Bowling Green State University Athletics
At The Game: Eastern Michigan
October 22, 2021 | Football
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green football team hosts Eastern Michigan this Saturday at 12 p.m. at Doyt L. Perry Stadium. Saturday is Senior Day at BGSU.
Coming back to Bowling Green for Senior Day? The Student Recreation Center offers $10 day passes to alums. Click here for day membership rates and hours at the Student Recreation Center.
Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Jason Ross and Forrest Conoly on the call. On the radio, the game can be heard via the Falcon Radio Network and online through "The Varsity Network" app from Learfield Sports.
Saturday's game sponsor is Huntington Bank. For those planning to attend the game, please see the information below.
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9:00 a.m. – Ticket Windows at Doyt Perry Stadium Open
9:00 a.m. – Falcon Football Tailgate Park opens
10:05 a.m. – BG Warrior Walk
10:30 a.m. – All Gates Open at Doyt Perry Stadium
10:30 a.m.– Falcon Merchandise Tent (inside Gate 2) & merchandise kiosk (East concourse) open
10:05-10:50 a.m. – PreFlight with the Falcon Marching Band (south end of Doyt Perry Stadium)
11:39 a.m. -- Falcon Marching Band pre-game show takes place on the field
11:45 a.m. -- AyZiggy
11:49 a.m. – National Anthem
11:52 p.m. – Senior Day Program
12:00 p.m. – Team Entrance
12:02 p.m. – Coin toss
12:05 p.m. – Kickoff of Senior Day
COVID Protocols: BGSU requires facemasks in all indoor University buildings and moving throughout all elevators and lobbies.
Alerts: Text FALCONS21 to 79516 for emergency text alerts during the 2021 BGSU home football games.
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Senior Day: Before the game 11 seniors will be honored. CB Diata Burns, LS James Carolan, WR Cavon Croom, S Sy Dabney, DL Walter Haire, QB Matt McDonald, OT Jordan Murphy, P Matt Naranjo, PK Nate Needham, OL Sam Neverov and CB Devin Taylor will be honored.
Pink Game: Today is also our Pink Game. We honor those who are battling breast cancer and those that lost their fight against breast cancer. We support you in your fight against breast cancer.
First Game Certificate: Fans coming to Doyt Perry Stadium for the first time can document the experience by stopping by the marketing table in the Southwest corner of the stadium.
Concessions: Fans attending Saturday's game will be able to enjoy traditional concession favorites such as hot dogs, brats, burgers, soft pretzels, popcorn, White Claw seltzers, Jets Pizza, Biggby Coffee, Coca-Cola products, and Miller-Coors products. Concessions in-stadium will also include options from Poppin George Kettle Corn, We-Be-Ribs, and Kona Ice.
Falcon Club Party Deck at the Sebo Center: All Falcon Club members who annually contribute at the $250 level or higher are welcome to enjoy the game from the Falcon Club Party Deck, located on the second floor of the Sebo Center on the north end of the stadium. The area will open approximately one hour prior to kickoff, and eligible members can enter from the east side of the Sebo Center. Members will be checked in at the stairs leading to the second floor. Falcon Club Party Deck tickets can be found in your ticket account with the number of total guests determined by donation level. Please see the Falcon Club Benefit Chart (PDF) for details.
All members wishing to use the Falcon Club Party Deck must also hold a ticket to the game.
Guests can watch the game from the outdoor deck or indoors via video screen. Snacks and complimentary water will be available. A cash bar will be open in the lobby.
Falcon Football Tailgate Park: The Falcon Football Tailgate Park is open three hours prior to every game and is located south of the stadium. NEW in 2021 is the inclusion of community games and areas throughout the park.
Falcon Marching Band: PreFlight with the Falcon Marching Band will begin at 10:05 a.m. at the south end of the stadium. All fans are encouraged to watch this pregame performance, as the Falcons get fired up for the game against Eastern Michigan. The band will then enter the stadium from underneath the stadium scoreboard and will continue their pre-game performance on the field beginning 20 minutes prior to kickoff.
Falcon Flight Line: The first 50 students in attendance will receive commemorative Falcon Flight wrist bands and also be invited to participate in the fan tunnel that will welcome the BGSU football team onto the field just prior to kickoff.
For the Kids: For Saturday's game, Tailgate Park will feature inflatables and face painters. Future Falcon Kids Club memberships are now available through the Falcon Club. Memberships are only $30, and it includes free admission to all home athletic events, numerous gifts, and invitations to special events. You can register for the Future Falcon Kids Club HERE.
Game Day Programs: The official BGSU football game day program will be available digitally. Scan a QR code at stadium entrances.
Lost and Found: The BGSU Athletics marketing tent in the south end zone will serve as the retrieval area for lost items during the game. Following the game contact the BGSU administrative office at 419-372-7052.
Merchandise: The Falcon Merchandise Tent, located by Gate 2 on the southwest side of the stadium, will be available beginning at 10:30 a.m. when the stadium gates open. Items available include Nike sideline gear, women's and youth apparel, and BGSU gifts. There will also be a merchandise kiosk on the east concourse of the stadium, open through halftime, as well as a merchandise cart in the tailgate area.
Parking and Tickets: Click HERE for all parking and ticket information, including a 2021 BGSU football parking map, ticket prices, and a Doyt Perry Stadium seating chart.
Tickets can be picked up or purchased at the Doyt Perry Stadium ticket booths. Accepted payment forms for ticket purchases are cash, Visa, MasterCard and Discover.
The general/public will call booths are located on the east side of the stadium, outside of Gate 7. The BGSU Player Guest Will Call entrance is located at Gate 5, while the Visiting Team Will Call entrance is located at Gate 9. Student ticket lines are located at the booths on the West side of the stadium, outside Gate 3. All booths open two hours prior to kickoff, and gates open 30 minutes later.
Fans can also take advantage of BGSU's digital ticketing by clicking HERE. Fans can transfer unused tickets, print tickets from home, or pull up your tickets on your smart phone if you're at the game and forgot your tickets at home.
All RV/Trailers will be charged $50.00 for day of parking, regardless of when they arrive or park. RV Parking is located on the side of the Stroh Center and is labeled RV Lot on the Football Game Day Map. Overflow RV parking will be Lot DD.
For students, parking is located on the east side of Doyt Perry Stadium. For complete information about student parking benefits, please check Campus Update.
For customers who need assistance, customer relations representatives will be walking around the stadium wearing yellow vests.
Traffic and Directions: From north or south via I-75: Use exit 181 and turn west on Wooster Street. The stadium will be on your right.
From north or south via S.R. 25: Turn east on Wooster Street and travel past campus. The stadium will be on your left.
From east or west via the Ohio Turnpike: Use exit 64 (Perrysburg). Follow I-75 South to exit 181. Turn west on Wooster Street. The stadium will be on your right.
From east or west via U.S. 6: Use exit 65 (S.R. 25) and turn north. Take S.R. 25/Main Street to Wooster Street, turn east and travel past campus. The stadium will be on your left.
Lightning Delay Protocol: In the event of inclement weather, please be aware of plans for possible game delays due to lightning. When lightning strikes are spotted within 10 miles of Doyt Perry Stadium, the game will be stopped, and the stands will be evacuated. Information about the delay will be relayed by the public address system, the game official, and the scoreboard. The primary safe areas for fans in the event of a delay are the restrooms underneath the stands, as well as the Sebo Center on the north end of the stadium. Secondary locations are the Stroh Center and the BGSU Ice Arena. For your safety, do NOT congregate in the open areas underneath the stands. Please retain your ticket for re-entry into the stadium.
Delays will last a minimum of 30 minutes from the time of the last lightning strike. Any new strikes would reset the "delay" clock to 30 minutes.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING PEPPER SPRAY:
- Pepper spray cans are NOT permitted inside Doyt L. Perry Stadium.
- Fans with pepper spray cans should go to one of the four ticket windows at the stadium. You will leave your can of pepper spray with your contact information in a bag that we will provide while you attend the game.
- Prior to halftime, cans of pepper spray will stay at the ticket window they were dropped off at, and you can retrieve them there until halftime.
- At halftime, all bags will be moved to the west side of the stadium into ticket window W-1, which will be staffed by one of our ticket staffers until ½ hour after the conclusion of the game (if all cans are picked up prior to halftime or at any point during the 2nd half, the ticket staffer will close the ticket window).
- Any cans left at this time will be moved to the Sebo Center administrative office where they can be picked up during normal business hours.
Stadium Information:
- Students can enter the stadium through any gate, provided they have claimed their free ticket.
- Even sections are located on the east side of the stadium (8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22).
- Odd sections are located on the west side of the stadium (7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21).
- First aid and the paramedic's station will be located on the northwest side of the stadium.
- The BGSU marketing tent is located in the southwest corner of Doyt Perry Stadium.
- Customer service and stadium information will be located at the marketing tent. This is also the lost-and-found area. Lost-and-found will be open for 30 minutes after the game. If you have lost an item and lost-and-found is closed, please call Steve Messenger at 419-372-7263.
- Police officers will be located throughout the stadium.
- Bowling Green State University is a smoke-free campus. Smoking is not allowed inside the stadium. Please help us by smoking in the designated areas outside of Gate 2.
- Green Game Day is a joint program between Campus Sustainability and BGSU Athletics to reduce waste in and around Doyt Perry Stadium. You can help us tackle waste by using a "green" bag in the tailgate area and filling it with cans and bottles. In the stadium, please recycle cans and bottles in the appropriate containers provided.
