2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season

2016 Bowling Green Falcons football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Jinks (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Kilmer (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Andy Padron (1 season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Perry Eliano (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marcus White (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Miami (OH) x	6	–	2	6	–	7
Akron	3	–	5	5	–	7
Bowling Green	3	–	5	4	–	8
Kent State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Buffalo	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$	8	–	0	13	–	1
Toledo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	5	–	7
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Central Michigan	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ball State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 pm	at No. 6 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 10–77	107,193
September 10	3:30 pm	No. 25 (FCS) North Dakota*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	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*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	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	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 24–30	23,077
October 15	3:30 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy)	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
November 1	8:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	L 20–45	4,790
November 9	8:00 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPNU	W 38–28	6,605
November 15	7:00 pm	Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPNU	W 42–7	13,612
November 25	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

Schedule Source:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	3	0	0	10
#6 Buckeyes	21	14	21	21	77

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 (FCS) Fighting Hawks	0	10	10	6	26
Falcons	14	7	6	0	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	14	14	7	6	41
Falcons	14	7	0	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	0	3
Tigers	35	21	14	7	77

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	14	7	28
Falcons	7	0	3	15	25

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	10	7	24
Bobcats	3	20	7	0	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	7	21	35
Rockets	7	7	13	15	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	12	7	14	40
Falcons	10	7	6	3	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	6	7	0	20
Huskies	14	10	14	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	14	7	10	38
Zips	0	10	10	8	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	7	0	0	7
Falcons	7	14	7	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	12	0	7	19
Falcons	7	7	6	7	27

v t e Bowling Green Falcons football
Venues	Doyt Perry Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State: (Anniversary Award) Toledo: (Battle of I-75)
Culture & lore	Freddie and Frieda Falcon "Forward Falcons" "Ay Ziggy Zoomba" Falcon Marching Band
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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