2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2015 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion MAC East Division champion
MAC Championship, W 34–14 vs. Northern Illinois
GoDaddy Bowl, L 27–58 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2015 record	10–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Dino Babers (2nd season)
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 ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3					8	–	5
Akron		5	–	3					8	–	5
Buffalo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Kent State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Miami		2	–	6					3	–	9
UMass		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Western Michigan x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2					10	–	2
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					7	–	6
Ball State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

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 30–59	61,323
September 12	Noon	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 48–27	36,332
September 19	3:00 p.m.	Memphis*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ASN	L 41–44	21,178
September 26	Noon	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 35–28	33,162
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	BCSN/ESPN3	W 28–22	20,843
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Massachusetts	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 62–38	17,118
October 17	3:00 p.m.	Akron	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 59–10	20,021
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN3	W 48–0	14,739
November 4	8:00 p.m.	Ohio	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	W 62–24	16,233
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2	W 41–27	14,436
November 17	6:00 p.m.	Toledo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy)	ESPN2	L 28–44	23,492
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 48–10	5,201
December 4	8:00 p.m.	vs. Northern Illinois	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 34–14	16,425
December 23	8:00 p.m.	vs. Georgia Southern*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GoDaddy Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–58	28,656
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Roger Lewis So WR 4 Jr QB 16 James Morgan Fr WR 21 Scotty Miller Fr OL 68 Ryan Hunter So WR 84 Tim Tupa  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 42 David Runnoe Jr DL 94 David Konowalski Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dino Babers Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt 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

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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