American college football season
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[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 12:00 pm | at No. 6 Ohio State* | | BTN | L 10–77 | 107,193 |
September 10 | 3:30 pm | No. 25 (FCS) North Dakota* | | 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* | | 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 | | ESPN3 | L 24–30 | 23,077 |
October 15 | 3:30 pm | at Toledo | | 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 |
| 8:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | | ESPNU | L 20–45 | 4,790 |
| 8:00 pm | at Akron | | ESPNU | W 38–28 | 6,605 |
| 7:00 pm | Kent State | | ESPNU | W 42–7 | 13,612 |
| 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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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries[edit]
At Ohio State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#6 Buckeyes | 21 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 77 |
North Dakota[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#25 (FCS) Fighting Hawks | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
Falcons | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
Middle Tennessee[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
Falcons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
At Memphis[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Tigers | 35 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 77 |
Eastern Michigan[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
At Ohio[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Bobcats | 3 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
At Toledo[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
Rockets | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 42 |
Miami (Ohio)[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
RedHawks | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
Falcons | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
At Northern Illinois[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Huskies | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
At Akron[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Zips | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
Kent State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Buffalo[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulls | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Falcons | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
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