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2017 Bowling Green

2–⁠10 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Mike Jinks.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2017, game by game: lost at Michigan State 10–35; lost vs. South Dakota 27–35; lost at Northwestern 7–49; lost at Middle Tennessee 13–24; lost vs. Akron 23–34; won at Miami (OH) 37–29; lost vs. Ohio 30–48; lost vs. Northern Illinois 17–48; won at Kent State 44–16; lost at Buffalo 28–38; lost vs. Toledo 37–66; lost at Eastern Michigan 31–34+28−42Lost 10–35 at Michigan State-25Michigan StateLost 27–35 vs. South Dakota-8South DakotaLost 7–49 at Northwestern-42NorthwesternLost 13–24 at Middle Tennessee-11Middle TennesseeLost 23–34 vs. Akron-11AkronWon 37–29 at Miami (OH)+8Miami (OH)Lost 30–48 vs. Ohio-18OhioLost 17–48 vs. Northern Illinois-31Northern Illino…Won 44–16 at Kent State+28Kent StateLost 28–38 at Buffalo-10BuffaloLost 37–66 vs. Toledo-29ToledoLost 31–34 at Eastern Michigan-3Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMichigan StateL 10–⁠3537%
Sep 9vsSouth DakotaL 27–⁠3572%
Sep 16atNorthwesternL 7–⁠4925%
Sep 23atMiddle TennesseeL 13–⁠2434%
Sep 30vsAkronL 23–⁠3456%
Oct 7atMiami (OH)W 37–⁠2928%
Oct 14vsOhioL 30–⁠4841%
Oct 21vsNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠4834%
Oct 31atKent StateW 44–⁠1644%
Nov 7atBuffaloL 28–⁠3841%
Nov 15vsToledoL 37–⁠6622%
Nov 21atEastern MichiganL 31–⁠3431%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Michigan 34–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠456
Coach
Mike Jinks
Elo
1329 −132 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 101 of 128; offense No. 73, defense No. 117, special teams No. 20
SRS
−12.7 No. 108 of 130 in FBS
Returning
81% of last season’s EPA, No. 23 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 81 roster talent No. 98 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kevin Kilmer and Andy Padron
Defensive coordinator
Perry Eliano
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense103rd of 130
  • Defense115th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted96th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0141%1.21103rd of 130
Defense0.2151%1.13115th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.21 def		42% off
52% def		—96th off
123rd 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
Offense3.3own 3119% allowed
Defense4.0own 3115% caused

CORE rating -17.3, 122nd of 130 (offense -2.6, defense 14.7).

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 yardsJarret Doege QB1,381 yds
Passing touchdownsJarret Doege QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJosh Cleveland RB793 yds
Rushing touchdownsAndrew Clair RB4 TD
Receiving yardsScott Miller WR722 yds
Receiving touchdownsTeo Redding WR8 TD
TacklesFred Garth DB95 tkl
SacksDavid Konowalski DL3.5 sacks
InterceptionsClint Stephens DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Joshua Croslen DT★★★No. 780
Cedric Mitchell WR★★★No. 1189
Travis Koontz TE★★★No. 1255
Jordan Murphy SDE★★★No. 1573
Jarret Doege PRO★★★No. 1582

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.795
Running backs13.00.811
Receivers53.00.820
Offensive line22.00.761
Defensive line62.80.811
Linebackers32.00.774
Defensive backs32.00.772
Whole class222.50.797

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 114

The 2017 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠111–⁠3
Northern Illinois6–⁠28–⁠5
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Akron6–⁠27–⁠7
Ohio5–⁠39–⁠4
Buffalo4–⁠46–⁠6
Western Michigan4–⁠46–⁠6
Miami (OH)4–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠55–⁠7
Bowling Green2–⁠62–⁠10
Kent State1–⁠72–⁠10
Ball State0–⁠82–⁠10

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