Bowling Green State University Athletics
Football Changes Date of 2002 Opener
April 29, 2002 | Football
April 29, 2002
Bowling Green, Ohio - Bowling Green State University and Tennessee Tech University have agreed to change the date and starting time of their 2002 season opening football game. The contest will now be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, August 29.
"I'm excited because it gives a chance to play in front of a much larger student crowd," said BGSU Coach Urban Meyer. "I think by avoiding the holiday weekend, it should give the campus and community the perfect event to kickoff the 2002-03 academic year."
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY 2002 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE August 29 Tennessee Tech 7 p.m. (Falcons won the only previous meeting, 40-15 in 1999)
September 14 Missouri (Varsity BG/Hall of Fame Night) 6 p.m. (BGSU won 20-13 in 2001; BG leads series 2-1)
September 21 at Kansas 6 p.m. (CDT) (First-ever meeting with the Jayhawks)
October 5 *Ohio (Homecoming) 4 p.m. (BGSU won 17-0 in 2001; BG leads series 31-21-2)
October 12 *at Central Michigan 1 p.m. (First trip to Mt. Pleasant since 1995; BG leads series 18-16)
October 19 *Western Michigan 6 p.m. (Broncos come to BG for first time since 1997; BG leads series 28-14-3)
October 26 *Ball State (Family Weekend) 4 p.m. (First meeting since 1999; BG leads series 15-8-1)
November 2 *at Kent State 2 p.m. (Falcons won 24-7 in 2001; BG leads series 49-15-6)
November 9 *at Northern Illinois 1 p.m. (CST) (First meeting since 1998; BG leads series 9-3)
November 16 at South Florida 7 p.m. (First of four meetings with Conference USA program)
November 23 *Eastern Michigan (Senior Night) 6 p.m. (First meeting since 2000; BG leads series 18-10-1)
November 30 *at Toledo 7 p.m. (Falcons won Peace Pipe 56-21 in 2001; BG leads series 35-27-4)
TIMES AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ALL TIMES EASTERN UNLESS NOTED
