Bowling Green Football Team History
Bowling Green Falcons
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1910 Stadium: Doyt Perry Stadium Capacity: 30,599 Colors: Orange & Brown Coach: Doyt Perry Conference: Mid-American-
1956 Season Highlights
Doyt Perry enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
The Falcons won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs. Defiance (OH)
73
0
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Kent State
17
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Western Michigan
27
13
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Drake
46
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Baldwin-Wallace
32
21
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Toledo
34
12
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Marshall
34
12
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Miami Ohio
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Ohio
41
27
W
1956 Season Totals
Record 8-0
-1
Points Scored 311
Scoring Average 34.6
Points Allowed 99
Defense Average 11.0
Opponents Record 22-30
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 4-0
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.