2003 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2003 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC West Division champion Motor City Bowl champion
MAC Championship Game, L 27–49 vs. Miami (OH)
Motor City Bowl, W 28–24 vs. Northwestern
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
Record	11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Gregg Brandon (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Studrawa (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Beckman (6th season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium

2003 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 10 Miami (OH) x$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Marshall		6	–	2					8	–	4
Akron		5	–	3					7	–	5
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
UCF		2	–	6					3	–	9
Ohio		1	–	7					2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
No. 23 Bowling Green x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Northern Illinois		6	–	2					10	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2					8	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Central Michigan		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Miami 49, Bowling Green 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Gregg Brandon and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the 85th season of play for the Falcons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky*		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio		W 63–13	15,669
September 6	1:00 pm	at No. 16 Purdue*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana		W 27–26	58,225
September 13	6:00 pm	Liberty*		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio		W 62–3	13,096
September 20	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	ESPN+	L 17–24	104,358
October 4	4:00 pm	Central Michigan		Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio		W 23–3	20,649
October 11	2:00 pm	at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan		W 32–21	23,843
October 18	6:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan		Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan		W 33–20	6,154
October 25	4:00 pm	No. 12 Northern Illinois	No. 23	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio (College GameDay)	ESPN2	W 34–18	31,007
November 4	7:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	No. 15	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio	ESPN2	L 10–33	28,023
November 15	6:00 pm	Kent State	No. 25	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		W 42–33	12,035
November 22	1:00 pm	at Ball State	No. 22	Ball State Stadium Muncie, Indiana		W 41–14	8,325
November 28	12:00 pm	Toledo	No. 22	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio (Peace Pipe Trophy)	ESPN	W 31–23	29,724
December 4	12:00 pm	No. 14 Miami (OH)	No. 20	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	L 27–49	24,833
December 26	5:00 pm	vs. Northwestern*		Ford Field Detroit (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–24	51,286
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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