2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team


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.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2016 season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third 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.

Coaching staff

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Schedule

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Game summaries

at Michigan State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–22007MSU, 28–17

South Dakota

at Northwestern

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–02003BGSU, 28–24

at Middle Tennessee

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–12016MTSU, 41–21

Akron

Overall recordLast meetingResult
16–72016BGSU, 38–28

at Miami (OH)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
23–42–52016MIOH, 40–26

Ohio

Overall recordLast meetingResult
40–26–22016OHIO, 30–24

Northern Illinois

Overall recordLast meetingResult
12–92016NIU, 45–20

at Kent State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
59–19–62016BGSU, 42–7

at Buffalo

Overall recordLast meetingResult
11–32016BGSU, 27–19

Toledo

Overall recordLast meetingResult
39–38–42016TOL, 42–35

at Eastern Michigan

Overall recordLast meetingResult
25–12–12016EMU, 28–25