2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 pmat No. 6 Ohio State*
BTNL 10–77107,193
September 103:30 pmNo. 25 (FCS) North Dakota*
ASNW 27–2615,318
September 1712:00 pmMiddle Tennessee*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ASNL 21–4116,384
September 248:00 pmat Memphis*
ESPNewsL 3–7738,713
October 13:00 pmEastern Michigandagger
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 25–2819,382
October 82:00 pmat Ohio
ESPN3L 24–3023,077
October 153:30 pmat Toledo
ASNL 35–4230,147
October 2212:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 26–4016,121
November 18:00 pmat Northern Illinois
ESPNUL 20–454,790
November 98:00 pmat Akron
ESPNUW 38–286,605
November 157:00 pmKent State
ESPNUW 42–713,612
November 252:30 pmBuffalo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3W 27–1910,021
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule source:[1]

Game summaries

At Ohio State

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

North Dakota

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

Middle Tennessee

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

At Memphis

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

Eastern Michigan

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

At Ohio

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

At Toledo

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

Miami (Ohio)

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

At Northern Illinois

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

At Akron

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

Kent State

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

Buffalo

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

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Bowling Green Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Bowling_Green_Falcons_football_team