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Bowling Green

MAC · 2017 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–10
0.167 Win %
Conference
10th
2–6 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB1010–3L 10–35
3Week 3 · Sep 12South Dakota CoyotesUnranked—L 27–35
4Week 4 · Sep 19Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB1010–3L 7–49
5Week 5 · Sep 26Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA7–6L 13–24
6Week 6 · Oct 3Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC7–7L 23–34
7Week 7 · Oct 10Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–7W 37–29
8Week 8 · Oct 17Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC9–4L 30–48
9Week 9 · Oct 24Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC8–5L 17–48
11Week 11 · Nov 7Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC2–10W 44–16
12Week 12 · Nov 14Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC6–6L 28–38
13Week 13 · Nov 21Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC11–3L 37–66
14Week 14 · Nov 28Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–7L 31–34

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
7.073
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-37
-44+7
  • Miami (OH) +5
  • Kent State +2
  • Michigan State -3
  • Northwestern -3
  • Toledo -3
  • Ohio -4
  • Northern Illinois -5
  • Middle Tennessee -6
  • Buffalo -6
  • Akron -7
  • Eastern Michigan -7

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 #119Better than 14%
Win % Place 117thBetter than 15%

0.167 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#119Post-Season W1#118Post-Season W2#118Post-Season W3#119Post-Season W4#119Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-25
-8
-42
-11
-11
+8
-18
-31
+28
-10
-29
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#542012#402013#742014#312015#1062016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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