2003 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2003 Bowling Green Falcons football

Motor City Bowl Champions MAC West Division Champions
MAC Championship Game, L 27–49 vs. Miami (OH)
Motor City Bowl, W 28–24 vs. Northwestern
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
2003 record	11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Gregg Brandon
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity: 28,599)

2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#10 Miami x$		8	–	0		13	–	1
Marshall		6	–	2		8	–	4
Akron		5	–	3		7	–	5
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
UCF		2	–	6		3	–	9
Ohio		1	–	7		2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7		1	–	11
West Division
#23 Bowling Green x		7	–	1		11	–	3
Northern Illinois		6	–	2		10	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2		8	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4		5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Central Michigan		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Gregg Brandon and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the 85th season of play for the Falcons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 PM	Eastern Kentucky*		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		W 63–13	15,669
September 6	1:00 PM	at No. 16 Purdue*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 27–26	58,225
September 13	6:00 PM	Liberty*		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		W 62–3	13,096
September 20	12:00 PM	at No. 4 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN+	L 17–24	104,358
October 4	4:00 PM	Central Michigan		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		W 23–3	20,649
October 11	2:00 PM	at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		W 32–21	23,843
October 18	6:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan		Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		W 33–20	6,154
October 25	4:00 PM	No. 12 Northern Illinois	No. 23	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	W 34–18	31,007
November 4	7:30 PM	at Miami (OH)	No. 17	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN2	L 10–33	28,023
November 15	6:00 PM	Kent State	No. 25	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		W 42–33	12,035
November 22	1:00 PM	at Ball State	No. 22	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN		W 41–14	8,325
November 28	12:00 PM	Toledo	No. 22	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN	W 31–23	29,724
December 4	12:00 PM	No. 14 Miami (OH)	No. 20	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	L 27–49	24,833
December 26	5:00 PM	vs. Northwestern*		Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–24	51,286
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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 Statistical leaders

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