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2023 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–4 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMax Warner (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGreg Nosal (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorSteve Morrison (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorSammy Lawanson (1st season)
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
(capacity: 23,724)
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Buffalo   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Kent State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Western Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Bowling Green Falcons football team represents Bowling Green State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons are led by fifth-year head coach Scot Loeffler and play their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.[1][2] They compete as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish fourth in the East.[3]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 63 (9)
2 Miami 52 (2)
3 Buffalo 51 (1)
4 Bowling Green 35
5 Akron 26
6 Kent State 19
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 66 (11)
2 Eastern Michigan 55 (1)
3 Northern Illinois 38
4 Central Michigan 37
5 Ball State 27
6 Western Michigan 23
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Toledo 7
2 Ohio 4
3 Buffalo 1

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 12:00 p.m. at Liberty*
CBSSN L 24–34 18,811
September 9 2:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois*
ESPN+ W 38–15 12,312
September 16 7:30 p.m. at No. 2 Michigan*
BTN L 6–31 109,955
September 23 3:30 p.m. Ohiodagger
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
 ESPN+ L 7–38 18,248
September 30 3:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech*
ACCN W 38–27 30,097
October 7 3:30 p.m. at Miami (OH)
ESPN+ L 0–2719,047
October 14 3:30 p.m. at Buffalo
ESPN+ W 24–1415,196
October 21 2:00 p.m. Akron
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
 ESPN+ W 41–14 10,068
November 1 7:30 p.m. Ball State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
 ESPN2
November 8 7:00/7:30 p.m. at Kent State
ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 14 7:00 p.m. Toledo
ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 21 7:00/7:30 p.m. at Western Michigan
ESPN2/ESPNU
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Doyt L. Perry Stadium". Bowling Green Athletics.
  2. ^ "Scot Loeffler". Sports Reference.
  3. ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Bowling Green Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons Schedule 2023". ESPN.
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