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1999 Bowling Green

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

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1999, game by game: lost at Pittsburgh 10–30; won vs. Tennessee Tech 40–15; lost at Marshall 16–35; lost at Kent State 27–41; won vs. Toledo 34–23; lost vs. Miami (OH) 31–45; lost at Akron 25–55; lost at Ohio 14–17; won vs. Central Michigan 31–7; won vs. Ball State 35–14; won at UCF 33–30+25−30Lost 10–30 at Pittsburgh-20PittsburghWon 40–15 vs. Tennessee Tech+25Tennessee TechLost 16–35 at Marshall-19MarshallLost 27–41 at Kent State-14Kent StateWon 34–23 vs. Toledo+11ToledoLost 31–45 vs. Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Lost 25–55 at Akron-30AkronLost 14–17 at Ohio-3OhioWon 31–7 vs. Central Michigan+24Central MichiganWon 35–14 vs. Ball State+21Ball StateWon 33–30 at UCF+3UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atPittsburghL 10–⁠3050%
Sep 11vsTennessee TechW 40–⁠1578%
Sep 18atMarshallL 16–⁠3523%
Sep 25atKent StateL 27–⁠4169%
Oct 2vsToledoW 34–⁠2341%
Oct 9vsMiami (OH)L 31–⁠4535%
Oct 16atAkronL 25–⁠5537%
Oct 23atOhioL 14–⁠1740%
Oct 30vsCentral MichiganW 31–⁠756%
Nov 13vsBall StateW 35–⁠1479%
Nov 20atUCFW 33–⁠3032%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCF 33–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
296–⁠312
Coach
Gary Blackney
Elo
1433 −34 this season
SP+ rating
-11.8 No. 95 of 114; offense No. 72, defense No. 97
SRS
−11.4 No. 96 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Faragalli
Defensive coordinator
Tim Beckman

1999 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠013–⁠010
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠80–⁠11
Ball State0–⁠80–⁠11

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