Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Football To Play At Northwestern In 2017
July 13, 2016 | Football
Evanston, Ill. – The Bowling Green State University football program has completed its 2017 non-conference schedule, agreeing to play at Northwestern University Sept. 16, 2017.
The three-time defending Mid-American Conference East champions, Bowling Green has defeated three Big Ten programs in the past two years. BGSU faces Ohio State to open the 2016 season Sept. 3 and will play back-to-back games at Michigan State and Northwestern in 2017.
The Falcons are 2-0 all-time against Northwestern with the most-recent meeting coming in the 2003 Motor City Bowl at Detroit's Ford Field, a 28-24 BGSU win. In that game, MVP Josh Harris was 38-of-50 for 386 yards and three touchdowns as BGSU scored the winning touchdown with less than five minutes remaining. The only other contest in the all-time series came Nov. 17, 2001 at Ryan Field as the Falcons won 43-42 behind Harris' 30-of-47 for 402 yards. Bowling Green got a touchdown and two-point conversion with 36 seconds remaining.
Bowling Green will open the 2017 season at home against South Dakota Sept. 2 before heading on the road for three consecutive games. BGSU will be at Michigan State Sept. 9, Northwestern Sept. 16 and Middle Tennessee State Sept. 23.
An up-to-date listing of scheduled future non-conference games is listed below (all future games and dates subject to change; updates will be posted on BGSUFalcons.com as made available).
2017
9/2 – South Dakota
9/9 – at Michigan State
9/16 – at Northwestern
9/23 – at MTSU
2018
9/1 – at Oregon
9/8 – Maryland
2019
8/31 – at Maryland
9/7 – at Kansas State
9/14 – Louisiana Tech
2020
9/19 – at Illinois
2021
9/11 – South Alabama
9/18 - at Louisiana Tech
2022
9/3 – at South Alabama
The three-time defending Mid-American Conference East champions, Bowling Green has defeated three Big Ten programs in the past two years. BGSU faces Ohio State to open the 2016 season Sept. 3 and will play back-to-back games at Michigan State and Northwestern in 2017.
The Falcons are 2-0 all-time against Northwestern with the most-recent meeting coming in the 2003 Motor City Bowl at Detroit's Ford Field, a 28-24 BGSU win. In that game, MVP Josh Harris was 38-of-50 for 386 yards and three touchdowns as BGSU scored the winning touchdown with less than five minutes remaining. The only other contest in the all-time series came Nov. 17, 2001 at Ryan Field as the Falcons won 43-42 behind Harris' 30-of-47 for 402 yards. Bowling Green got a touchdown and two-point conversion with 36 seconds remaining.
Bowling Green will open the 2017 season at home against South Dakota Sept. 2 before heading on the road for three consecutive games. BGSU will be at Michigan State Sept. 9, Northwestern Sept. 16 and Middle Tennessee State Sept. 23.
An up-to-date listing of scheduled future non-conference games is listed below (all future games and dates subject to change; updates will be posted on BGSUFalcons.com as made available).
2017
9/2 – South Dakota
9/9 – at Michigan State
9/16 – at Northwestern
9/23 – at MTSU
2018
9/1 – at Oregon
9/8 – Maryland
2019
8/31 – at Maryland
9/7 – at Kansas State
9/14 – Louisiana Tech
2020
9/19 – at Illinois
2021
9/11 – South Alabama
9/18 - at Louisiana Tech
2022
9/3 – at South Alabama
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