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2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Buffalo x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Miami (OH)   6 – 2     6 – 6  
Ohio   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Akron   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Kent State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois x$   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Toledo   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Central Michigan   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team represents Bowling Green State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons are led by third-year head coach Mike Jinks and play their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2017 season 2–10, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Doak Walker Award[1] Andrew Clair RB SO
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2] Scott Miller WR SR
Paul Hornung Award[3] Andrew Clair RB/KR SO
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[4] Jarret Doege QB SO

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Falcons predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.[5]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 140 (21)
2 Buffalo 112 (1)
3 Miami 95 (2)
4 Akron 74
5 Bowling Green 58
6 Kent State 25

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.at No. 24 Oregon*
P12NL 24–5850,112
September 86:00 p.m.Maryland*
ESPN+L 14-4516,142
September 154:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3W 42-3517,542
September 223:00 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN+L 23-3814,380
September 2912:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*
ACCRSNL 17-6340,740
October 63:30 p.m.at Toledo
ESPN+L 26–5224,685
October 133:00 p.m.Western Michigandagger
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN+L 35-42
October 202:00 p.m.at Ohio
ESPN3
October 308:00 p.m.Kent State
ESPN2/ESPNU
November 103:00 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN+
November 173:30 p.m.at Akron
ESPN3
November 23Buffalo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source: [6]

Game summaries

at Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 10 7 7 0 24
No. 24 Ducks 7 30 14 7 58
See also: 2018 Oregon Ducks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 0 10 7 28 45
Falcons 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2018 Maryland Terrapins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 BGSU, 48–27

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 14 7 14 0 35
Falcons 0 28 6 8 42
See also: 2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2003 BGSU, 63–13

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 7 17 7 7 38
Falcons 0 3 0 20 23
See also: 2018 Miami RedHawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–43–5 2017 BGSU, 37–29

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 7 7 0 17
Yellow Jackets 14 14 21 14 63
See also: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 14 7 8 36
Rockets 17 7 7 21 52
See also: 2018 Toledo Rockets football team and Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–39–4 2017 TOL, 66–37

Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0
Falcons 0
See also: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–18–3 2015 BGSU, 41–27

at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0
Bobcats 0
See also: 2018 Ohio Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–27–2 2017 BGSU, 48–30

Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0
Falcons 0
See also: 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and Anniversary Award
Overall record Last meeting Result
60–19–6 2017 BGSU, 44–16

at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 14 7 7 35
Chippewas 0 7 21 14 42
See also: 2018 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–18 2010 BGSU, 17–14

at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0
Zips 0
See also: 2018 Akron Zips football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–8 2017 AKR, 34–23

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0
Falcons 0
See also: 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–4 2017 BUFF, 38–28

References

  1. ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. ^ http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
  6. ^ 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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