2023 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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).

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)
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH)  3 1   6 2  
Ohio  3 1   6 2  
Buffalo  3 1   3 5  
Bowling Green  2 2   4 4  
Akron  0 4   1 7  
Kent State  0 4   1 7  
West Division
Toledo  4 0   7 1  
Northern Illinois  3 1   4 4  
Central Michigan  2 2   4 4  
Eastern Michigan  2 2   4 4  
Western Michigan  1 3   2 6  
Ball State  1 3   2 6  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of October 25, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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
1Toledo7
2Ohio4
3Buffalo1

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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