2003 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season

2003 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC West Division champion
Motor City Bowl champion
MAC Championship Game, L 27–49 vs. Miami (OH)
Motor City Bowl, W 28–24 vs. Northwestern
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
  • Gregg Brandon
Offensive coordinatorGreg Studrawa
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) 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
No. 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmEastern Kentucky*W 63–1315,669
September 61:00 pmat No. 16 Purdue*W 27–2658,225
September 136:00 pmLiberty*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, Ohio
W 62–313,096
September 2012:00 pmat No. 4 Ohio State*ESPN+L 17–24104,358
October 44:00 pmCentral Michigandagger
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, Ohio
W 23–320,649
October 112:00 pmat Western MichiganW 32–2123,843
October 186:00 pmat Eastern MichiganW 33–206,154
October 254:00 pmNo. 12 Northern IllinoisNo. 23
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, Ohio (College GameDay)
ESPN2W 34–1831,007
November 47:30 pmat Miami (OH)No. 17
ESPN2L 10–3328,023
November 156:00 pmKent StateNo. 25
W 42–3312,035
November 221:00 pmat Ball StateNo. 22W 41–148,325
November 2812:00 pmToledoNo. 22
ESPNW 31–2329,724
December 412:00 pmNo. 14 Miami (OH)No. 20
ESPNL 27–4924,833
December 265:00 pmvs. Northwestern*ESPNW 28–2451,286
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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