2010 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2010 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East
2010 record 2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach Dave Clawson
Offensive coordinator Warren Ruggerio
Defensive coordinator Mike Elko
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
(Capacity: 23,724)
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Miami x$   7 1         10 4  
Ohio   6 2         8 5  
Temple   5 3         8 4  
Kent State   4 4         5 7  
Bowling Green   1 7         2 10  
Buffalo   1 7         2 10  
Akron   1 7         1 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois x   8 0         11 3  
Toledo   7 1         8 5  
Western Michigan   5 3         6 6  
Ball State   3 5         4 8  
Central Michigan   2 6         3 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 6         2 10  
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Bowling Green Falcons football team was the 92nd varsity football team to represent Bowling Green State University and the program's 58th season in the Mid-American Conference. The Falcons play in the MAC's east division and are led by second year head coach Dave Clawson. They played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play.

Preseason

In early July 2010, Falcon Sports Properties secured a three-year agreement with Toledo's ESPN Radio affiliate WLQR (1470 AM) to carry all Bowling Green Falcons football games, as well as a partial men's basketball schedule. As part of the agreement, WLQR will air daily shows as well as coaches' show for both teams. With the addition of WLQR, the Falcon Sports Network to seven stations across northwest Ohio.[1]

At the 2010 Mid-American Conference Media Day, Bowling Green was picked to finish fourth in the conference's East Division. The Falcons are expected to finish behind Temple, Ohio and Kent State[2]

Key Losses

The following are some of the key players who will be no longer eligible to play in the 2010 season:

Offense:

  • Scott Albert (OL)
  • Freddie Barnes (WR)
  • Chris Bullock (RB)
  • Toby Hunter (QB)
  • Brady Minturn (OL)
  • Tyrone Pronty (WR)
  • Jimmy Scheidler (TE)
  • Tyler Sheehan (QB)
  • Shane Steffy (OL)
  • Chris Wright (WR)

Defense:

  • Cody Basler (LB)
  • Jahmal Brown (DB)
  • Giovanni Fillari (DB)
  • Brandon Jackson (LB)
  • P. J. Mahone (DB)
  • Jarrett Sanderson (LB)
  • James Schneider (LB)
  • Roger Williams (DB)

Special Teams:

  • Nick Iovinelli (P)
  • Craig Rutherford (LS)

Recruiting

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 7:00 PM at Troy* Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL L 27–30   19,886[3]
September 11 7:00 PM at Tulsa* H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK L 20–33   19,565[4]
September 18 7:00 PM Marshall* Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 44–28   20,515[5]
September 25 12:00 PM at No. 21 Michigan* Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ESPN2 L 21–65   109,933[6]
October 2 3:30PM Buffalo Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 26–28   14,544[7]
October 9 2:00 PM at Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH L 25–49   19,855[8]
October 16 1:00 PM at Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 27–28   23,045
October 23 3:30 PM Kent State Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award) L 6–30   14,279
October 30 3:30 PM at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI W 17–14   17,659[9]
November 10 8:00 PM Miami (OH) Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN2 L 21–24   12,073[10]
November 17 8:00 PM at Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH (Battle of I-75) ESPN2 L 14–33   22,071
November 26 2:00 PM Western Michigan Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH BCSN L 7–41   5,121
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

at Troy

Bowling Green at Troy
1 234Total
Bowling Green 14 3100 27
Troy 7 10103 30
  • Date: September 4
  • Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
    Troy, AL
  • Game start: 6:06 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:36
  • Game attendance: 19,886
  • Game weather: Clear, 83 F, NNW 6 MPH
  • Referee: Riley Johnson

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter


References

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