# 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Dave Clawson and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they were defeated by San Jose State.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 3:30 pm | at No. 23 Florida* | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN | L 14–27 | 84,704 |
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | Idaho* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 21–13 | 16,591 |
| September 15 | 7:00 pm | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH (Battle of I-75) | ESPN3 | L 15–27 | 28,115 |
| September 22 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia Tech* | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPNU | L 0–37 | 65,632 |
| September 29 | 3:30 pm | Rhode Island* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 48–8 | 15,338 |
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | | W 24–10 | 10,102 |
| October 13 | 3:30 pm | Miami (OH) | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 37–12 | 17,071 |
| October 20 | 12:00 pm | at UMass | Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA | | W 24–0 | 10,846 |
| October 27 | 3:30 pm | Eastern Michigan | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 24–3 | 13,158 |
| November 7 | 8:00 pm | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN2 | W 26–14 | 19,122 |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | No. 25 Kent State | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award) | ESPN+ | L 24–31 | 16,002 |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | vs. Buffalo | Columbus Crew StadiumColumbus, OH | ESPN3 | W 21–7 | 11,846 |
| December 27 | 3:00 pm | vs. No. 24 San Jose State* | RFK StadiumWashington DC (Military Bowl) | ESPN | L 20–29 | 17,835 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| #23 Gators | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |

### Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vandals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### @ Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Rockets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### @ Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hokies | 0 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 37 |

### Rhode Island

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Falcons | 13 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 |

### @ Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Zips | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 37 |

### @ Massachusetts

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Falcons | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### @ Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 Golden Flashes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### vs Buffalo

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

### San Jose State–Military Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Spartans | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
| Falcons | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |