The 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented

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in the

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. The Falcons were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of the East Division of the

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. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Preseason

In a preseason poll of league media, Bowling Green was picked to finish in third place in the East Division.

Coaching staff

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Schedule

2017 Bowling Green Falcons football schedule
''FBSchedules.com''. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

Game summaries

At Michigan State

South Dakota

At Northwestern

At Middle Tennessee

Akron

At Miami (OH)

Ohio

Northern Illinois

At Kent State

At Buffalo

Toledo

At Eastern Michigan

References

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Bowling Green Falcons football seasons

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