinks enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Michigan State
10
35
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. South Dakota
27
35
L
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Northwestern
7
49
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Middle Tennessee State
13
24
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Akron
23
34
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Miami Ohio
37
29
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Ohio
30
48
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Northern Illinois
17
48
L
Tue., Oct. 31 @
Kent
44
16
W
Tue., Nov. 7 @
Buffalo
28
38
L
Wed., Nov. 15 vs.
Toledo
37
66
L
Tue., Nov. 21 @
Eastern Michigan
31
34
L
2017 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 304
Scoring Average 25.3
Points Allowed 456
Defense Average 38.0
Opponents Record 78-51
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 2-5
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.