2010 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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2010 Bowling Green Falcons football
Bowling Green Falcons wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Warren Ruggiero (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Mike Elko
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
(Capacity: 23,724)
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) x$  7 –1   10 –4  
Ohio  6 –2   8 –5  
Temple  5 –3   8 –4  
Kent State  4 –4   5 –7  
Bowling Green  1 –7   2 –10  
Buffalo  1 –7   2 –10  
Akron  1 –7   1 –11  
West Division
Northern Illinois x  8 –0   11 –3  
Toledo  7 –1   8 –5  
Western Michigan  5 –3   6 –6  
Ball State  3 –5   4 –8  
Central Michigan  2 –6   3 –9  
Eastern Michigan  2 –6   2 –10  
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2010 Bowling Green Falcons football team was the 92nd varsity football team to represent Bowling Green State University and the program's 58th season in the Mid-American Conference. The Falcons play in the MAC's east division and are led by second year head coach Dave Clawson. They played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place in the East Division.

Contents

Preseason

In early July 2010, Falcon Sports Properties secured a three-year agreement with Toledo's ESPN Radio affiliate WLQR (1470 AM) to carry all Bowling Green Falcons football games, as well as a partial men's basketball schedule. As part of the agreement, WLQR will air daily shows as well as coaches' show for both teams. With the addition of WLQR, the Falcon Sports Network to seven stations across northwest Ohio. [1]

At the 2010 Mid-American Conference Media Day, Bowling Green was picked to finish fourth in the conference's East Division. The Falcons are expected to finish behind Temple, Ohio and Kent State [2]

Key losses

The following are some of the key players who will be no longer eligible to play in the 2010 season:

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2010 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Jamel Martin
RB 		Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)-Dec 16, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Caleb Watkins
QB 		Middletown, Ohio Middletown HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)4.53Jul 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Trent Hurley
QB 		Greensburg, Pennsylvania Central Catholic HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)-Aug 12, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
D.J. Lynch
OLB 		Auburn Hills, Michigan Avondale HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)220 lb (100 kg)4.62Aug 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Byler
T 		Elyria, Ohio Elyria HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)315 lb (143 kg)5.2Jul 26, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Justin Ford
ATH		Grand Rapids, MichiganKenowa Hills HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)198 lb (90 kg)4.5Jun 25, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Marcus Beaurem
WR 		Sterling Heights, Michigan Adlai Stevenson HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg)4.4Jun 23, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Gabe Martin
OLB 		Grand Blanc, Michigan Grand Blanc Community HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)-Aug 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Darion Delaney
DE 		Trotwood, Ohio Trotwood-Madison HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)260 lb (120 kg)-Sep 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Cody Silk
G 		Warren, Michigan De La Salle Collegiate HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)275 lb (125 kg)-Nov 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Darius Gilbert
DT 		Hamilton, Ohio Hamilton HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)250 lb (110 kg)-Sep 28, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Clay Rolf
T 		Pemberville, Ohio Eastwood HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (110 kg)-Aug 19, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Jude Adjei-Barimah
CB 		Columbus, Ohio Northland HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)177 lb (80 kg)4.51Aug 15, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Heath Jackson
WR 		Ada, Ohio Ada HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)4.58Sep 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Nick McKnight
WR 		Middletown, Ohio Middletown HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)196 lb (89 kg)4.7Sep 9, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Bowling Green Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  • "Bowling Green: Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pmat Troy *
L 27–3019,886 [3]
September 117:00 pmat Tulsa *
L 20–3319,565 [4]
September 187:00 pm Marshall *
 ESPN3 W 44–2820,515 [5]
September 2512:00 pmat No. 21 Michigan *
 ESPN2 L 21–65109,933 [6]
October 23:30PM Buffalo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 26–2814,544 [7]
October 92:00 pmat Ohio
L 25–4919,855 [8]
October 161:00 pmat Temple
L 27–2823,045
October 233:30 pm Kent State
L 6–3014,279
October 303:30 pmat Central Michigan
W 17–1417,659 [9]
November 108:00 pm Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN2L 21–2412,073 [10]
November 178:00 pmat Toledo
ESPN2L 14–3322,071
November 262:00 pm Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
 BCSN L 7–415,121
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Troy

Bowling Green at Troy
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•Troy71010330

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

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