2010 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2010 Bowling Green Falcons football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
2010 record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Dave Clawson
Offensive coordinator	Warren Ruggerio
Defensive coordinator	Mike Elko
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity: 23,724)

2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Miami x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
Ohio		6	–	2		8	–	5
Temple		5	–	3		8	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Bowling Green		1	–	7		2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7		2	–	10
Akron		1	–	7		1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0		11	–	3
Toledo		7	–	1		8	–	5
Western Michigan		5	–	3		6	–	6
Ball State		3	–	5		4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6		2	–	10
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Bowling Green Falcons football team was the 92nd varsity football team to represent Bowling Green State University and the program's 58th season in the Mid-American Conference. The Falcons play in the MAC's east division and are led by second year head coach Dave Clawson. They played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play.

Preseason

In early July 2010, Falcon Sports Properties secured a three-year agreement with Toledo's ESPN Radio affiliate WLQR (1470 AM) to carry all Bowling Green Falcons football games, as well as a partial men's basketball schedule. As part of the agreement, WLQR will air daily shows as well as coaches' show for both teams. With the addition of WLQR, the Falcon Sports Network to seven stations across northwest Ohio.^[1]

At the 2010 Mid-American Conference Media Day, Bowling Green was picked to finish fourth in the conference's East Division. The Falcons are expected to finish behind Temple, Ohio and Kent State^[2]

Key Losses

The following are some of the key players who will be no longer eligible to play in the 2010 season:

Offense:

Scott Albert (OL)
Freddie Barnes (WR)
Chris Bullock (RB)
Toby Hunter (QB)
Brady Minturn (OL)
Tyrone Pronty (WR)
Jimmy Scheidler (TE)
Tyler Sheehan (QB)
Shane Steffy (OL)
Chris Wright (WR)

Defense:

Cody Basler (LB)
Jahmal Brown (DB)
Giovanni Fillari (DB)
Brandon Jackson (LB)
P. J. Mahone (DB)
Jarrett Sanderson (LB)
James Schneider (LB)
Roger Williams (DB)

Special Teams:

Nick Iovinelli (P)
Craig Rutherford (LS)

Recruiting

2010 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Jamel Martin RB	Bolingbrook, IL	Bolingbrook HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	-	Dec 16, 2009
Jamel Martin RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Caleb Watkins QB	Middletown, OH	Middletown HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.53	Jul 3, 2009
Caleb Watkins QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Trent Hurley QB	Greensburg, PA	Central Catholic HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Aug 12, 2009
Trent Hurley QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
D.J. Lynch OLB	Auburn Hills, MI	Avondale HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.62	Aug 3, 2009
D.J. Lynch OLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Byler T	Elyria, OH	Elyria HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	5.2	Jul 26, 2009
Isaiah Byler T	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Justin Ford ATH	Grand Rapids, MI	Kenowa Hills HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.5	Jun 25, 2009
Justin Ford ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Marcus Beaurem WR	Sterling Heights, MI	Adlai Stevenson HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.4	Jun 23, 2009
Marcus Beaurem WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Gabe Martin OLB	Grand Blanc, MI	Grand Blanc Community HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Aug 7, 2009
Gabe Martin OLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Darion Delaney DE	Trotwood, OH	Trotwood-Madison HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Sep 4, 2009
Darion Delaney DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Cody Silk G	Warren, MI	De La Salle Collegiate HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Nov 7, 2009
Cody Silk G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Darius Gilbert DT	Hamilton, OH	Hamilton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	-	Sep 28, 2009
Darius Gilbert DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Clay Rolf T	Pemberville, OH	Eastwood HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	-	Aug 19, 2009
Clay Rolf T	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jude Adjei-Barimah CB	Columbus, OH	Northland HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	4.51	Aug 15, 2009
Jude Adjei-Barimah CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Heath Jackson WR	Ada, OH	Ada HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.58	Sep 4, 2009
Heath Jackson WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Nick McKnight WR	Middletown, OH	Middletown HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	4.7	Sep 9, 2009
Nick McKnight WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Bowling Green Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010. "Bowling Green: Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 PM	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL		L 27–30	19,886^[3]
September 11	7:00 PM	at Tulsa*	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK		L 20–33	19,565^[4]
September 18	7:00 PM	Marshall*	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 44–28	20,515^[5]
September 25	12:00 PM	at No. 21 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	L 21–65	109,933^[6]
October 2	3:30PM	Buffalo	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		L 26–28	14,544^[7]
October 9	2:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		L 25–49	19,855^[8]
October 16	1:00 PM	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		L 27–28	23,045
October 23	3:30 PM	Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		L 6–30	14,279
October 30	3:30 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI		W 17–14	17,659^[9]
November 10	8:00 PM	Miami (OH)	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	L 21–24	12,073^[10]
November 17	8:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN2	L 14–33	22,071
November 26	2:00 PM	Western Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	L 7–41	5,121
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

at Troy

Bowling Green at Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bowling Green	14	3	10	0	27
• Troy	7	10	10	3	30

Date: September 4
Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Troy, AL
Game start: 6:06 PM
Elapsed time: 3:36
Game attendance: 19,886
Game weather: Clear, 83 F, NNW 6 MPH
Referee: Riley Johnson

1st Quarter

8:54 BGSU Geter 35-yard run (Wright kick) 7-0 BGSU
7:06 TROY Bruce 38-yard pass from Robinson (Taylor kick) 7-7 Tied
1:49 BGSU Hodges 3-yard pass from Schilz (Wright kick) 14-7 BGSU

2nd Quarter

10:23 BGSU Wright 19-yard field goal 17-7 BGSU
7:39 TROY Taylor 26-yard field goal 17-10 BGSU
1:17 TROY Southward 1-yard run (Taylor kick) 17-17 Tied

3rd Quarter

14:07 BGSU Cooper 63-yard punt return (Wright kick) 24-17 BGSU
12:52 TROY Jernigan 49-yard run (Taylor kick) 24-24 Tied
8:45 TROY Taylor 40-yard field goal 27-24 TROY
2:11 BGSU Wright 23-yard field goal 27-27 Tied

4th Quarter

0:04 TROY Taylor 34-yard field goal 30-27 TROY

References

↑ Staff report (July 7, 2010). "BGSU football on 1470 AM". Toledo Blade. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
↑ Carle, Jack (July 30, 2010). "Temple picked to win MAC tirtle; BG selected No. 4 in MAC East". Sentinel-Tribune. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
↑ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Troy Trojans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
↑ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Tulsa Glden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
↑ "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Bowling Green Falcons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302680130
↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302750189
↑ http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2010-2011/oh1009.html
↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303032117
↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303140189

Bowling Green Falcons football

Venues	Doyt Perry Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Anniversary Award) Toledo (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy, 2011–present)

Culture & lore	Freddie and Frieda Falcon "Forward Falcons" "Ay Ziggy Zoomba" Falcon Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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