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 year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Kilmer (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Andy Padron (1 year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Perry Eliano (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marcus White (1st year)
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	–	5
Miami (OH) x		6	–	2		6	–	6
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. 12 Western Michigan xy$%		8	–	0		13	–	0
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	3
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	5
Central Michigan		3	–	5		6	–	6
Ball State		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; 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 Michigan	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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

Bowling Green Falcons football

Venues	Doyt Perry Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Anniversary Award) Toledo (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy, 2011–present)

Culture & lore	Freddie and Frieda Falcon "Forward Falcons" "Ay Ziggy Zoomba" Falcon Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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