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Bowling Green

MAC · 2012 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
6th
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

2012 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC11–2L 14–27
3Week 3 · Sep 11Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND WAC1–11W 21–13
4Week 4 · Sep 18Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–4L 15–27
5Week 5 · Sep 25Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 0–37
6Week 6 · Oct 2RHODE ISLANDUnranked—W 48–8
7Week 7 · Oct 9Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC1–11W 24–10
8Week 8 · Oct 16Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC4–8W 37–12
9Week 9 · Oct 23Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)H2HMAC1–11W 24–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–10W 24–3
12Week 12 · Nov 13Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC9–4W 26–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC11–3L 24–31
14Week 14 · Nov 27Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC4–8W 21–7
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC11–2L 20–29

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
2.871
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-17+22
  • Ohio +9
  • Miami (OH) +4
  • Buffalo +4
  • Eastern Michigan +2
  • Idaho +1
  • Akron +1
  • Massachusetts +1
  • Florida -2
  • San José State -2
  • Kent State -3
  • Toledo -4
  • Virginia Tech -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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.615 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48Post-Season W1#49Post-Season W2#50Post-Season W3#53Post-Season W4#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
+8
-12
-37
+40
+14
+25
+24
+21
+12
-7
+14
-9

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

Final Rank by Season
#552007#762008#592009#1082010#812011

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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