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Bowling Green

MAC · 2001 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–3 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
383–331–11
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1964, 1991, 1992
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Bowling Green head-to-head · History & Eras

2001 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB124–7W 20–13
3Week 3 · Sep 11Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC3–8W 35–0
5Week 5 · Sep 25Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE4–7W 42–23
6Week 6 · Oct 2Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC11–2L 31–37
7Week 7 · Oct 9Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC6–5W 24–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–6L 28–37
9Week 9 · Oct 23Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC4–7W 16–11
11Week 11 · Nov 6Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC7–5L 21–24
12Week 12 · Nov 13Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–10W 17–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–7W 43–42
14Week 14 · Nov 27Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC10–2W 56–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.041
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-13+36
  • Toledo +10
  • Kent State +6
  • Missouri +4
  • Temple +4
  • Akron +4
  • Northwestern +4
  • Buffalo +3
  • Ohio +1
  • Marshall -2
  • Miami (OH) -5
  • Western Michigan -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.727 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#29Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W1#29Post-Season W3#26Post-Season W4#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+35
+19
-6
+17
-9
+5
-3
+17
+1
+35

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#861996#781997#531998#761999#1032000

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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