The 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented

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in the

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. The Falcons were led by third-year head coach Mike Jinks for the first seven games until he was fired and replaced by interim head coach

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. They 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 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. On November 28, 2018, the Falcons hired Boston College offensive coordinator

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as the new head coach.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Falcons predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Schedule

2018 Bowling Green Falcons football schedule
''FBSchedules.com''. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

Game summaries

At Oregon

Maryland

Eastern Kentucky

Miami (OH)

At Georgia Tech

At Toledo

Western Michigan

At Ohio

Kent State

At Central Michigan

At Akron

Buffalo

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Bowling Green Falcons football seasons

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