Is the 2010 BG football team the worst ever?

Last week the BG football team concluded its 2010 season with a 41-7 embarrassing loss at home to Western Michigan. The Falcons ended the season with a 2-10 record.

Sitting in the press box high above Doyt Perry Stadium I asked myself, Is this the worst BG football team in school history.

By its record alone, I would say yes.

The Falcons haven't endured a more lopsided win-loss record since 1953, when the team finished the season 1-8.

Throwing records aside, however, I don't think this is the worst team in BG history.

This year's team faced many obstacles.

To start off, the Falcons lost quarterback Tyler Sheehan and star wide receiver Freddie Barnes to graduation. Two players who, quite ultimately, accounted for most of the offense last season.

Yes, this year's Falcons fell below expectations. Picked to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference East in the preseason poll, BG finished the 2010 campaign in a three-way tie for last with Akron and Buffalo.

The results of this season were a little misleading, though.

The Falcons easily could have found themselves a 7-t football team. five of their losses this season came by three points or less and were determined in the closing seconds of the game.

The offense was battered with injuries,most notably center Ben Bojicic and the offensive line. Every week was a mystery as who was going to start up front for the Falcons.

The defense was good...good and terrible. I have never seen a defense look so good but yet at the same time look so bad. BG's defense recorded an astonishing 35 takeaways, but also gave up 432 yards a game.

Kamar Jorden showed the wide receiver position was still in good hands, even with the departure of Barnes. Jorden hauled in 96 passes for 1109 yards and four touchdowns, averaging nearly 12 catches a game.

Dwayne Woods on the defensive side of the ball came on strong this season as a sophomore and seems to have the middle linebacker position locked down for the next two years.

Woods led the Falcon defense in tackles with 134, and was one of the top players in the country in that department.

Special teams was also a bright spot for BG this season, as Eugene Cooper had two punt returns for touchdowns, the first time in school history a player returned two punts for touchdown in the same season.

The Falcons had their moments during the 2010 season, but injuries, inconsistencies and lack of depth were too much to overcome.

To say the 2010 BG football team was the worst in school history, probably not. Just a lot of misfortunes.