2013 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2013 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC Champions MAC East Division Champions
2013 MAC Championship Game, vs. #16 Northern Illinois W 47–27
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, L 27–30
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2013 record	10–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Warren Ruggiero
Defensive coordinator	Mike Elko
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity: 23,724)

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Miami		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Through the 2013 MAC Championship Game, the Falcons were led by fifth-year head coach Dave Clawson. On December 10, Clawson left to become the new head coach at Wake Forest; the school named special teams coordinator Adam Scheier as interim head coach for the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.^[1]

The Falcons played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 PM	Tulsa*		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPNU	W 34–7	18,142
September 7	12:00 PM	at Kent State		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	W 41–22	22,758
September 14	12:00 PM	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPNU	L 10–42	41,869
September 21	3:30 PM	Murray State*		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 48–7	16,094
September 28	2:30 PM	Akron		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 31–14	13,262
October 5	3:30 PM	Massachusetts		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	W 28–7	13,799
October 12	7:30 PM	at Mississippi State*		Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPN3	L 20–21	55,148
October 26	2:30 PM	Toledo		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN3	L 25–28	21,724
November 5	8:00 PM	at Miami (OH)		Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPNU	W 45–3	10,598
November 12	7:30 PM	Ohio		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 49–0	8,527
November 23	1:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan		Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 58–7	1,751
November 29	1:30 PM	vs. Buffalo		Ralph Wilson Stadium • Orchard Park, NY	ESPNU	W 24–7	26,226
December 6	8:00 PM	vs. No. 16 Northern Illinois		Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 47–27	21,106
December 26	6:00 PM	vs. Pittsburgh*		Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–30	26,259
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game Summaries

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total Tulsa 0 0 0 7 7 • Bowling Green 3 3 7 21 34

at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total • Bowling Green 7 17 10 7 41 Kent State 8 14 0 0 22

at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Bowling Green 7 3 0 0 10 • Indiana 7 14 7 14 42

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total Murray State 0 0 7 0 7 • Bowling Green 6 21 14 7 48

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total Akron 14 0 0 0 14 • Bowling Green 3 7 14 7 31

Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total Massachusetts 0 0 0 7 7 • Bowling Green 0 14 14 0 28

at Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total Bowling Green 3 10 7 0 20 • Mississippi State 14 7 0 0 21

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total • Toledo 7 14 0 7 28 Bowling Green 0 7 3 15 25

at Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total • Bowling Green 7 17 21 0 45 Miami (OH) 3 0 0 0 3

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 • Bowling Green 21 14 7 7 49

at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Bowling Green 17 17 17 7 58 Eastern Michigan 7 0 0 0 7

at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total • Bowling Green 3 0 14 7 24 Buffalo 0 7 0 0 7

vs. Northern Illinois (MAC Championship Game)

1 2 3 4 Total • Bowling Green 17 14 0 16 47 #16 Northern Illinois 7 6 7 7 27

vs. Pittsburgh (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total • Pittsburgh 7 10 3 10 30 Bowling Green 3 7 10 7 27

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR
Coaches'	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR
Harris	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released								NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

1. "Adam Scheier Named Interim Head Coach" (Press release). Bowling Green Athletics. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
2. "2013 Bowling Green Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved June 16, 2013.