2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions;

Bowling Green Falcons football
2018 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2018 record	3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Jinks (7 games; fired 10/14); Carl Pelini (interim)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Kilmer (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Andy Padron (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Pelini (1st season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium; (Capacity: 23,724)

The 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by third-year head coach Mike Jinks for the first seven games until he was fired and replaced by interim head coach Carl Pelini. They 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 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

On November 28, 2018, the Falcons hired Boston College offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler as the new head coach.[1]

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2017 season 2–10, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award[2]	Andrew Clair	RB	SO
Fred Biletnikoff Award[3]	Scott Miller	WR	SR
Paul Hornung Award[4]	Andrew Clair	RB/KR	SO
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[5]	Jarret Doege	QB	SO

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Falcons predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.[6]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East Division
1	Ohio	140 (21)
2	Buffalo	112 (1)
3	Miami	95 (2)
4	Akron	74
5	Bowling Green	58
6	Kent State	25

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 24–58	50,112
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Maryland*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	L 14–45	16,142
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 42–35	17,542
September 22	3:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	L 23–38	14,380
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	L 17–63	40,740
October 6	3:30 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy)	ESPN+	L 36–52	24,685
October 13	3:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	L 35–42	18,551
October 20	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 14–49	19,492
October 30	8:00 p.m.	Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPNU	L 28–35	13,131
November 10	3:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	W 24–13	8,041
November 17	3:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 21–6	17,742
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPNU	L 14–44	10,518
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[7]

Game summaries

at Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	7	7	0	24
No. 24 Ducks	7	30	14	7	58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	10	7	28	45
Falcons	7	7	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	BGSU, 48–27

Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	14	7	14	0	35
Falcons	0	28	6	8	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2003	BGSU, 63–13

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	17	7	7	38
Falcons	0	3	0	20	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–43–5	2017	BGSU, 37–29

at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	7	7	0	17
Yellow Jackets	14	14	21	14	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	14	7	8	36
Rockets	17	7	7	21	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–39–4	2017	TOL, 66–37

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	21	14	42
Falcons	7	14	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–18–3	2015	BGSU, 41–27

at Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	0	0	14
Bobcats	14	21	7	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–27–2	2017	BGSU, 48–30

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	7	7	14	35
Falcons	3	10	0	15	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
60–19–6	2017	BGSU, 44–16

at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	17	7	24
Chippewas	7	6	0	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–18	2010	BGSU, 17–14

at Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	7	7	21
Zips	3	3	0	0	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–8	2017	AKR, 34–23

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	13	21	7	3	44
Falcons	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–4	2017	BUFF, 38–28

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	208	Scott Miller	WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

"Scot Loeffler named new Bowling Green coach". ESPN.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
"2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
"2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
"43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
"2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
2018 Bowling Green Falcons football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

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[1] "Scot Loeffler named new Bowling Green coach". ESPN.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

[2] "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[3] "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[4] "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[5] "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[6] ttp://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx

[7] 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

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