On the road this week for a non-conference matchup with Georgia Tech in Atlanta, the Falcons turned in perhaps their worst defensive performance of the season, losing to the Yellow Jackets 63-17.
Bowling Green (1-4, 0-1 MAC) entered the game as the worst team in college football at defending the run, giving up an average of 333.5 yards rushing per game, and facing the vaunted Georgia Tech triple option was ultimately a death sentence for the Falcons. The Yellow Jackets (2-3, 0-2 ACC), who came in third in the nation in rushing yards per game (331), ran for 372 and scored all but one of their 9 touchdowns on the ground.