BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University football team will celebrate Family Weekend 2017 when they host the University of South Dakota Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9. The game will be held at Doyt L. Perry Stadium and will serve as the team's 2017 home opener and the start of the team's 52nd season at the Doyt.
The Falcons are 37-13-1 all-time in home openers at Perry Stadium and are 14-2 in their last 16. This will be BGSU's first-ever game against South Dakota; however, the team is 9-0 against Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams since 2000 and is 13-2 all-time against Missouri Valley Football Conference schools.