# 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by third-year head coach Mike Jinks for the first seven games until he was fired and replaced by interim head coach Carl Pelini. They played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.
On November 28, 2018, the Falcons hired Boston College offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler as the new head coach.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Doak Walker Award | Andrew Clair | RB | SO |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Scotty Miller | WR | SR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Andrew Clair | RB/KR | SO |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Jarret Doege | QB | SO |

### Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Falcons predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ohio | 140 (21) |
| 2 | Buffalo | 112 (1) |
| 3 | Miami | 95 (2) |
| 4 | Akron | 74 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 58 |
| 6 | Kent State | 25 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Oregon* | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | L 24–58 | 50,112 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Maryland* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | L 14–45 | 16,142 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | W 42–35 | 17,542 |
| September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | L 23–38 | 14,380 |
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ACCRSN | L 17–63 | 40,740 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 36–52 | 24,685 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | L 35–42 | 18,551 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN3 | L 14–49 | 19,492 |
| October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Kent State | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | ESPNU | L 28–35 | 13,131 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | W 24–13 | 8,041 |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPN3 | W 21–6 | 17,742 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPNU | L 14–44 | 10,518 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 24 Ducks | 7 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 58 |

### Maryland

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terrapins | 0 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 45 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Falcons | 0 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 42 |

### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 23 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Yellow Jackets | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 63 |

### At Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| Rockets | 17 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 52 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 42 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### At Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Falcons | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 28 |

### At Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Chippewas | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Zips | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 44 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 6 | 208 | Scotty Miller | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |