American college football season
The 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by second-year head coach Mike Jinks and 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 2–10, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.
In a preseason poll of league media, Bowling Green was picked to finish in third place in the East Division.[1]
Name | Title | Years at BGSU |
Mike Jinks | Head coach | 2 |
Perry Eliano | Associate head coach/defensive coordinator | 2 |
Kevin Kilmer | Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach | 2 |
Andy Padron | Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | 2 |
Matt Brock | Special teams coordinator/linebackers coach | 2 |
Marcus White | Defensive line coach | 2 |
Stephen Hamby | Offensive line coach | 2 |
Mike Mickens | Cornerbacks coach | 4 |
Seth Doege | Receivers Coach | 2 |
Ryan Downard | Safeties Coach | 2 |
Source:[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | Noon | at Michigan State* | | ESPNU | L 10–35 | 71,202 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | South Dakota* | | ESPN3 | L 27–35 | 17,912 |
September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at Northwestern* | | BTN | L 7–49 | 33,706 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee* | | ESPN3 | L 13–24 | 16,523 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Akron | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN3 | L 23–34 | 15,111 |
October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | | ESPN3 | W 37–29 | 22,428 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN3 | L 30–48 | 17,641 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN3 | L 17–48 | 12,092 |
| 8:00 p.m. | at Kent State | | ESPNU | W 44–16 | 7,140 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | | ESPNU | L 28–38 | 12,205 |
| 8:00 p.m. | Toledo | | ESPNU | L 37–66 | 16,649 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 8,413 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Spartans | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Coyotes | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Falcons | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wildcats | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
At Middle Tennessee
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Falcons | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
RedHawks | 6 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 0 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 48 |
Falcons | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 17 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Bulls | 21 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rockets | 14 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 66 |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
At Eastern Michigan
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Eagles | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
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