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Bowling Green

MAC · 2002 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–2 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

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3FCSUnranked—W 41–7
4Week 4 · Sep 17Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB125–7W 51–28
5Week 5 · Sep 24Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB122–10W 39–16
7Week 7 · Oct 8Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC4–8W 72–21
8Week 8 · Oct 15Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–8W 45–35
9Week 9 · Oct 22Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–8W 48–45
10Week 10 · Oct 29Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC6–6W 38–20
11Week 11 · Nov 5Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–9W 45–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC8–4L 17–26
13Week 13 · Nov 19South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HUSA9–2L 7–29
14Week 14 · Nov 26Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC3–9W 63–21
15Week 15 · Dec 3Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–5L 24–42

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
2.108
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-11+31
  • Ball State +6
  • Missouri +5
  • Ohio +4
  • Central Michigan +4
  • Western Michigan +4
  • Kent State +3
  • Eastern Michigan +3
  • Kansas +2
  • South Florida -2
  • Northern Illinois -4
  • Toledo -5

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 #33Better than 77%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32W15#32Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W2#33Post-Season W3#33Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
+23
+23
+51
+10
+3
+18
+31
-9
-22
+42
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#781997#531998#761999#1032000#282001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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