2024 Bowling Green Falcons football team explained

The 2024 Bowling Green Falcons football team will represent Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons are led by Scot Loeffler in his sixth year as the head coach. The Falcons will play home games at Doyt Perry Stadium, located in Bowling Green, Ohio.^[1]

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 19, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish tied for third in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.^{[2] [3]}

MAC Coaches poll
1	Miami	119 (9)
2	Toledo	109 (3)
T3	Bowling Green	92
T3	Northern Illinois	92
5	Ohio	81
6	Eastern Michigan	64
7	Western Michigan	60
8	Central Michigan	59
9	Ball State	42
10	Buffalo	37
11	Akron	24
12	Kent State	13

Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
1	Miami	10
2	Toledo	2

Schedule

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Offseason

Transfers

Source:^{[5] [6] [7]}

Outgoing

Andrew Bench	TE	South Alabama
Davion Daniels	DB	Slippery Rock
Cashius Howell	EDGE	Texas A&M
Jalen Huskey	CB	Maryland
Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim	WR	LA Tech
Ta'ron Keith	RB	Western Kentucky

Incoming

Ja'Corey Benjamin	DB	Texas Southern
CJ Brown	DB	Northern Illinois
Justin Eklund	LB	San Jose State
RJ Garcia II	WR
Malcom Johnson Jr.	WR
Zach Long	K
Nick Reimer	OL
Edward Rhambo	DB

Game summaries

vs Fordham Rams

See also: 2024 Fordham Rams football team.

Statistics	Fordham	Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Penn State Nittany Lions

See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

Statistics	Bowling Green	Penn State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Penn State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Texas A&M Aggies

Statistics	Bowling Green	Texas A&M
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Old Dominion Monarchs

See also: 2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.

Statistics	Old Dominion	Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Akron Zips

See also: 2024 Akron Zips football team.

Statistics	Bowling Green	Akron
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Akron	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Northern Illinois Huskies

See also: 2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.

Statistics	Northern Illinois	Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Illinois	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Kent State Golden Flashes

See also: 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and Anniversary Award.

Statistics	Kent State	Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kent State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Toledo Rockets

See also: 2024 Toledo Rockets football team.

Statistics	Bowling Green	Toledo
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Toledo	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Central Michigan Chippewas

See also: 2024 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.

Statistics	Bowling Green	Central Michigan
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Central Michigan	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Western Michigan Broncos

See also: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team.

Statistics	Western Michigan	Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Ball State Cardinals

See also: 2024 Ball State Cardinals football team.

Statistics	Bowling Green	Ball State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ball State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Miami RedHawks

See also: 2024 Miami RedHawks football team.

Statistics	Miami (OH)	Bowling Green
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 Football Coaching Staff . Bowling Green State University Athletics . 1 February 2024.
2. Web site: Miami Selected as Favorites in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll. July 19, 2024. July 19, 2024. getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference.
3. Web site: MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked 2nd, BGSU 3rd. July 19, 2024. July 19, 2024. wtol.com. WTOL 11.
4. Web site: 2024 Bowling Green Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . 1 February 2024.
5. Web site: Bowling Green Falcons 2024 College Football Transfer Portal . 247 Sports . January 31, 2024.
6. Web site: 2024 Bowling Green Football Transfer Portal. on3.com. January 31, 2024.
7. Web site: Transfer Tracker. rivals.com. February 5, 2024.