2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2012 Bowling Green Falcons football

Military Bowl vs. San Jose State, L 20–29
Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2012 record	8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Warren Ruggiero
Defensive coordinator	Mike Elko
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity: 23,724)

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0		11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2		8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7		1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
#22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0		12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2		9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

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 #23 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 14–27	84,704
September 8	7:00 PM	Idaho*	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 21–13	16,591
September 15	7:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN3	L 15–27	28,115
September 22	12:00 PM	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 0–37	65,632
September 29	3:30 PM	Rhode Island*	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 48–8	15,338
October 6	2:00 PM	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH		W 24–10	10,102
October 13	3:30 PM	Miami (OH)	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 37–12	17,071
October 20	12:00 PM	at Massachusetts	Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA		W 24–0	10,846
October 27	3:30 PM	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 24–3	13,158
November 7	8:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN2	W 26–14	19,122
November 17	12:00 PM	#25 Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	L 24–31	16,002
November 23	2:00 PM	vs. Buffalo	Columbus Crew Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN3	W 21–7	11,846
December 27	3:00 PM	vs. #24 San Jose State*	RFK Stadium • Washington D.C. (Military Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–29	17,835
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game notes

@ Florida

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Idaho

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2011	BGSU, 32–15

@ Toledo

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–33–4	2009	TOL, 28–21

@ Virginia Tech

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1993	VT, 33–16

Rhode Island

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Akron

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–7	2009	BGSU, 36–20

Miami (OH)

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–42–5	2011	BGSU, 37–23

@ Massachusetts

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Eastern Michigan

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–11–1	2008	EMU, 24–21

@ Ohio

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–25–2	2011	OHIO, 29–28

Kent State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–18–6	2011	KENT, 27–15

vs Buffalo

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2011	BGSU, 42–28

San Jose State–Military Bowl

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

Bowling Green Falcons football

Venues	Doyt Perry Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Anniversary Award) Toledo (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy, 2011–present)

Culture & lore	Freddie and Frieda Falcon "Forward Falcons" "Ay Ziggy Zoomba" Falcon Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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