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The 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by third-year head coach Mike Jinks for the first seven games until he was fired and replaced by interim head coach Carl Pelini. They 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 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.
On November 28, 2018, the Falcons hired Boston College offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler as the new head coach.[1]
Listed in the order that they were released
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Falcons predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.[6]
East Division
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Ohio |
140 (21)
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2 |
Buffalo |
112 (1)
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3 |
Miami |
95 (2)
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4 |
Akron |
74
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5 |
Bowling Green |
58
|
6 |
Kent State |
25
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Oregon* | | P12N | L 24–58 | 50,112 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Maryland* | | ESPN+ | L 14–45 | 16,142 |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN3 | W 42–35 | 17,542 |
September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN+ | L 23–38 | 14,380 |
September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | | ACCRSN | L 17–63 | 40,740 |
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at Toledo | | ESPN+ | L 36–52 | 24,685 |
October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | Western Michigan![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN+ | L 35–42 | 18,551 |
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio | | ESPN3 | L 14–49 | 19,492 |
| 8:00 p.m. | Kent State | | ESPNU | L 28–35 | 13,131 |
November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | | ESPN+ | W 24–13 | 8,041 |
November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Akron | | ESPN3 | W 21–6 | 17,742 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPNU | L 14–44 | 10,518 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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[7]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
No. 24 Ducks
|
7
|
30
|
14
|
7 |
58 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Terrapins
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
28 |
45 |
Falcons
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
35 |
Falcons
|
0
|
28
|
6
|
8 |
42 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
RedHawks
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
Falcons
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
20 |
23 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Yellow Jackets
|
14
|
14
|
21
|
14 |
63 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
8 |
36 |
Rockets
|
17
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
52 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Broncos
|
0
|
7
|
21
|
14 |
42 |
Falcons
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Bobcats
|
14
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
49 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
Falcons
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
15 |
28 |
At Central Michigan
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
7 |
24 |
Chippewas
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Zips
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulls
|
13
|
21
|
7
|
3 |
44 |
Falcons
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Players drafted into the NFL
[edit]
- ^ "Scot Loeffler named new Bowling Green coach". ESPN.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll".
- ^ 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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