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2010 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWarren Ruggiero (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Elko
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
(Capacity: 23,724)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) 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

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 to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place in the East Division.

Preseason[edit]

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[edit]

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

Recruiting[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2010 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jamel Martin
RB 		Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) - Dec 16, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Caleb Watkins
QB 		Middletown, Ohio Middletown HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.53 Jul 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Trent Hurley
QB 		Greensburg, Pennsylvania Central Catholic HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Aug 12, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
D.J. Lynch
OLB 		Auburn Hills, Michigan Avondale HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.62 Aug 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Byler
T 		Elyria, Ohio Elyria HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 315 lb (143 kg) 5.2 Jul 26, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Justin Ford
ATH 		Grand Rapids, Michigan Kenowa Hills HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 4.5 Jun 25, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Marcus Beaurem
WR 		Sterling Heights, Michigan Adlai Stevenson HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.4 Jun 23, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Gabe Martin
OLB 		Grand Blanc, Michigan Grand Blanc Community HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Aug 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Darion Delaney
DE 		Trotwood, Ohio Trotwood-Madison HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) - Sep 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Cody Silk
G 		Warren, Michigan De La Salle Collegiate HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) - Nov 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Darius Gilbert
DT 		Hamilton, Ohio Hamilton HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 250 lb (110 kg) - Sep 28, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Clay Rolf
T 		Pemberville, Ohio Eastwood HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (110 kg) - Aug 19, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jude Adjei-Barimah
CB 		Columbus, Ohio Northland HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 4.51 Aug 15, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Heath Jackson
WR 		Ada, Ohio Ada HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.58 Sep 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Nick McKnight
WR 		Middletown, Ohio Middletown HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 4.7 Sep 9, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Bowling Green Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  • "Bowling Green: Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pmat Troy*
L 27–3019,886[3]
September 117:00 pmat Tulsa*
L 20–3319,565[4]
September 187:00 pmMarshall*
ESPN3W 44–2820,515[5]
September 2512:00 pmat No. 21 Michigan*
ESPN2L 21–65109,933[6]
October 23:30PMBuffalo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 26–2814,544[7]
October 92:00 pmat Ohio
L 25–4919,855[8]
October 161:00 pmat Temple
L 27–2823,045
October 233:30 pmKent State
L 6–3014,279
October 303:30 pmat Central Michigan
W 17–1417,659[9]
November 108:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN2L 21–2412,073[10]
November 178:00 pmat Toledo
ESPN2L 14–3322,071
November 262:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
BCSNL 7–415,121
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries[edit]

At Troy[edit]

Bowling Green at Troy
1 234Total
Bowling Green 14 3100 27
• Troy 7 10103 30

1st Quarter

  • 8:54 BGSU Geter 35-yard run (Wright kick) 7-0 BGSU
  • 7:06 TROY Bruce 38-yard pass from Robinson (Taylor kick) 7-7 Tied
  • 1:49 BGSU Hodges 3-yard pass from Schilz (Wright kick) 14-7 BGSU

2nd Quarter

  • 10:23 BGSU Wright 19-yard field goal 17-7 BGSU
  • 7:39 TROY Taylor 26-yard field goal 17-10 BGSU
  • 1:17 TROY Southward 1-yard run (Taylor kick) 17-17 Tied

3rd Quarter

  • 14:07 BGSU Cooper 63-yard punt return (Wright kick) 24-17 BGSU
  • 12:52 TROY Jernigan 49-yard run (Taylor kick) 24-24 Tied
  • 8:45 TROY Taylor 40-yard field goal 27-24 TROY
  • 2:11 BGSU Wright 23-yard field goal 27-27 Tied

4th Quarter

  • 0:04 TROY Taylor 34-yard field goal 30-27 TROY

References[edit]

  1. ^ Staff report (July 7, 2010). "BGSU football on 1470 AM". Toledo Blade. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  2. ^ Carle, Jack (July 30, 2010). "Temple picked to win MAC tirtle; BG selected No. 4 in MAC East". Sentinel-Tribune. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  3. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Troy Trojans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Tulsa Glden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Bowling Green Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "Bowling Green vs. Michigan - Box Score - September 25, 2010 - ESPN".
  7. ^ "Buffalo vs. Bowling Green - Box Score - October 2, 2010 - ESPN".
  8. ^ "Stats 2010–2011". Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  9. ^ "Bowling Green vs. Central Michigan - Box Score - October 30, 2010 - ESPN".
  10. ^ "Miami (OH) vs. Bowling Green - Box Score - November 10, 2010 - ESPN".


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