# 2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Jinks, and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:00 pm | at No. 6 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | BTN | L 10–77 | 107,193 |
| September 10 | 3:30 pm | No. 25 (FCS) North Dakota* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ASN | W 27–26 | 15,318 |
| September 17 | 12:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ASN | L 21–41 | 16,384 |
| September 24 | 8:00 pm | at Memphis* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNews | L 3–77 | 38,713 |
| October 1 | 3:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | L 25–28 | 19,382 |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN3 | L 24–30 | 23,077 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) | ASN | L 35–42 | 30,147 |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | Miami (OH) | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | L 26–40 | 16,121 |
| November 1 | 8:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPNU | L 20–45 | 4,790 |
| November 9 | 8:00 pm | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPNU | W 38–28 | 6,605 |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | Kent State | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | ESPNU | W 42–7 | 13,612 |
| November 25 | 2:30 pm | Buffalo | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | W 27–19 | 10,021 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #6 Buckeyes | 21 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 77 |

### North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 (FCS) Fighting Hawks | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| Falcons | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| Falcons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### At Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tigers | 35 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 77 |

### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 25 |

### At Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Bobcats | 3 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 30 |

### At Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Rockets | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 42 |

### Miami (Ohio)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
| Falcons | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 |

### At Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Huskies | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Zips | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |