American college football season
The 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Falcons were led by first-year head coach Scot Loeffler and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio . They competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Preseason [ edit ] Coaching changes [ edit ] Seven games into the 2018 season , Bowling Green fired third-year head coach Mike Jinks ; defensive coordinator Carl Pelini served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On November 28, 2018, the school announced that Scot Loeffler had been hired to become the new head coach.[1] Loeffler had spent the previous three seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boston College . On December 4, Loeffler announced that he would retain Pelini as defensive coordinator and hired former Western Michigan tight ends coach Terry Malone to be the new offensive coordinator.[2] On December 10, former Louisville defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder was announced as the new linebackers coach. He was promoted to defensive coordinator in February 2019 after Carl Pelini left to pursue other opportunities.[3]
MAC media poll [ edit ] The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Falcons predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.[4]
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Ohio 144 (24) 2 Miami 107 3 Buffalo 100 4 Kent State 62 5 Akron 54 6 Bowling Green 37
Schedule [ edit ] Bowling Green's non-conference schedule will consist of home games against Morgan State of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Louisiana Tech of Conference USA ; and road games against Kansas State of the Big 12 Conference and Notre Dame , a football independent .
In Mid-American Conference play, the Falcons will play home games against Toledo , Central Michigan , Akron , and Ohio ; and road games against Kent State , Western Michigan , Miami , and Buffalo . They will not play games against West Division members Ball State , Eastern Michigan , or Northern Illinois during the regular season.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Morgan State * ESPN3 W 46–317,620 September 7 12:00 p.m. at Kansas State * FSN L 0–5246,075 September 14 5:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech *Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ L 7–3518,021 September 21 3:30 p.m. at Kent State ESPN3 L 20–6219,700 October 5 3:30 p.m. at No. 9 Notre Dame * NBC L 0–5277,622 October 12 12:00 p.m. Toledo CBSSN W 20–719,199 October 19 2:00 p.m. Central Michigan Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 L 20–3815,000 October 26 12:00 p.m. at Western Michigan ESPN3 L 10–4916,778 November 2 2:00 p.m. Akron Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ W 35–612,113 8:00 p.m. at Miami (OH) ESPNU L 3–4419,897 7:30 p.m. Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPNU L 24–669,715 12:00 p.m. at Buffalo ESPN+ L 7–4913,749
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Game summaries [ edit ] Morgan State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 3 0 0 3 Falcons 13 17 7 9 46
At Kansas State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 17 21 7 7 52
Bowling Green managed 140 total yards (79 passing and 61 rushing) and completed just 8 of 19 passes.[6] Kansas State led 31-0 and put up over 300 yards of total offense before the game was halfway through the second quarter. Kansas State ended up with 521 total yards by the end of the game and the final score was Kansas State 52, Bowling Green 0. The shutout was Bowling Green’s first since losing 37-0 at Virginia Tech in 2012.[7]
Louisiana Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 14 7 0 14 35 Falcons 7 0 0 0 7
At Kent State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 7 0 0 13 20 Golden Flashes 21 3 17 21 62
At Notre Dame [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 No. 9 Fighting Irish 21 14 10 7 52
1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 0 7 0 0 7 Falcons 10 7 3 0 20
Bowling Green broke their 9-year drought with their first victory in the Battle of I-75 rivalry since 2009.
Central Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Chippewas 7 14 7 10 38 Falcons 7 0 7 6 20
At Western Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 3 0 7 0 10 Broncos 0 21 28 0 49
1 2 3 4 Total Zips 6 0 0 0 6 Falcons 7 14 7 7 35
At Miami (OH) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 3 0 0 0 3 RedHawks 10 27 7 0 44
1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 24 14 28 0 66 Falcons 14 10 0 0 24
At Buffalo [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 7 0 0 7 Bulls 21 14 0 14 49
References [ edit ] ^ "Scot Loeffler named new Bowling Green coach" . ESPN.com . November 28, 2018. ^ Piotrowicz, Nicholas (December 4, 2018). "Loeffler retains Pelini, revamps offensive staff at BGSU" . Toledo Blade . ^ Taylor, John (February 19, 2019). "Brian VanGorder replaces Carl Pelini as Bowling Green DC" . MSN.com . NBC Sports. ^ "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll" . getsomemaction.com . Retrieved August 2, 2019 . ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved March 14, 2019 . ^ Black, Ryan (September 7, 2019). "PERFECT GAME - Kansas State blanks Bowling Green 52-0, starts Chris Klieman era 2-0" . Manhattan Mercury . Retrieved September 8, 2019 . ^ Piotrowicz, Nicholas (September 7, 2019). "Bowling Green routed in visit to Kansas State" . Toledo Blade . Retrieved September 8, 2019 .
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