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2007 Bowling Green

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gregg Brandon.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2007, game by game: won at Minnesota 32–31; lost at Michigan State 17–28; won vs. Temple 48–35; won vs. Western Kentucky 41–21; lost at No. 7 Boston College 24–55; lost at Miami (OH) 14–47; won at Kent State 31–20; lost vs. Ohio 27–38; won vs. Akron 44–20; won at Eastern Michigan 39–32; won at Buffalo 31–17; won vs. Toledo 37–10; lost vs. Tulsa 7–63+27−56Won 32–31 at Minnesota+1MinnesotaLost 17–28 at Michigan State-11Michigan StateWon 48–35 vs. Temple+13TempleWon 41–21 vs. Western Kentucky+20Western KentuckyLost 24–55 at No. 7 Boston College-31No. 7 Boston CollegeLost 14–47 at Miami (OH)-33Miami (OH)Won 31–20 at Kent State+11Kent StateLost 27–38 vs. Ohio-11OhioWon 44–20 vs. Akron+24AkronWon 39–32 at Eastern Michigan+7Eastern MichiganWon 31–17 at Buffalo+14BuffaloWon 37–10 vs. Toledo+27ToledoLost 7–63 vs. Tulsa-56Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atMinnesotaW 32–⁠3127%
Sep 8atMichigan StateL 17–⁠2835%
Sep 22vsTempleW 48–⁠3575%
Sep 29vsWestern KentuckyW 41–⁠2163%
Oct 6at7Boston CollegeL 24–⁠5515%
Oct 13atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠4746%
Oct 20atKent StateW 31–⁠2039%
Oct 27vsOhioL 27–⁠3860%
Nov 2vsAkronW 44–⁠2061%
Nov 9atEastern MichiganW 39–⁠3257%
Nov 17atBuffaloW 31–⁠1751%
Nov 23vsToledoW 37–⁠1066%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvsTulsaGMAC BowlL 7–⁠6339%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 63–⁠7 in the GMAC Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

MAC East champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Buffalo and Miami (OH)

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
392–⁠417
Coach
Gregg Brandon
Elo
1465 +46 this season
SP+ rating
-3.8 No. 73 of 120; offense No. 45, defense No. 96, special teams No. 38
SRS
−7.4 No. 84 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 112
Offensive coordinator
Mick McCall
Defensive coordinator
Mike Ward

How good, play by play

  • Offense38th of 119
  • Defense76th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0644%0.9938th of 119
Defense0.0647%0.8176th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.3own 343% allowed
Defense0.0own 342% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Willie Geter APB★★No. 1390
Glen Stanley S★★No. 1568
Adrian Hodges WR★★No. 1768
Ben Bojicic DT★★No. 1913
Gary Wright OLB★★No. 1913

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.722
Running backs12.00.789
Receivers22.00.733
Offensive line12.00.722
Defensive line62.00.722
Linebackers22.00.722
Defensive backs22.00.745
Whole class152.00.731

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 4Kory Lichtensteiger CDenver Broncos

2007 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan6–⁠18–⁠6
Bowling Green6–⁠28–⁠5
Ball State5–⁠27–⁠6
Miami (OH)5–⁠26–⁠7
Buffalo5–⁠35–⁠7
Ohio4–⁠46–⁠6
Temple4–⁠44–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠44–⁠8
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron3–⁠54–⁠8
Northern Illinois1–⁠62–⁠10
Kent State1–⁠73–⁠9

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