The 2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by fourth-year head coach Scot Loeffler and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. They competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
This was also the Falcons' first season to qualify for a bowl game since 2015.
Schedule
Game summaries
At UCLA
Statistics BGSU UCLA First downs 9 29 Total yards 162 626 Rushes/yards 25–37 45–269 Passing yards 125 357 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–36–0 35–47–1 Time of possession 25:12 34:48 Team Category Player StatisticsBowling Green Passing Matt McDonald 17/34, 125 yards, TD Rushing Jamal Johnson 10 carries, 45 yards Receiving Christian Sims 4 receptions, 33 yards, TD UCLA Passing Dorian Thompson-Robinson 32/43, 298 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Zach Charbonnet 21 carries, 111 yards, TD Receiving Kazmeir Allen 10 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Eastern Kentucky
Marshall
At Mississippi State
At Akron
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
At Central Michigan
Western Michigan
Kent State
At Toledo
At Ohio
Statistics BGSU OHIO First downs 14 21 Total yards 279 384 Rushes/yards 21/50 54/188 Passing yards 229 196 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–32–3 10–21–0 Time of possession 23:41 36:19 Team Category Player StatisticsBowling Green Passing Matt McDonald 16/29, 217 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing Nick Mosley 4 rushes, 29 yards Receiving Tyrone Broden 2 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TDOhio Passing CJ Harris 10/21, 196 yards, 1 TD Rushing Sieh Bangura 27 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jacoby Jones 4 receptions, 96 yards
Vs. New Mexico State (Quick Lane Bowl)
Statistics Statistics NMSUBGSU First downs 21 16 Total yards 407 294 Rushing yards 240 84 Passing yards 167 221 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 38:10 21:50 Team Category Player StatisticsNew Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 17/29, 167 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ahmonte Watkins 9 rushes, 76 yards, TD Receiving Kordell David 5 receptions, 54 yardsBowling Green Passing Camden Orth 14/22, 191 yards, TD Rushing Jaison Patterson 6 rushes, 23 yards Receiving Ta'ron Keith 3 receptions, 69 yards
Coaching staff Scot LoefflerHead coachKevin TolbertStrength and conditioning Coach Steve MorrisonAssociate head coach / Inside Linebackers coachBrian WhiteAssistant head coach / Runningbacks coachSammy LawansonAssistant head coach / outside linebackers coach Greg NosalCo-offensive coordinator / tight ends coachMax WarnerCo-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach Eric LewisDefensive coordinator / defensive backs coachAlex BayerSpecial teams coordinatorErik CampbellPassing game coordinator / wide receivers coachChris HeddenRun game coordinator / offensive line coach Julian Campenni Defensive run game coordinator / defensive line coachMitch Fair Defensive graduate assistantBrady Thomas Defensive graduate assistantGrant StrockOffensive graduate assistantPat ForgartyOffensive graduate assistant
Players drafted into the NFL
6 178 Karl Brooks DT Green Bay Packers
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