2001 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2001 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Urban Meyer and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the 83rd season of play for the Falcons.

2001 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	8–3 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Urban Meyer (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gregg Brandon (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Beckman (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Div							Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		6	–	0					8	–	0					11	–	2
Miami (OH)		4	–	2					6	–	2					7	–	5
Bowling Green		4	–	2					5	–	3					8	–	3
Kent State		3	–	3					5	–	3					6	–	5
Akron		3	–	3					4	–	4					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	5					1	–	7					3	–	8
Ohio		0	–	6					1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$		4	–	1					5	–	2					10	–	2
Northern Illinois x		4	–	1					4	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State x		4	–	1					4	–	3					5	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	3					4	–	4					5	–	6
Central Michigan		1	–	4					2	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern Michigan		0	–	5					1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 pm	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 20–13	51,039
September 8	6:00 pm	Buffalo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 35–0	16,183
September 22	6:00 pm	Temple*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 42–23	11,029
September 29	7:00 pm	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 31–37	32,034
October 6	2:00 pm	Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	W 24–7	12,539
October 13	4:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 28–37	21,874
October 20	6:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 16–11	14,621
November 3	4:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 21–24	22,828
November 10	1:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 17–0	15,724
November 17	12:00 pm	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	W 43–42	23,545
November 23	7:00 pm	Toledo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	W 56–21	26,483
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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