The 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They were led by second-year head coach Dino Babers and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in MAC play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the MAC Championship where they defeated Northern Illinois to become MAC champions. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Georgia Southern.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Tennessee* | | SECN | L 30–59 | 61,323 |
September 12 | Noon | at Maryland* | | BTN | W 48–27 | 36,332 |
September 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Memphis* | | ASN | L 41–44 | 21,178 |
September 26 | Noon | at Purdue* | | BTN | W 35–28 | 33,162 |
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | | BCSN/ESPN3 | W 28–22 | 20,843 |
October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Massachusetts | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN3 | W 62–38 | 17,118 |
October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Akron![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN3 | W 59–10 | 20,021 |
October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kent State | | ESPN3 | W 48–0 | 14,739 |
November 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Ohio | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN2 | W 62–24 | 16,233 |
November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | | ESPN2 | W 41–27 | 14,436 |
November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Toledo | | ESPN2 | L 28–44 | 23,492 |
November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN3 | W 48–10 | 5,201 |
December 4 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Northern Illinois | | ESPN2 | W 34–14 | 16,425 |
December 23 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia Southern* | | ESPN | L 27–58 | 28,656 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DL
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42
|
David Runnoe
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Jr
|
DL
|
94
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David Konowalski
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Fr
|
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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Game summaries
vs Tennessee
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#25 Volunteers
|
21
|
14
|
14
|
10 |
59 |
Falcons
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
0 |
30 |
at Maryland
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
0
|
6
|
14
|
28 |
48 |
Terrapins
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
Memphis
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
10
|
7
|
17
|
10 |
44 |
Falcons
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
41 |
at Purdue
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
Boilermakers
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
at Buffalo
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
28 |
Bulls
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
13 |
22 |
Massachusetts
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Minutemen
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
Falcons
|
14
|
14
|
24
|
10 |
62 |
Akron
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Falcons
|
7
|
21
|
21
|
10 |
59 |
at Kent State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
14
|
17
|
10
|
7 |
48 |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Ohio
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
24 |
Falcons
|
14
|
13
|
21
|
14 |
62 |
at Western Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
14
|
13
|
14
|
0 |
41 |
Broncos
|
10
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
27 |
Toledo
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
17
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
44 |
Falcons
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
at Ball State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
13
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
48 |
Cardinals
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0
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
10 |
Northern Illinois–MAC Championship Game
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
6 |
34 |
Huskies
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
14 |
Georgia Southern–GoDaddy Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
9
|
14
|
21
|
14 |
58 |
Falcons
|
13
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
27 |
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