The 2010 Bowling Green Falcons football team was the 92nd varsity football team

Bowling Green Falcons football

The Bowling Green Falcons football team is the interscholastic football team at Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green competes as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the East Division. The Falcons have won ten conference championships....

 to represent Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...

 and the program's 58th season in the Mid-American Conference

Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...

. The Falcons play in the MAC's east division and are led by second year head coach Dave Clawson

Dave Clawson

Dave Clawson is the head coach of the Bowling Green Falcons college football team. Before joining Bowling Green, Clawson was the short-lived offensive coordinator for the University of Tennessee Volunteers and was the coach at Fordham University and the University of Richmond where he won two Div...

. They played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium

Doyt Perry Stadium

Doyt L. Perry Stadium is a stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Bowling Green State University Falcons. It opened in 1966 and originally held 23,232 people. Recent renovations and new NCAA seating regulations have...

. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play.

Preseason

In early July 2010, Falcon Sports Properties secured a three-year agreement with Toledo's ESPN Radio affiliate WLQR (1470 AM) to carry all Bowling Green Falcons football games, as well as a partial men's basketball

Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball

The Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1968...

 schedule. As part of the agreement, WLQR will air daily shows as well as coaches' show for both teams. With the addition of WLQR, the Falcon Sports Network to seven stations across northwest Ohio.

At the 2010 Mid-American Conference Media Day, Bowling Green was picked to finish fourth in the conference's East Division. The Falcons are expected to finish behind Temple

Temple Owls football

The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference...

, Ohio

Ohio Bobcats football

The Ohio Bobcats football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team represents the university as a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Division 1 Bowl Subdivision level...

 and Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes football

The Kent State Golden Flashes football team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, USA. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Football Bowl Subdivision...

Key Losses

The following are some of the key players who will be no longer eligible to play in the 2010 season:

Offense:

• Scott Albert (OL)
• Freddie Barnes
  Freddie Barnes
  Freddie Lee Barnes is an American football wide receiver currently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2010...
  
   (WR)
• Chris Bullock (RB)
• Toby Hunter (QB)
• Brady Minturn (OL)
• Tyrone Pronty (WR)
• Jimmy Scheidler (TE)
• Tyler Sheehan
  Tyler Sheehan
  Tyler Allen Sheehan is an American football player. He an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Cincinnati Commandos.-Early life:...
  
   (QB)
• Shane Steffy (OL)
• Chris Wright (WR)

Defense:

• Cody Basler (LB)
• Jahmal Brown (DB)
• Giovanni Fillari (DB)
• Brandon Jackson (LB)
• P. J. Mahone (DB)
• Jarrett Sanderson (LB)
• James Schneider (LB)
• Roger Williams (DB)

Special Teams:

• Nick Iovinelli (P)
• Craig Rutherford (LS)

Recruiting

2010 schedule

at Troy

1st Quarter

• 8:54 BGSU Geter 35 yard run (Wright kick) 7-0 BGSU
• 7:06 TROY Bruce 38 yard pass from Robinson (Taylor kick) 7-7 Tied
• 1:49 BGSU Hodges 3 yard pass from Schilz (Wright kick) 14-7 BGSU

2nd Quarter

• 10:23 BGSU Wright 19 yard field goal 17-7 BGSU
• 7:39 TROY Taylor 26 yard field goal 17-10 BGSU
• 1:17 TROY Southward 1 yard run (Taylor kick) 17-17 Tied

3rd Quarter

• 14:07 BGSU Cooper 63 yard punt return (Wright kick) 24-17 BGSU
• 12:52 TROY Jernigan 49 yard run (Taylor kick) 24-24 Tied
• 8:45 TROY Taylor 40 yard field goal 27-24 TROY
• 2:11 BGSU Wright 23 yard field goal 27-27 Tied

4th Quarter

• 0:04 TROY Taylor 34 yard field goal 30-27 TROY

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