2001 Bowling Green Falcons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2001
| team = Bowling Green Falcons
| sport= football
| image = Bowling Green Falcons wordmark.svg
| image_size = 250
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = East
| short_conf = MAC
| BCSRank =
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Urban Meyer
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Gregg Brandon
| oc_year = 1st
| def_coach = Tim Beckman
| dc_year = 4th
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_scheme = 4–3
| stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
| conf_champ =
| conf_champ_result =
}}
{{2001 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
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.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2001
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Faurot Field
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| tv =
| score = 20–13
| attend = 51,039
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| tv =
| score = 35–0
| attend = 16,183
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| tv =
| score = 42–23
| attend = 11,029
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Marshall University Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv =
| score = 31–37
| attend = 32,034
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| gamename = Anniversary Award
| tv =
| score = 24–7
| attend = 12,539
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv =
| score = 28–37
| attend = 21,874
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Rubber Bowl
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| tv =
| score = 16–11
| attend = 14,621
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| tv =
| score = 21–24
| attend = 22,828
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| tv =
| score = 17–0
| attend = 15,724
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Ryan Field
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv =
| score = 43–42
| attend = 23,545
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 56–21
| attend = 26,483
}}
}}
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