2021 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2021 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by third-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).

2021 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Scot Loeffler (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Terry Malone (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Eric Lewis (1st season)
Base defense	4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium

2021 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State xy		6	–	2					7	–	7
Miami (OH)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ohio		3	–	5					3	–	9
Bowling Green		2	–	6					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					4	–	8
Akron		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		6	–	2					9	–	5
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		4	–	4					8	–	5
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 6–38	84,314
September 11	4:00 p.m.	South Alabama*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	L 19–22	15,105
September 18	5:00 p.m.	Murray State*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 27–10	20,097
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Minnesota*	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPNU	W 14–10	46,236
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	L 20–27	20,537
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	L 20–35	17,797
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 26–34	7,854
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	L 24–55	10,875
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	CBSSN	W 56–44	13,163
November 10	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 17–49	18,349
November 16	8:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 7–34	10,269
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	CBSSN	W 21–10	9,339
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time