2014 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2014 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC East Division Champions Camellia Bowl Champions
MAC Championship Game vs. Northern Illinois, L 17–51
Camellia Bowl vs. South Alabama, W 33–28
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2014 record	8–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Dino Babers (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Sterlin Gilbert (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Kim McCloud (1st year)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity: 23,724)

2014 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					8	–	6
Ohio		4	–	4					6	–	6
Buffalo		3	–	4					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
UMass		3	–	5					3	–	9
Miami		2	–	6					2	–	10
Kent State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They were led by first year head coach Dino Babers and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in MAC play be champions of the East Division and qualify for the MAC Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion Northern Illinois. They were invited to the inaugural Camellia Bowl where they defeated South Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 PM	at WKU*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	CBSSN	L 31–59	17,215
September 6	3:30 PM	VMI*	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 48–7	18,311
September 13	12:00 PM	Indiana*	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPNU	W 45–42	23,717
September 20	12:00 PM	at No. 19 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 17–68	79,849
September 27	3:00 PM	at Massachusetts	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPN3	W 47–42	17,000
October 4	3:30 PM	Buffalo	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 36–35	17,185
October 11	2:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 31–13	24,311
October 18	2:00 PM	Western Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 14–26	15,201
November 4	8:00 PM	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN2	W 27–10	10,348
November 12	8:00 PM	Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN2	W 30–20	8,417
November 19	8:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy)	ESPN2	L 20–27	17,486
November 28	1:00 PM	Ball State	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 24–41	8,534
December 5	7:00 PM	vs. Northern Illinois	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 17–51	15,110
December 20	9:15 PM	vs. South Alabama*	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–28	20,256
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

References

1. "2014 Bowling Green Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2014.