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.
Preseason
In a preseason poll of league media, Bowling Green was picked to finish in third place in the East Division.[1]
Coaching staff
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
|
Clint Killough |
Defensive graduate assistant |
1
|
Source:[2]
Schedule
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 | - 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 |
|
[3]
Game summaries
At Michigan State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Spartans
|
0
|
14
|
21
|
0 |
35 |
South Dakota
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
21
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
Falcons
|
3
|
6
|
7
|
11 |
27 |
At Northwestern
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Wildcats
|
14
|
21
|
0
|
14 |
49 |
At Middle Tennessee
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
0 |
13 |
Blue Raiders
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
3 |
24 |
Akron
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
13
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
Falcons
|
6
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
23 |
At Miami (OH)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
13 |
37 |
RedHawks
|
6
|
13
|
10
|
0 |
29 |
Ohio
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
0
|
21
|
6
|
21 |
48 |
Falcons
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
30 |
Northern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Huskies
|
14
|
17
|
10
|
7 |
48 |
Falcons
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
17 |
At Kent State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
17
|
3
|
14
|
10 |
44 |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
7 |
16 |
At Buffalo
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Bulls
|
21
|
0
|
7
|
10 |
38 |
Toledo
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
14
|
10
|
28
|
14 |
66 |
Falcons
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
9 |
37 |
At Eastern Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
Eagles
|
13
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
34 |
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