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2016 Bowling Green

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Mike Jinks.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2016, game by game: lost at No. 6 Ohio State 10–77; won vs. North Dakota 27–26; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 21–41; lost at Memphis 3–77; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 25–28; lost at Ohio 24–30; lost at Toledo 35–42; lost vs. Miami (OH) 26–40; lost at Northern Illinois 20–45; won at Akron 38–28; won vs. Kent State 42–7; won vs. Buffalo 27–19+35−74Lost 10–77 at No. 6 Ohio State-67No. 6 Ohio StateWon 27–26 vs. North Dakota+1North DakotaLost 21–41 vs. Middle Tennessee-20Middle TennesseeLost 3–77 at Memphis-74MemphisLost 25–28 vs. Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganLost 24–30 at Ohio-6OhioLost 35–42 at Toledo-7ToledoLost 26–40 vs. Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Lost 20–45 at Northern Illinois-25Northern Illino…Won 38–28 at Akron+10AkronWon 42–7 vs. Kent State+35Kent StateWon 27–19 vs. Buffalo+8Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at6Ohio StateL 10–⁠7721%
Sep 10vsNorth DakotaW 27–⁠2684%
Sep 17vsMiddle TennesseeL 21–⁠4169%
Sep 24atMemphisL 3–⁠7734%
Oct 1vsEastern MichiganL 25–⁠2875%
Oct 8atOhioL 24–⁠3034%
Oct 15atToledoL 35–⁠4218%
Oct 22vsMiami (OH)L 26–⁠4074%
Nov 1atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠4534%
Nov 9atAkronW 38–⁠2831%
Nov 15vsKent StateW 42–⁠762%
Nov 25vsBuffaloW 27–⁠1974%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Buffalo 27–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
298–⁠460
Coach
Mike Jinks
Elo
1442 −122 this season
SP+ rating
-6.6 No. 93 of 128; offense No. 93, defense No. 87, special teams No. 56
SRS
−12.4 No. 112 of 128 in FBS
Returning
39% of last season’s EPA, No. 110 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 111 roster talent No. 98 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kevin Kilmer and Andy Padron
Defensive coordinators
Perry Eliano and Marcus White
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense124th of 128
  • Defense115th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted128th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted119th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0742%1.02124th of 128
Defense0.2346%1.32115th of 128
Opponent-adjusted-0.04 off
0.20 def		40% off
47% def		—128th off
119th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.8own 2617% allowed
Defense4.4own 3014% caused

CORE rating -14.8, 117th of 128 (offense -7.5, defense 7.3).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJames Morgan QB2,082 yds
Passing touchdownsJames Morgan QB16 TD
Rushing yardsFred Coppet RB1,030 yds
Rushing touchdownsFred Coppet RB8 TD
Receiving yardsScott Miller WR968 yds
Receiving touchdownsScott Miller WR10 TD
TacklesTrenton Greene LB110 tkl
SacksGus Schwieterman DL6 sacks
InterceptionsJamari Bozeman DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Armani Posey OLB★★★No. 978
Elijah Cunningham PRO★★★No. 1687
Caleb Bright OG★★★No. 1765
Tylen Redding CB★★★No. 1782
Torrian Hampton S★★No. 2381

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.819
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers32.00.779
Offensive line32.30.783
Linebackers13.00.846
Defensive backs52.20.786
Athletes and specialists12.00.778
Whole class152.30.788

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.

Roster 107

The 2016 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Michigan8–⁠013–⁠115
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠6
Miami (OH)6–⁠26–⁠7
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠7
Eastern Michigan4–⁠47–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠56–⁠7
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠8
Kent State2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State1–⁠74–⁠8
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10

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