The afternoon of September 25, 2021 is a moment that will always resonate within the Bowling Green faithful. Five years of futility wedged in between Bowling Green’s 2015 MAC championship run and Saturday’s iconic upset over Minnesota — the first FBS non-conference victory for the Falcons since 2015.
When Bowling Green collapsed following Dino Babers’ departure in 2015, the wheels fell off hard. The Falcons suffered 67 and 74-point losses in non-conference play during their MAC title defense season. Then, the 2017 through 2020 timeframe featured an endless cycle of perpetual motion in the basement of college football.