2020 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2020 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by second-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). They finished the season 0–5 in their conference-only schedule to finish in last place in the East division.

2020 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	0–5 (0–5 MAC)
Head coach	Scot Loeffler (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Terry Malone (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy		5	–	0					6	–	1
Kent State		3	–	1					3	–	1
Ohio		2	–	1					2	–	1
Miami (OH)		2	–	1					2	–	1
Akron		1	–	5					1	–	5
Bowling Green		0	–	5					0	–	5
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$		5	–	1					7	–	1
Western Michigan		4	–	2					4	–	2
Toledo		4	–	2					4	–	2
Central Michigan		3	–	3					3	–	3
Eastern Michigan		2	–	4					2	–	4
Northern Illinois		0	–	6					0	–	6
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4.[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

COVID-19 effects on season

On August 8, 2020, the MAC announced that it was postponing the 2020 football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] The conference announced it would explore playing a season in the spring of 2021. It was the first major football conference to announce the postponement of the season.^[3]

On September 25, the conference voted to reinstate the football season beginning on November 4. The conference was the last major conference to reinstate football.^[4]

Schedule

Bowling Green had games scheduled against Illinois and Ohio State which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5] The final regularly scheduled game of the season against Miami was canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Miami.^[6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 4	8:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 3–38	0
November 10	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN2	L 24–62	1,500
November 17	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	CBSSN	L 17–42	1,500
November 28	12:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 10–52	0
December 5	2:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 3–31	0
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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