1993 Bowling Green

6–⁠3–⁠2 (5–⁠1–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Blackney.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1993, game by game: lost at Virginia Tech 16–33; won vs. Cincinnati 21–7; lost at Navy 20–27; won vs. Toledo 17–10; won at Ohio 20–0; won vs. Akron 49–7; tied at Ball State 26–26; won at Miami (OH) 30–25; won vs. Kent State 40–7; lost at Central Michigan 15–17; tied vs. Western Michigan 14–14+42−17Lost 16–33 at Virginia Tech-17Virginia TechWon 21–7 vs. Cincinnati+14CincinnatiLost 20–27 at Navy-7NavyWon 17–10 vs. Toledo+7ToledoWon 20–0 at Ohio+20OhioWon 49–7 vs. Akron+42AkronTied 26–26 at Ball State0Ball StateWon 30–25 at Miami (OH)+5Miami (OH)Won 40–7 vs. Kent State+33Kent StateLost 15–17 at Central Michigan-2Central MichiganTied 14–14 vs. Western Michigan0Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Western Michigan 14–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠2 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
268–⁠173
Coach
Gary Blackney
Elo
1588 −7 this season
SP+ rating
6.1 No. 41 of 105; offense No. 66, defense No. 27
SRS
−6.8 No. 74 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Paul Ferraro

1993 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Western Michigan6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Bowling Green5–⁠1–⁠26–⁠3–⁠2
Central Michigan5–⁠45–⁠6
Akron4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠54–⁠7
Miami (OH)3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.