American college football season
2015 Bowling Green Falcons football Conference Mid-American Conference Division East Division 2015 record 10–4 (7–1 MAC) Head coach Co-offensive coordinator Mike Lynch (2nd season) Co-offensive coordinator Sean Lewis (2nd season)Defensive coordinator Brian Ward (1st season)Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity: 23,724)Seasons
The 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Falcons played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium . They were led by second-year head coach Dino Babers and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in MAC play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the MAC Championship where they defeated Northern Illinois to become MAC champions. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Georgia Southern .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 5 4:00 p.m. vs. No. 25 Tennessee * Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN SECN L 30–5961,323
September 12 Noon at Maryland * Byrd Stadium College Park, MD BTN W 48–2736,332
September 19 3:00 p.m. Memphis * ASN L 41–4421,178
September 26 Noon at Purdue * BTN W 35–2833,162
October 3 3:30 p.m. at Buffalo BCSN /ESPN3 W 28–2220,843
October 10 2:00 p.m. Massachusetts Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 62–3817,118
October 17 3:00 p.m. Akron Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 59–1020,021
October 24 1:00 p.m. at Kent State ESPN3 W 48–014,739
November 4 8:00 p.m. Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN2 W 62–2416,233
November 11 8:00 p.m. at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN2 W 41–2714,436
November 17 6:00 p.m. Toledo ESPN2 L 28–4423,492
November 24 7:00 p.m. at Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 48–105,201
December 4 8:00 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois ESPN2 W 34–1416,425
December 23 8:00 p.m. vs. Georgia Southern * ESPN L 27–5828,656
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Roster [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
vs Tennessee [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#25 Volunteers
21
14
14
10
59
Falcons
10
10
10
0
30
at Maryland [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
0
6
14
28
48
Terrapins
10
3
7
7
27
See also: 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team
Memphis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
10
7
17
10
44
Falcons
14
13
7
7
41
at Purdue [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
7
14
0
14
35
Boilermakers
7
7
7
7
28
at Buffalo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
7
14
0
7
28
Bulls
3
3
3
13
22
Massachusetts [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
10
7
14
7
38
Falcons
14
14
24
10
62
Akron [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
7
3
0
0
10
Falcons
7
21
21
10
59
at Kent State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
14
17
10
7
48
Golden Flashes
0
0
0
0
0
Ohio [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
7
3
7
24
Falcons
14
13
21
14
62
at Western Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
14
13
14
0
41
Broncos
10
10
7
0
27
Toledo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
17
13
7
7
44
Falcons
0
14
14
0
28
at Ball State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
13
14
7
14
48
Cardinals
0
0
7
3
10
Northern Illinois–MAC Championship Game [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
7
14
7
6
34
Huskies
0
0
14
0
14
Georgia Southern–GoDaddy Bowl [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
9
14
21
14
58
Falcons
13
14
0
0
27
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